Bending Spoons has established its fourth European office in Warsaw's central Śródmieście district, positioning itself within walking distance of both the Presidential Palace and the University of Warsaw. The Milan-headquartered company's expansion into Poland comes on the back of extraordinary recruitment interest: it fielded approximately 50,000 applications from Polish candidates in the current year alone, surpassing the entire 2025 total by more than twofold. Notably, more than half of the company's recent Polish hires were still enrolled in university when they applied.

Andrea Maiorana, Bending Spoons' talent data lead, remarked that "We've received around 50,000 applications from Poland so far this year, more than twice as many as the whole of 2025." Beyond sheer volume, Maiorana highlighted that Polish applicants rank among the strongest candidates the company encounters throughout its hiring process, with student talent proving particularly noteworthy.

The Warsaw office joins existing European bases in Milan, London and Madrid. The company announced the opening simultaneously in English, Italian and Polish, signalling its commitment to the Polish market. Bending Spoons intends to use the facility for local recruitment across priority initiatives.

A year of major moves

The Warsaw launch caps a transformative year for the company. Bending Spoons filed for a US listing on 8 June, initially targeting a $19bn Nasdaq valuation with pricing up to $1.62bn. The offering ultimately exceeded expectations: on 1 July, the company priced above its range and raised $1.68bn.

Armed with fresh capital, Bending Spoons moved swiftly into acquisition mode. In July, the Italian export credit agency SACE backed a €500m loan designated for further deals. The company then announced the purchase of Airtable for $1.285bn in early August, followed by an agreement to acquire Miro for $1.355bn on 10 September—combining to $2.64bn in announced acquisitions within six weeks.

The company's current portfolio spans Airtable, AOL, Brightcove, Eventbrite, Evernote, Tractive, Vimeo and WeTransfer.

Hiring scope and relocation support

Bending Spoons is recruiting across multiple disciplines in Warsaw, including software engineering, AI research, product and growth management, data and design roles. The company encourages new hires to spend their initial months in Milan, covering all travel and accommodation expenses during this onboarding period.

For those relocating to Warsaw, Bending Spoons covers travel, shipping costs, up to four months of temporary housing and commuting expenses to and from the office.

Student-focused initiatives

The company's substantial Polish application numbers reflect targeted efforts to engage student talent. This month, Bending Spoons hosted First Ascent Poland, a three-day retreat in Milan for tech students and recent graduates.

Across 2026, the company plans to distribute more than €1,000,000 in scholarships to European students, though it has not disclosed country-by-country breakdowns. Additionally, Bending Spoons supported the 2026 ICPC Central Europe Regional Contest—the regional qualifying round for the International Collegiate Programming Contest—and committed to continuing this partnership through 2027.

The acquisition playbook

Bending Spoons has operated the same strategic model for over a decade: acquire digital businesses, apply what it terms deep transformations and ongoing optimisations to expand earnings, then reinvest proceeds into further acquisitions. This cycle compounds over time.

These transformations typically entail restructuring teams, modernising technology stacks, redesigning user interfaces, accelerating product development and adjusting marketing and monetisation approaches. AI serves both as a central component of plans for acquired businesses and as a tool for executing those plans. The company notes it has never divested a material business.

To mark the Warsaw office opening, Bending Spoons is hosting a networking event where attendees will tour the space and connect with members of the local technology community.

Source: The Next Web