Luca Ferrari
Unicorn founderFounder at Bending Spoons
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
FoundedBending Spoons$18.4B
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About
Luca Ferrari is the co-founder and CEO of Bending Spoons, the Milan software company he took public on Nasdaq in July 2026 at an $18.4 billion valuation — thirteen years after starting it with $40,000 salvaged from a failed startup. A University of Padua and DTU engineer and former McKinsey associate, he built a serial acquirer of iconic digital products — Evernote, WeTransfer, Vimeo, AOL, Eventbrite, and, in its first post-IPO deal, Airtable for $1.285 billion — reaching roughly $1.3 billion in 2025 revenue with a team famous for hiring 286 people from about 800,000 applications.
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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Experience
- Bending SpoonsCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2013 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
- WeRoadBoard Director2018 — 2021Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- EvertaleCo-Founder2010 — 2013Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2011 — 2012Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- McKinsey & CompanyJunior Associate2010 — 2011Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
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User Experience DesignProject ManagementBusiness AnalysisE-commerceUser ExperienceiOS developmentWeb DevelopmentWeb ApplicationsObjective-CAndroidUser Interface DesignUser InterfaceLanguages English · Italian
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Podcasts & interviews
featuring Luca FerrariA chat with Luca Ferrari During Bending Spoons’ IPO 📈
The Italian CEO
Watch CNBC's full interview with Bending Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari
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Bending Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari on public debut
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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
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Luca Ferrari?
- Luca Ferrari is the co-founder and CEO of Bending Spoons, the Milan software company he took public on Nasdaq in July 2026 at an $18.4 billion valuation — thirteen years after starting it with $40,000 salvaged from a failed startup. A University of Padua and DTU engineer and former McKinsey associate, he built a serial acquirer of iconic digital products — Evernote, WeTransfer, Vimeo, AOL, Eventbrite, and, in its first post-IPO deal, Airtable for $1.285 billion — reaching roughly $1.3 billion in 2025 revenue with a team famous for hiring 286 people from about 800,000 applications.
- Where does Luca Ferrari work?
- Luca Ferrari is Founder of Bending Spoons.
- What companies did Luca Ferrari found?
- Luca Ferrari founded Bending Spoons.
- Where did Luca Ferrari go to school?
- Luca Ferrari studied at DTU - Technical University of Denmark (M.Sc., Telecommunications Engineering); Università degli Studi di Padova (M.Sc., Electrical & Electronics Engineering); Università degli Studi di Padova (B.Sc., Information Engineering).
- 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 📈", "Watch CNBC's full interview with Bending Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari", "Bending Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari on public debut", and 6 more.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Bending Spoons8
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Also worked at WeRoad2
Also worked at Evertale3
Also worked at McKinsey & Company2,000
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