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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) · Thursday, August 6, 2026

Airtable Acquired by Bending Spoons for $1.285 Billion, a Significant Drop from $11 Billion Valuation

Airtable, a prominent company from the last decade, has been acquired by the European-based Bending Spoons for $1.285 billion. The company had reported $485 million in ARR with 20% year-on-year growth, but the acquisition price is significantly lower than its previous $11 billion valuation.

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Well, we're all going to do the air table side of the analysis, but just want to point out the bending spoons side.
Rory
But if we weren't anchoring off the $11 billion, it would be a great price.
Rory
The shocker to me with Air table wasn't the price because I think it's low market. The shocker to me is no one else stepped up.
Nikasha Aurora
Heard on The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) — “20VC: Airtable Sold for $1.285BN | Leo Achenbrenner's Situational Awareness Blows Up | Moonshot AI Raises $3.5B at $35B | Anthropic Model Breaches Three Companies' Security | Big Tech Earnings: Why Palantir Beat The Rest, published Thursday, August 6, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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Airtable Acquired by Bending Spoons for $1.285 Billion, a Significant Drop from $11 Billion Valuation — Heardvine