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Bending Spoons IPO Turns Italian College Pals Into Billionaires

Bending Spoons IPO Turns Italian College Pals Into Billionaires
Bloomberg Technology Wednesday 01 July 2026, 11:07 UTC By Tara Patel, Mark Bergen 1 min read
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Bending Spoons IPO Turns Italian College Pals Into Billionaires Four former college friends who founded software rollup Bending Spoons SpA have emerged as Italy’s youngest cohort of self-made billionaires. Matteo Danieli, Luca Ferrari, Francesco Patarnello and Luca Querella each have a net worth of more than $2 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Their wealth is based on Bending Spoons’ planned trading debut Wednesday in New York in an initial public offering valuing the...

Bending Spoons IPO Turns Italian College Pals Into Billionaires Four former college friends who founded software rollup Bending Spoons SpA have emerged as Italy’s youngest cohort of self-made billionaires. Matteo Danieli, Luca Ferrari, Francesco Patarnello and Luca Querella each have a net worth of more than $2 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Their wealth is based on Bending Spoons’ planned trading debut Wednesday in New York in an initial public offering valuing the Milan-based company at about $18.4 billion.
Italian (ORG) Bending Spoons SpA (ORG) Italy (LOCATION) Matteo Danieli (PERSON) Luca Ferrari (PERSON) Francesco Patarnello (PERSON) Luca Querella (PERSON) Bloomberg (ORG) New York (LOCATION) Milan (LOCATION)
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