Eventbrite, the leading global marketplace for shared experiences, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Bending Spoons in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $500 million. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and approvals, including regulatory approvals and approval by Eventbrite shareholders. <\/p>\n\n
“For two decades, Eventbrite has been at the forefront of the experience economy, helping tens of millions of people create, discover and participate in unforgettable events,” said Luca Ferrari, CEO and co-founder of Bending Spoons, in a statement (pictured). “Joining Bending Spoons will accelerate innovation and strengthen Eventbrite’s tools and resources to bring even more people together through shared live experiences for many years to come.”<\/strong> As long-time fans, we have identified a number of opportunities that we look forward to exploring with the Eventbrite team after the transaction closes. These include developing a dedicated messaging feature, introducing AI to facilitate event creation, improving searchability, and creating a system for the secondary ticket market. We are committed to investing in Eventbrite for the long term and look forward to helping it reach new heights. <\/p>\n\n Eventbrite has helped unlock something deeply human: the need to come together, connect and build communities around the passions we share. What began as an unmet need to empower local creators and community leaders to bring people together has become a global movement that has shaped millions of meaningful experiences and helped spectators find their people in the moments that matter most,” says Julia Hartz, co-founder, chief executive officer and executive chair of Eventbrite. <\/strong> There has never been a more important time to bring the world together in real life. Looking ahead, I am excited by Bending Spoons’ speed, resources and innovative capacity to propel Eventbrite into its next chapter. <\/p>\n\n Eventbrite becomes the latest prestigious global brand to join Bending Spoons’ portfolio. Last month, Bending Spoons announced a definitive agreement to acquire AOL, subject to customary closing conditions and approvals. Bending Spoons’ $1.38 billion acquisition of Vimeo was also recently completed. <\/p>\n\n Under the terms of the agreement, Eventbrite shareholders will receive $4.50 in cash for each Eventbrite share they own. The price per share represents an 82% premium to the volume-weighted average price of Eventbrite shares over the last 60 days at the close of trading on 28 November 2025. <\/p>\n\n The proposed transaction, which has been unanimously approved by Eventbrite’s board of directors, is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and approvals, including required regulatory approvals and approval by Eventbrite’s shareholders. Upon completion of the proposed transaction, Eventbrite will become a private company and its shares of capital stock will no longer be listed on any stock exchange. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yet another acquisition for the Italian scale-up, which closes the deal with Eventbrite at a price of $4.5 per share<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":125,"featured_media":148631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1345],"tags":[1369,1143,1137,1323],"companies":[2273,3079],"journalist":[1518],"class_list":["post-148633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-scaleup","tag-acquisition","tag-investments","tag-italy-en","tag-scaleup-en","companies-bending-spoons-en","companies-eventbrite-en","journalist-editorial-staff-en"],"featured_sizes_urls":{"thumbnail":{"src":"https:\/\/www.startupbusiness.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bending-Spoons_CEO-cofounder_Luca-Ferrari.webp","width":150,"height":100,"crop":false,"srcset":false,"alt":"bending spoons eventbrite"},"large":{"src":"https:\/\/www.startupbusiness.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bending-Spoons_CEO-cofounder_Luca-Ferrari.webp","width":1024,"height":682,"crop":false,"srcset":false,"alt":"bending spoons eventbrite"},"2048x2048":{"src":"https:\/\/www.startupbusiness.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bending-Spoons_CEO-cofounder_Luca-Ferrari.webp","width":1280,"height":853,"crop":false,"srcset":false,"alt":"bending spoons eventbrite"}},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n