Bending Spoons to acquire Airtable for $1.28B in cash
brandon_galang · x · 2026-08-05
Bending Spoons is acquiring Airtable for $1.28 billion in cash. Airtable had previously raised over $1.4 billion, peaked at an $11 billion valuation, and continues to grow its ARR past $480 million.
The post notes that Bending Spoons is building a playbook around buying iconic software at a discount. Commenters speculate this context explains Airtable's aggressive growth tactics for its Hyperagent product earlier this year.
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