US IPO Week Ahead: 4 sizable IPOs set to list before the Fourth of July
Summary
This IPO roundup highlights five companies scheduled to list in the week ahead, including several sizable offerings. Bending Spoons stands out as a software company built on acquiring and optimizing digital businesses, with a large IPO target and a heavily M&A-driven model. Lime also fits the software and platform category as a mobility marketplace with app-based rentals across many cities. The article also covers MetaOptics, which uses AI in its lens design workflow, while CopperTech Metals and ITG are not core software businesses. Overall, the piece serves as a market calendar rather than a single-company operating update.
Funding
Amount
$1.6B
Total raised
Date
June 26, 2026
Announcement date
Investors
Benchmark, Goldman Sachs, ROTH Capital Partners, Cantor Fitzgerald, Renaissance Capital, Inspired Thinking Group
Lead investors
Company
bendingspoons.com
Funded company
Classifications
industries
InsurTech
applications
Anti Piracy
AskAI Classifications
Labels
Software Development
SaaS
Artificial Intelligence
Linked Companies
Bending Spoons Operations S.p.A.
$50M to $100M
Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) Limited
$100M to $250M