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Italian scale-up Bending Spoons has filed for an IPO on the Nasdaq, following a period of notable growth and marking a significant milestone for one of Europe’s most closely watched technology companies 🇮🇹 ✈️ 🇺🇸 Investors backing the business include Baillie Gifford, Cox Enterprises, Durable Capital Partners LP, Fidelity, Endeavor Catalyst and actor Ryan Reynolds. Reuters reported that the listing could value Bending Spoons at around €17 billion, although the company has not confirmed a target valuation. “We see a vast opportunity ahead. We’ve identified more than 1,000 digital businesses (both private and public) that could be attractive acquisition targets in the future,” Bending Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari wrote in a letter attached to the IPO prospectus. https://lnkd.in/eT56ABc5