Luca Ferrari

A former McKinsey consultant who built Europe's most acquisitive software operator. His playbook is unsentimental: buy the asset, cut the cost base, raise the price, and let the product's incumbency do the rest.

Based

Milan, Italy

Company

Bending Spoons

Known for

Buying fallen consumer-software brands and running them for cash; took Bending Spoons public in July 2026.

Mentioned in

Deals

Bending Spoons hunts fallen unicorns. Most of its growth is bought.

Bending Spoons' revenue grew 126% in Q2 2026. Organic growth was 3%. Miro is the next test of that acquisition model.

September 11, 2026 · 2 min read