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Luca Ferrari
InvestorUnicorn founderFounder at Bending Spoons · Venture Founder at Italian Founders Fund
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
FoundedBending Spoons$18.4B
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About
Venture Founder associated with Bending Spoons.
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded Bending Spoons in Copenhagen in June 2013 with $40,000 left from liquidating Evertale, the failed smart-diary startup he built with his co-founders; the name comes from The Matrix's spoon-bending scene.
- Awards
- Became a billionaire with three of his co-founders when Bending Spoons raised $710M at an $11.7B valuation in October 2025.
- More
- Took Bending Spoons public on Nasdaq (BSP) on July 1, 2026 at $29 a share, raising $1.68B; the stock closed its first day up 40% at an ~$18.4B implied valuation. Runs an acquire-and-rebuild model — Evernote, WeTransfer, Vimeo ($1.38B), AOL ($1.5B), Eventbrite ($500M), Airtable ($1.285B EV) — and says the company has identified 1,000+ future targets. Worked as a McKinsey & Company associate after engineering degrees at the University of Padua and the Technical University of Denmark.
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Founder at Bending Spoons
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Podcasts & interviews
featuring Luca FerrariA chat with Luca Ferrari During Bending Spoons’ IPO 📈
The Italian CEO
Bending Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari on public debut
cnbc.com
Watch CNBC's full interview with Bending Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari
cnbc.com
Bending Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari on the Nasdaq IPO — Bloomberg Talks
Bloomberg Podcasts
Da Startup Fallita a Colosso Tech da €11 MILIARDI 🚀 con Luca Ferrari, CEO Bending Spoons
Made IT Podcast
In Conversation with Luca Ferrari, Co-Founder and CEO of Bending Spoons
United Italian Societies
3 more appearances
Colleagues at Italian Founders Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Luca Ferrari?
- Venture Founder associated with Bending Spoons.
- Where does Luca Ferrari work?
- Luca Ferrari is Founder of Bending Spoons and Venture Founder at Italian Founders Fund.
- What companies did Luca Ferrari found?
- Luca Ferrari founded Bending Spoons.
- What awards has Luca Ferrari received?
- Became a billionaire with three of his co-founders when Bending Spoons raised $710M at an $11.7B valuation in October 2025.
- What podcasts and interviews feature Luca Ferrari?
- Tracked appearances include "A chat with Luca Ferrari During Bending Spoons’ IPO 📈", "Bending Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari on public debut", "Watch CNBC's full interview with Bending Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari", and 6 more.
Founder mafias
McKinsey & Company mafia937
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Università degli Studi di Padova mafia28
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Italian Founders Fund mafia12
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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