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The a16z Show · Sunday, November 1, 2026

Bending Spoons Maintains Strict Debt Self-Imposed Limits Below 3x Leverage

Luca Ferrari discusses Bending Spoons' approach to debt and risk, explaining that the company maintains self-imposed leverage limits well below 3x, currently operating around 2.4 to 2.5. He states that the company aims to ensure it can pay back 100% of its debt before maturity even in severely adverse scenarios.

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“We have a stringent, limits we self-impose trying to keep leverage ratio well below 3x, it's currently about 2.5, 2.4.”
Luca Ferrari
“Always been in a position to be able to pay back 100% of our debt before maturity, even under severely adverse scenarios.”
Luca Ferrari
Heard on The a16z Show — “How Bending Spoons Built a $20 Billion Compounder | Luca Ferrari”, published Sunday, November 1, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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Bending Spoons Maintains Strict Debt Self-Imposed Limits Below 3x Leverage — Heardvine