Italy-based company Bending Spoons, which owns apps such as Evernote and Meetup, said today it has acquired file transfer service WeTranfer.
WeTransfer CEO, Alexandar Vassilev, said that in the last decade the platform development resulted into 600,000 subscribers and 80 million monthly active users.
“Nnurturing creative communities and amplifying their voices has been key to our success. Some of Bending Spoons’ most successful products are tools that serve creativity, therefore we are confident that this milestone will complement both businesses, supercharge our growth, and help us create even more value for creative industries at large,” Vassilev said in a statement.
The Dutch company had last raised $25 million from Highland Capital Partners in 2015 to expand its footprint. In 2019, the company raised €35 million in a series B round from European growth equity firm HPE Growth, with significant Highland Europe through secondary sales.
“WeTransfer is a highly respected name in the technology and creative spaces. We’re enthusiastic about becoming its new owner, and we feel a strong sense of responsibility to help the brand and the business thrive for many years to come,” Bending Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari said in a statement.
