Luca Ferrari, Bending Spoons CEO and co-founder. Image: Bending Spoons

The IPO valued Bending Spoons at roughly $18.4bn.

Bending Spoons, the Italian company behind Vimeo and Eventbrite, is set to debut on the US Nasdaq market today (1 July), after raising $1.68bn in its public listing.

The company sold about 58m shares at $29, above its targeted range of between $26 and $28 per share.

The initial public offering (IPO) valued Bending Spoons at roughly $18.4bn – above the $17.8bn-some initial expectations.