GoKawiilBending Spoons cuts staff, restructures Vimeo after $1.38B acquisition
Following its $1.38 billion purchase of Vimeo, Milan-based Bending Spoons has reduced staff and reorganized internal teams at the video platform. The company says it is prioritizing fixes to smaller usability issues that Vimeo users have frequently flagged as problems.
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Bending Spoons has a track record of acquiring consumer tech brands like Evernote, AOL, Eventbrite, and Meetup, so its approach to Vimeo could signal how it plans to run its broader portfolio. Staff reductions and reorganizations often raise concerns among existing users about long-term support and product direction, which may explain why the company is emphasizing small, visible improvements early on.
- Bending Spoons acquired Vimeo for $1.38 billion after announcing the deal last year.
- The new owner has cut jobs and reorganized teams within Vimeo.
- Early changes focus on addressing minor usability complaints from existing Vimeo users.
Source: fastcompany.com, 2026-10-07
Published there as: “What Bending Spoons is changing at Vimeo after its $1.38 billion deal”
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