Berkshire Hathaway adds $330 million; Bending Spoons secures further funding—this company specializes in acquiring struggling software firms and turning them profitable.

Investor Insider | Shou Ziwei On October 14, local time, Italian tech company Bending Spoons saw its stock price surge sharply. Earlier that day, the company disclosed that Berkshire Hathaway would inject an additional $330 million in investment. Driven by this news, Bending Spoons’ share price rose as much as 54% intraday, reaching $58—just shy of its all-time intraday high of $58.94 set on August 11—and closed at $53.46, up 41.2%. Wednesday marked Bending Spoons’ strongest trading day since its public listing on July 1. Trading volume surged accordingly: data shows over 9.8 million shares traded—more than four times its average daily volume over the prior three months. Berkshire’s Additional Investment to Raise Stake by 4% According to a filing submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday, Berkshire Hathaway will acquire 10 million newly issued common shares of Bending Spoons via a private placement at $33 per share—a discount of approximately 13% relative to the stock’s closing price on Tuesday. Upon completion of the transaction, Berkshire’s ownership stake will rise to 4%, making it the Italian company’s sixth-largest investor. This latest investment builds upon an existing position: during Bending Spoons’ initial public offering (IPO) in July, Berkshire invested $600 million at the IPO price of $29 per share. Based on that IPO price, Bending Spoons’ current share price represents a cumulative gain of roughly 80%, with the company’s market capitalization now standing at approximately $33.9 billion. Berkshire Hathaway operates across insurance, energy, rail transportation, manufacturing, and retail—and historically maintains a tradition of cross-sector investing. Under CEO Greg Abel, the conglomerate has expanded its exposure to technology companies and artificial intelligence: Alphabet is now its third-largest common stock holding, while Apple remains one of its largest equity investments. This follow-on investment occurs against the backdrop of that broader strategic reallocation. Bending Spoons stated that proceeds from this round will be used for general corporate purposes and new acquisitions, with the transaction expected to close in Q4. Acquiring and Transforming Distressed Digital Businesses into Profitability Bending Spoons defines itself as a “startup repair factory”: acquiring companies in decline, fixing them, and holding them permanently. Its specific approach involves acquiring established tech companies and comprehensively overhauling their operational models. In 2025, Bending Spoons acquired Vimeo, AOL, and Eventbrite for a combined total of approximately $3 billion. From a growth perspective, none of these three companies were particularly hot assets: Vimeo and AOL had experienced long-term stagnation, while Eventbrite’s revenue was trending downward. Observers thus posed the same question: Why acquire these “zombie apps”? The answer lies in the acquirer’s track record. Prior to these three deals, Bending Spoons had completed around 20 similar acquisitions—and successfully turned every single one of them profitable. Evernote, Meetup, WeTransfer, and Remini are among those successfully revitalized.

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