Bending Spoons buys Miro and Airtable, using AI to cut staff and raise prices
kernelangus420 · reddit · 2026-09-18
PE firm Bending Spoons has acquired Miro and Airtable, adding to a portfolio that already includes Evernote, Eventbrite, and Vimeo. Unlike traditional PE, Bending Spoons uses AI to boost the efficiency of its acquisitions — cutting staff and raising prices to keep them profitable. The "AI-driven PE rollup" model is swallowing a string of well-known consumer and collaboration apps, raising questions about the fate of software companies in the AI era.
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