Bending Spoons Files for a U.S. IPO: Italy's Consumer-Software Giant Goes Public
Italy's Bending Spoons filed for a U.S. IPO in June 2026, a milestone for European consumer software and a test of public-market appetite for profitable app empires.
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Startup Exit Strategies: IPO, M&A, Secondary, Buyout — Explained
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SPAC vs Traditional IPO: What It Is and Why the 2020 Bubble Matters in 2026
A SPAC is a blank-check company that takes a private target public. Here's how SPACs actually work, why the 2020-2021 bubble matters, and when a SPAC still makes sense.
First Round Capital Portfolio: K2 Unicorn, Merlin Labs IPO
First Round Capital saw portfolio momentum as K2 Space became a unicorn, Merlin Labs went public, and Cocoon was acquired by TriNet.