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Bending Spoons Files for IPO, Targets $20–22B Valuation

Italian app acquirer Bending Spoons, owner of consumer apps including Komoot, Vimeo, Evernote, Eventbrite, WeTransfer and AOL, has filed an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to pursue a public listing. The company did not disclose deal size, share price or timing in its SEC filing. Bloomberg, citing sources, reported Bending Spoons is targeting a valuation of roughly $20–22 billion and an IPO window in June. The SEC documents show a financial turnaround: in Q1 2026 the company reported net income of $27.5 million on $601 million revenue, versus a net loss of $112 million on $259 million revenue in the year‑earlier quarter. The firm’s buy‑transform‑optimize rollup model has attracted criticism for layoffs and price increases at acquired apps.

Dayla: A Real‑Time Collaborative Planner for Outdoor Groups

The author describes building Dayla, a mobile-first, real‑time collaborative planning app for outdoor group trips. Dayla focuses on live updates for routes, notes, tasks, weather, packing lists and group decisions, with a stack prioritizing speed and offline/mobile use. The implementation uses Next.js, React, TailwindCSS, Zustand, PWA support, PostgreSQL with Prisma, WebSockets for realtime events, object storage for attachments, Netlify for deployment, Resend for email, and Climatiq for emissions tracking. The post outlines design decisions, sustainability features (including smart packing “Ntelipak” and emission tracking), lessons learned, and next steps like community onboarding and deeper sustainability tooling.