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Spooned next?

The definitive* ranking of companies most likely to become Bending Spoons' next acquisition.

*definitive according to people on the internet

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The Spoon Index

Ranked by community votes. Click a company to see why it's spoonable.

  1. 01

    Tripadvisor

    Everyone's second opinion on every restaurant. Revenue model: banner ads and vibes.

  2. 02

    Bumble

    Strong brand. Questionable trajectory. Extremely spoon-shaped.

  3. 03

    SoundCloud

    Where every rapper starts and every royalty check ends.

  4. 04

    Yelp

    Where small businesses go to get roasted by people who visited once.

  5. 05

    Quora

    Where questions go to get answered by people with strong opinions and stronger usernames.

  6. 06

    Foursquare

    Remember checking in? Neither does anyone else, but the data's still valuable.

  7. 07

    Buzzfeed

    Invented the listicle, then watched the internet outgrow it. Nostalgic acquisition energy.

  8. 08

    Fiverr

    Built an empire on nobody wanting to hire full-time. Ripe for a rebrand.

  9. 09

    Upwork

    Fiverr's more serious cousin. Same spreadsheet, bigger invoices.

  10. 10

    Asana

    The productivity app companies buy to feel organized, then forget to use.

  11. 11

    Grammarly

    Politely told you your email sounds passive-aggressive. It was right.

  12. 12

    1Password

    Remembers every password so you don't have to. Extremely acquirable amount of trust.

  13. 13

    Notion

    The tool where you organize your life instead of living it.

  14. 14

    Monday.com

    Colorful grids for people who like meetings about meetings.

  15. 15

    Discord

    Built for gamers, now runs every group chat, book club, and crypto scheme on Earth.

  16. 16

    Pinterest

    A mood board that somehow still needs to explain what a mood board is.

  17. 17

    Snap

    Invented the disappearing message, then never quite disappeared or thrived.

  18. 18

    Dropbox

    Once indispensable. Still printing subscription revenue. Innovation currently loading...

  19. 19

    Peloton

    A stationary bike with a subscription fee and an existential crisis.

  20. 20

    WeWork

    Survived bankruptcy. Still selling the dream of a beanbag chair and a kombucha tap.

  21. 21

    Basecamp

    The productivity app for people who are morally opposed to Slack.

  22. 22

    Trello

    The kanban board every team adopts, then quietly abandons for spreadsheets.

  23. 23

    Squarespace

    Every wedding photographer's website, one template away from identical.

  24. 24

    SurveyMonkey

    The reason your inbox has 'quick 2-minute survey' in the subject line.

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Already Spooned 🥄

Real companies already acquired by Bending Spoons. This is not a hypothetical.

AOL
Eventbrite
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Vimeo
WeTransfer
Evernote
Airtable