Bending Spoons to acquire Airtable for $1.285 billion

Italian software company Bending Spoons announced on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, that it has agreed to acquire the no-code platform Airtable in an all-cash deal with an enterprise value of $1.285 billion. The transaction marks the first acquisition for Bending Spoons since it went public on the Nasdaq on July 1, 2026, and continues a rapid expansion that has seen the company purchase AOL in January and Eventbrite in March of this year.

The deal implies an equity value of approximately $2.25 billion for Airtable, a figure that accounts for the company's sizable net cash and cash-equivalents balance. Bending Spoons CEO and co-founder Luca Ferrari announced the agreement in a public statement, calling Airtable a pioneering brand reshaping how teams organize data and manage critical workflows. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the boards of both companies and is expected to close later in 2026, pending customary regulatory approvals. Until closing, the two companies will operate independently.

Founded in 2013, Airtable built its reputation by blending spreadsheet accessibility with database power, allowing non-technical teams to create custom workflows and applications...