Bending Spoons, a company specializing in acquiring and optimizing consumer software products, has reached an annual revenue of $1.3 billion, as per their F-1 filing. Their growth strategy hinges on acquiring software like Evernote and Remini and leveraging their playbook to scale these products. AI plays a significant role, creating 70% of their pull requests and massively improving operational efficiency. With 83% of their growth being organic and only ~10% of revenue spent on sales and marketing, they’ve achieved a 94% net revenue retention rate. Their subscription-based business model contributes 84% of their revenue, highlighting strong customer loyalty. Notable outcomes include a 951% revenue increase for the AI-optimized Remini since its acquisition in 2021.