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StreamYard: One Hundred Fifty-Four to Forty-FourNarrow moat

Bending Spoons (BSP) — moat facet

StreamYard lost 71% of its people and got faster, cheaper and better at converting users, which is the clearest evidence that the method is a process rather than a one-off.

StreamYard shows the method applied without a famous brand attached. Bending Spoons acquired StreamYard Top Corp on 23 April 2024 as part of a $280.7 million block with Meetup and Issuu1, and reduced the number of full-time equivalent team members dedicated to it from 154 at the time of acquisition to 44 less than one year later, a reduction of 71%2. It absorbed nearly all general and administrative activities into existing teams across Bending Spoons3.

StreamYard, 2025 against 2023 (%)-65%Infrastructurecost of revenue-75%Incident rate+142%New registeredusers from ads-11%Advertising spend+64%Revenue permonthly active userBending Spoons Form 424B4, Business; acquired 23 April 2024
More users for less money.

The engineering numbers are the interesting part. Information-technology infrastructure expense as a share of revenue fell 65% in 2025 against 2023, partly by deleting multiple petabytes of unused recording files4. The incident rate was about 75% lower in 2025 than 2023, and pre-release cycles were cut from weeks prior to the acquisition to hours at the end of 20255.

Marketing was stopped and rebuilt rather than trimmed. Paid advertising was paused entirely, and in 2025 against 2023 it generated 142% more new registered users despite advertising spend being 11% lower6. More than 140 tests were run in 2024 and 2025, and conversion from organic registered user to subscriber rose 66%7.

One intervention is worth noticing because it is pure revenue discipline rather than cost: an automated system was built to detect business-like usage patterns8, so individual plans stopped cannibalising enterprise revenue. Average revenue per monthly active user was 64% higher in 2025 than 20239.

Feature adoption is the quieter half of the story. In the first quarter of 2026, 13% of StreamYard subscribers used multi-aspect-ratio streaming and 31% used AI highlight clips10, both features built after the acquisition. That is the part of the transformation that cannot be mistaken for cost-cutting: a business run by 44 people shipping features that a third of its subscribers use within two years of purchase.

StreamYard is the cleanest evidence that the Platform is a repeatable process rather than one lucky turnaround. Its headcount is the number to watch: a business run by 44 people that needs 100 again would mean the savings were a deferral rather than a redesign.

Moat trajectory: Widening

Infrastructure cost down 65%, incidents down 75%, revenue per user up 64%.

The number that tests this moat
Reported
Full-time equivalents dedicated to StreamYard
44 at end-2024, from 154 at acquisition

Whether the smaller organisation holds; a rise would say the cuts were deferred cost, not redesign.

Source: Bending Spoons Form 424B4 prospectus ↗
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  1. ReportedBending Spoons acquired StreamYard Top Corp on 23 April 2024 as part of a $280.7 million block with Meetup and Issuu, and reduced the number of full-time equivalent team members dedicated to it from 154 at the time of acquisition to 44 less than one year later, a reduction of 71%.
    Bending Spoons S.p.A. Form 424B4, the final initial-public-offering prospectus dated 30 June 2026 - the master document, covering the business, the Playbook, the Platform, the audited financial statements for 2023-2025, the Q1 2026 interim, the acquisitions, customers, risk factors and legal proceedings - the Business section on the Platform: people, hiring, compensation and culture. — FY2023-Q1 2026 · publ. 1 July 2026 · source ↗
  2. ReportedBending Spoons acquired StreamYard Top Corp on 23 April 2024 as part of a $280.7 million block with Meetup and Issuu, and reduced the number of full-time equivalent team members dedicated to it from 154 at the time of acquisition to 44 less than one year later, a reduction of 71%.
    Bending Spoons S.p.A. Form 424B4, the final initial-public-offering prospectus dated 30 June 2026 - the master document, covering the business, the Playbook, the Platform, the audited financial statements for 2023-2025, the Q1 2026 interim, the acquisitions, customers, risk factors and legal proceedings - the Business section on the Platform: people, hiring, compensation and culture. — FY2023-Q1 2026 · publ. 1 July 2026 · source ↗
  3. ReportedIt absorbed nearly all general and administrative activities into existing teams across Bending Spoons.
    Bending Spoons S.p.A. Form 424B4, the final initial-public-offering prospectus dated 30 June 2026 - the master document, covering the business, the Playbook, the Platform, the audited financial statements for 2023-2025, the Q1 2026 interim, the acquisitions, customers, risk factors and legal proceedings - the audited consolidated financial statements, the Q1 2026 interim and the MD&A on results of operations and tax. — FY2023-Q1 2026 · publ. 1 July 2026 · source ↗
  4. ReportedInformation-technology infrastructure expense as a share of revenue fell 65% in 2025 against 2023, partly by deleting multiple petabytes of unused recording files.
    Bending Spoons S.p.A. Form 424B4, the final initial-public-offering prospectus dated 30 June 2026 - the master document, covering the business, the Playbook, the Platform, the audited financial statements for 2023-2025, the Q1 2026 interim, the acquisitions, customers, risk factors and legal proceedings - the Business section on the transformation of individual acquired businesses. — FY2023-Q1 2026 · publ. 1 July 2026 · source ↗
  5. ReportedThe incident rate was about 75% lower in 2025 than 2023, and pre-release cycles were cut from weeks prior to the acquisition to hours at the end of 2025.
    Bending Spoons S.p.A. Form 424B4, the final initial-public-offering prospectus dated 30 June 2026 - the master document, covering the business, the Playbook, the Platform, the audited financial statements for 2023-2025, the Q1 2026 interim, the acquisitions, customers, risk factors and legal proceedings - the Business section on the Platform: people, hiring, compensation and culture. — FY2023-Q1 2026 · publ. 1 July 2026 · source ↗
  6. ReportedPaid advertising was paused entirely, and in 2025 against 2023 it generated 142% more new registered users despite advertising spend being 11% lower.
    Bending Spoons S.p.A. Form 424B4, the final initial-public-offering prospectus dated 30 June 2026 - the master document, covering the business, the Playbook, the Platform, the audited financial statements for 2023-2025, the Q1 2026 interim, the acquisitions, customers, risk factors and legal proceedings - the Business section on the transformation of individual acquired businesses. — FY2023-Q1 2026 · publ. 1 July 2026 · source ↗
  7. ReportedMore than 140 tests were run in 2024 and 2025, and conversion from organic registered user to subscriber rose 66%.
    Bending Spoons S.p.A. Form 424B4, the final initial-public-offering prospectus dated 30 June 2026 - the master document, covering the business, the Playbook, the Platform, the audited financial statements for 2023-2025, the Q1 2026 interim, the acquisitions, customers, risk factors and legal proceedings - the audited consolidated financial statements, the Q1 2026 interim and the MD&A on results of operations and tax. — FY2023-Q1 2026 · publ. 1 July 2026 · source ↗
  8. ReportedOne intervention is worth noticing because it is pure revenue discipline rather than cost: an automated system was built to detect business-like usage patterns, so individual plans stopped cannibalising enterprise revenue.
    Bending Spoons S.p.A. Form 424B4, the final initial-public-offering prospectus dated 30 June 2026 - the master document, covering the business, the Playbook, the Platform, the audited financial statements for 2023-2025, the Q1 2026 interim, the acquisitions, customers, risk factors and legal proceedings - the Business section on the transformation of individual acquired businesses. — FY2023-Q1 2026 · publ. 1 July 2026 · source ↗
  9. ReportedAverage revenue per monthly active user was 64% higher in 2025 than 2023.
    Bending Spoons S.p.A. Form 424B4, the final initial-public-offering prospectus dated 30 June 2026 - the master document, covering the business, the Playbook, the Platform, the audited financial statements for 2023-2025, the Q1 2026 interim, the acquisitions, customers, risk factors and legal proceedings - the Business section on the transformation of individual acquired businesses. — FY2023-Q1 2026 · publ. 1 July 2026 · source ↗
  10. ReportedIn the first quarter of 2026, 13% of StreamYard subscribers used multi-aspect-ratio streaming and 31% used AI highlight clips, both features built after the acquisition.
    Bending Spoons S.p.A. Form 424B4, the final initial-public-offering prospectus dated 30 June 2026 - the master document, covering the business, the Playbook, the Platform, the audited financial statements for 2023-2025, the Q1 2026 interim, the acquisitions, customers, risk factors and legal proceedings - the Business section on the transformation of individual acquired businesses. — FY2023-Q1 2026 · publ. 1 July 2026 · source ↗
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