Layoffs | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/tag/layoffs/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 01 Aug 2024 23:32:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Layoffs | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/tag/layoffs/ 32 32 136296444 A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/01/tech-layoffs-2024-list/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 23:10:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2607662 The tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, this year has already seen 60,000 job cuts across 254 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. Companies like Tesla, Amazon, Google, TikTok, Snap and Microsoft have conducted sizable layoffs in the first months of 2024. Smaller-sized […]

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Bungie employees say they were caught off-guard by 17% staff reduction https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/31/bungie-employees-say-they-were-caught-off-guard-by-17-staff-reduction/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 19:35:29 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2817922 Bungie, the gaming company that created sci-fi hits such as Halo, Destiny, and Marathon, has laid off 220 employees, roughly a 17% reduction to its workforce, the company announced Wednesday. This is Bungie’s second round of layoffs since it was taken over by Sony in 2022. Two former Bungie employees affected by Wednesday’s layoffs say […]

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Match Group cuts 6% of staff as it shuts down livestreaming in dating apps https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/31/match-group-ends-live-streaming-service-layoffs/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:54:19 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2817785 Match Group announced Tuesday that it has discontinued livestreaming services in its dating apps, resulting in a 6% reduction in workforce. The news was delivered during the dating app giant’s second-quarter earnings report. The move finds Match shifting its focus to other offerings, including generative AI. The decision to end livestreaming will directly impact dating apps […]

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Indian edtech Unacademy cuts another 250 jobs https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/02/indian-edtech-unacademy-cuts-another-250-jobs/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 11:54:44 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2804257 Unacademy is slashing another 250 jobs in latest round of cuts as Indian edtech sector continues to struggle.Q

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Unit and Loop lay off staff and Brex ditches co-CEO model https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/18/unit-and-loop-lay-off-staff-and-brex-ditches-co-ceo-model/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 17:05:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2796737 Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at layoffs at BaaS startup Unit and car insurance company Loop, as well as Brex’s decision to abandon its co-CEO model, Apple killing its Pay Later feature, and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Tuesday […]

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After 20 months of trying to raise funds, insurance startup Loop cuts staff https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/17/insurance-startup-loop-cuts-staff-fundraising-struggles/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 21:39:31 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2796600 Loop, the car insurance company co-founded by Harlem Capital co-founder John Henry, has laid off staff as the company struggles with fundraising.  Henry took to Instagram to post the email his co-founder Carey Nadeau sent to impacted staff on June 16th. Nadeu also posted the letter to LinkedIn. It stated that this was the “absolute […]

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Layoffs Got You Down? Get a Half-Price Expo+ Pass at Disrupt 2024 https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/12/layoffs-got-you-get-a-half-price-expo-pass-disrupt-2024/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2791542 Layoffs are tough. This year alone, we’ve already seen 60,000 job cuts across 254 companies according to layoffs.fyi. Looking for ways to grow your network can be even harder during uncertain times. To help those who’ve been impacted by a layoff within the last year (from any company, region, or industry) and are still looking […]

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Revel to lay off 1,000 staff ride-hail drivers, saying they’d rather be contractors anyway https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/06/revels-latest-pivot-ditching-all-employee-ride-hail-in-favor-of-gig-worker-model/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:43:37 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2790797 New York-based Revel has made a lot of pivots since initially launching in 2018 as a dockless e-moped sharing service. The BlackRock-backed startup briefly stepped into the e-bike subscription business. It launched and now operates a handful of electric vehicle charging stations across the five boroughs. And it started an all-Tesla, all-employee ride-hail service, in […]

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Elon Musk’s X: A complete timeline of what Twitter has become https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/05/elon-musk-twitter-everything-you-need-to-know/ Wed, 05 Jun 2024 20:45:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2548803 Welcome to Elon Musk’s X. The social network formerly known as Twitter where the rules are made up and the check marks don’t matter. Or do they? The Tesla and SpaceX CEO announced his bid to buy Twitter in April 2022, zealously driven to rid the platform of spam bots and protect free speech. Musk […]

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SoftBank-backed grocery startup Oda lays off 150, resets focus on Norway and Sweden https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/05/softbank-backed-grocery-startup-oda-lays-off-150-resets-focus-on-norway-and-sweden/ Wed, 05 Jun 2024 17:30:34 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2789834 It’s not just instant-delivery startups that are struggling. Oda, the Norway-based online supermarket delivery startup, has confirmed layoffs of 150 jobs as it drastically scales back its expansion ambitions to focus on just two markets, its home base and Sweden, the home base of Mathem, an online grocery retailer that Oda merged with last year. […]

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Fisker cuts hundreds of workers in bid to keep EV startup alive https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/29/fisker-layoffs-workers-restructuring-bankruptcy/ Wed, 29 May 2024 22:17:19 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2786054 Struggling EV startup Fisker has laid off hundreds of employees in a bid to stay alive, as it continues to search for funding, a buyout or prepare for bankruptcy. Workers suspected layoffs were coming when the company directed everyone to work from home on Wednesday — an out-of-character directive, according to multiple current and former […]

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Lucid Motors slashes 400 jobs ahead of crucial SUV launch https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/24/lucid-motors-layoffs-restructuring-gravity-suv/ Fri, 24 May 2024 12:19:39 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2784299 Lucid Motors is laying off about 400 employees, or roughly 6% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring ahead of the launch of its first electric SUV later this year. The company said in a regulatory filing on Friday morning that it expects to complete the restructuring by the end of the third quarter […]

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Foursquare just laid off 105 employees https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/23/foursquare-just-laid-off-105-employees/ Fri, 24 May 2024 04:27:10 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2784244 Foursquare, the location-focused outfit that in 2020 merged with Factual, another location-focused outfit, is joining the parade of companies to make cuts to one of its biggest cost centers – employees – in 2024.  Per an email sent out to staffers Thursday afternoon by current CEO Gary Little and viewed by TechCrunch, 105 employees were […]

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Food supply chain software maker Silo lays off ~30% of staff amid M&A discussions https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/22/food-supply-chain-software-maker-silo-lays-off-30-of-staff-amid-ma-discussions/ Wed, 22 May 2024 23:14:04 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2783053 Silo, a Bay Area food supply chain startup, has hit a rough patch. TechCrunch has learned that the company on Tuesday laid off roughly 30% of its staff, or north of two dozen employees. Silo has confirmed the headcount reductions, clarifying the cuts were across the board and not focused on individual departments. Silo shared […]

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Paytm warns of job cuts as losses swell after RBI clampdown https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/21/paytm-counts-costs-of-regulatory-clampdown-as-losses-swell/ Wed, 22 May 2024 04:17:37 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2782760 Paytm, a leading financial services firm in India, said its net loss widened in the fourth quarter as it grappled with a regulatory clampdown.

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SeekOut, a recruiting startup last valued at $1.2 billion, lays off 30% of its workforce https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/20/seekout-layoffs-30percent-talent-search-tigerglobal/ Mon, 20 May 2024 17:47:01 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2781299 The company says it's refocusing and prioritizing fewer initiatives that will have the biggest impact on customers and add value to the business.

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Motional cut about 550 employees, around 40%, in recent restructuring, sources say https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/14/motional-cut-about-550-employees-around-40-in-recent-restructuring-sources-say/ Tue, 14 May 2024 19:10:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2771654 Around 550 employees across autonomous vehicle company Motional have been laid off, according to information taken from WARN notice filings and sources at the company.  Earlier this week, TechCrunch reported that Motional is pausing commercial operations and delaying plans to launch a robotaxi service with its next-gen Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxis until 2026 as it […]

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Tesla’s profitable Supercharger network is in limbo after Musk axed the entire team https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/11/teslas-profitable-supercharger-network-in-limbo-after-musk-axed-entire-team/ Sat, 11 May 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2769909 Here's what one insider said happened in the days leading up to the layoffs.

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Luminar cuts 20% of staff and outsources lidar production https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/03/luminar-layoffs-reduction-restructuring-lidar/ Fri, 03 May 2024 21:34:43 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2700693 Lidar company Luminar is slashing its workforce by 20% and will lean harder on its contract manufacturing partner as part of a restructuring that will shift the company to a more “asset-light” business model, as it aims to scale production. The cuts will affect around 140 employees, and are starting immediately. Luminar is also cutting […]

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Sprinklr lays off more than 100 employees https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/03/sprinklr-lays-off-more-than-100-employees/ Fri, 03 May 2024 18:17:17 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2700592 The new job cuts come over a year after the company cut about 4% of its headcount in February last year.

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