Bending Spoons
05-Jul-2026
How Bending Spoons built a $23bn tech empire from struggling brands
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Highlights
“The most important thing to me, was their incredibly founder and team centric-ethos. It’s clear from the moment you walk into their office and see the photos of the founders on their wall that they care deeply about this as a fundamental pillar on which they’ve built their business,”
Amrit Santhirasenan , Co-founder & CEO, hyperexponential
"Naivety was my best friend, I didn’t come from a fashion background, so I couldn’t see the barriers - it was a counter-intuitive approach to the market, but not to me."
Clare Hornby , Founder and CEO at ME+EM
"Always add value for customers and continuously invest with a view across the short, medium and long term. The more success we’ve had, the more we’ve been able to invest in initiatives with longer payoffs. Today, most of my time is dedicated to projects that will bear fruit in two to three years."
Philipp Roesch-Schlanderer , CEO at EGYM
"Relationships are key to our business and are a vital ingredient in any of our success stories. A great relationship requires a combination of respect, thoughtfulness and candour."