“An In-Depth Look at Tech Layoffs in 2024 and 2025: Trends and Insights”

The wave of layoffs in the technology sector persisted into 2024. After significant job reductions in 2022 and 2023, the year 2024 witnessed over 150,000 positions eliminated across 542 companies, based on data from the independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. Major players such as Tesla, Amazon, Google, TikTok, Snap, and Microsoft executed substantial layoffs in 2024, alongside numerous smaller startups that also experienced staff reductions, with some even ceasing operations altogether.

We will continue monitoring industry layoffs into 2025, providing insights into the ongoing trend of cutbacks. By later this year, we aim to present separate lists for 2024 and 2025, making it easier to identify patterns.

Tracking these layoffs helps us evaluate the impact on innovation within both large corporations and smaller enterprises. Additionally, it sheds light on the probable effects of embracing AI and automation in roles previously thought secure. This situation highlights the human consequences of layoffs and the potential innovation that could arise from these changes.

Below is a detailed list of all identified layoffs in the tech industry for 2024, which will be updated regularly. If you have information about a layoff, please reach out to us. For those who wish to remain anonymous, you can contact us here.

• December 2024: 2,268 employees laid off — view all December 2024 Tech Layoffs
• November 2024: 5,925 employees laid off — view all November 2024 Tech Layoffs
• October 2024: 3,659 employees laid off — view all October 2024 Tech Layoffs
• September 2024: 3,765 employees laid off — view all September 2024 Tech Layoffs
• August 2024: 26,024 employees laid off — view all August 2024 Tech Layoffs
• July 2024: 9,051 employees laid off — view all July 2024 Tech Layoffs
• June 2024: 10,083 employees laid off — view all June 2024 Tech Layoffs
• May 2024: 11,011 employees laid off — view all May 2024 Tech Layoffs
• April 2024: 22,423 employees laid off — view all April 2024 Tech Layoffs
• March 2024: 7,403 employees laid off — view all March 2024 Tech Layoffs
• February 2024: 15,639 employees laid off — view all February 2024 Tech Layoffs
• January 2024: 34,107 employees laid off — view all January 2024 Tech Layoffs

January 2025

Altruist

The company reduced its workforce by 37 positions, impacting about 10% of its employees, despite actively seeking to grow through aggressive hiring.

Aqua Security

This company is laying off numerous staff worldwide as part of a strategic initiative aimed at boosting profitability.

SolarEdge Technologies

The company is set to lay off 400 global employees. This marks the fourth round of layoffs since January 2024, reflecting a downturn in the solar industry.

Level

The fintech startup founded in 2018 suddenly closed operations earlier this year. According to CEO Paul Aaron, the closure followed an unsuccessful acquisition attempt, although Employer.com is now considering a new offer to purchase the company post-closure.

December 2024

Brave Care

The company has permanently ceased operations, as stated on its website. It remains unclear how many employees were affected.

Epicery

This food delivery startup has stopped operations due to “economic and financial challenges” that proved insurmountable.

Bench

The company shut down abruptly but was subsequently acquired by Employer.com for an undisclosed amount. It is currently unknown how many of the 600 staff will be rehired.

Lilium

The company ceased operations, resulting in layoffs of around 1,000 employees. However, there may be a chance for revival, as Lilium announced that investors had agreed to acquire two subsidiaries, enabling a potential restructuring and exit from insolvency.

Boston Dynamics

The company has laid off 45 employees, which constitutes 5% of its total workforce. A representative confirmed to The Boston Globe that the layoffs affected “nearly every area of the business.”

OfferUp

This company is reducing 22% of its staff as part of its expansion strategy into new product categories. The exact number of affected employees has not been disclosed.

Canoo

The firm is initiating another round of layoffs shortly after relocating employees to Texas to avert bankruptcy. More than 20 employees have been included in this round.

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Foundry

Has reduced its workforce by 27%. This includes a decrease of 16% among its U.S. employees, alongside a small team in India, resulting in a total of 74 positions affected.

Calendly

Has laid off 70 employees, representing approximately 13% of its workforce. The layoffs impacted departments including engineering, customer experience, marketing, and billing.

Yahoo

Has made significant reductions, eliminating about 25% of its cybersecurity team, known as The Paranoids. This affects between 40 to 50 employees from a total staff of 200, as reported by StartupSuperb.

Bluevine

Is cutting 100 jobs, which equates to roughly 18% of its global workforce. This marks the fintech company’s second round of layoffs within six months.

EasyKnock

Has abruptly ceased operations. This development follows numerous lawsuits against the proptech firm and an FTC alert regarding its controversial sale-leaseback practices.

Carousell

Is eliminating 76 positions as part of a reorganisation strategy. This reduction represents about 7% of the company’s total workforce based in Singapore.

Mixtroz

Is closing its operations, as announced by co-founders Kerry Schrader and Ashlee Ammons Halpin on social media.

Stash

Recently laid off 40% of its approximately 220 employees as part of a major restructuring following the departure of CEO Liza Landsman in September.

Booking Holdings

Recently dismissed 60 employees within one of its B2B divisions as the company redirects its focus towards AI initiatives.

Lightspeed Commerce

Plans to lay off approximately 200 employees as part of a thorough “strategic review” of its operations while considering a potential sale. Earlier in April, the company reduced a workforce of 280 during a restructuring.

November 2024

AlphaSense

Has terminated 150 positions, removing 8% from its total workforce as part of a restructuring following its acquisition of Tegus in July 2024.

Ola Electric

Is reportedly letting go of up to 500 employees in a move aimed at enhancing its profitability, impacting more than 10% of its total workforce.

Hopper

Has cut approximately 10% of its employees, affecting around 60-65 positions, as the online travel agency undergoes another reorganisation.

LinkedIn

Has reduced its workforce by 202 employees, which is about 1% of its overall staff. The layoffs primarily impacted roles within engineering and customer support, as confirmed by spokesperson Greg Snapper.

Headspace

Is reducing its workforce by 13% and plans to transition its clinical therapists to part-time or contract positions to “reset” the organisation. The exact number of affected employees has not been disclosed.

Truelayer

Has reportedly let go of roughly a quarter of its team. Sources indicated to City AM that 71 positions were eliminated before the announcement of a $50 million funding round.

AppLovin

Disclosed 120 job cuts in a recent WARN filing. This notice came shortly after the advertising software firm achieved a $97.7 billion valuation.

Stoa

Has ceased its operations after four years in the market, as confirmed by CEO Raj Kunkolienkar on LinkedIn.

AMD

Is in the process of laying off 4% of its workforce to

focus on “extensive growth opportunities.” AMD had approximately 26,000 employees last year, meaning the layoffs could affect around 1,000 workers.

23andMe

Is reducing its workforce by 40%, impacting more than 200 employees, as part of a corporate restructuring initiative. Following its public listing in 2021, 23andMe has experienced a decline of over 99% in its market value due to waning interest in its products and subscriptions, alongside a data breach in 2023 where 7 million users’ ancestry information was compromised.

Chegg

Is letting go of 319 employees, which constitutes 21% of its total workforce, as it finds it challenging to compete with ChatGPT and various other AI services. Like 23andMe, Chegg has also seen a 99% drop in its value since its 2013 public offering.

Enphase Energy

Is laying off approximately 500 employees, which is about 17% of the company’s total workforce in the solar and electric vehicle charging sector. This marks the second reduction in less than a year for Enphase, as they continue to navigate significant challenges facing the solar industry.

Exosonic

Is ceasing operations after five years in business. The supersonic aircraft startup became a part of Y Combinator’s Winter cohort in 2020 and successfully raised over $4.5 million.

Freshworks

Is laying off 660 employees globally, which represents 13% of the total staff, as the software-as-a-service company in customer and IT service management completes a restructuring process by year-end.

Akamai

The cloud computing firm is cutting 2.5% of its workforce, affecting around 250 employees. A similar reduction occurred at the start of 2023, impacting the workforce substantially.

ShareFile

Has announced plans to eliminate nearly 200 positions in North Carolina, following its acquisition by Progress Software Corp.

Just Eat

Is reducing its workforce by 300 employees, which is equivalent to 2% of the food delivery company’s overall workforce.

iRobot

Is laying off 105 employees, about 16% of its workforce. This decision follows a previous job cut of approximately 350 positions earlier in the year, triggered by the unsuccessful $1.7 billion acquisition attempt by Amazon.

The Mozilla Foundation

Has reduced 30% of its workforce, attributing the layoffs to a “continuous wave of change.” This marks the second round of job cuts for Mozilla this year.

Maven Clinic

Reportedly reduced 10% of its staff, affecting roughly 60 employees. In October 2024, they announced a significant $125 million Series F funding.

Bowery Farming

Is shutting down its operations. This agtech company was valued at $2.3 billion in 2021.

October 2024

Tidal

Is executing another series of layoffs, reportedly affecting up to 100 employees. CEO Jack Dorsey informed staff via email that the company needs to operate “like a startup” again.

X

Has reportedly conducted a round of layoffs. The exact number of affected employees is not yet confirmed.

Coursera

Has made cuts to 10% of its total workforce as the company faces challenges with customers not renewing their subscriptions.

Dropbox

Is reducing its workforce by 20% during what CEO Drew Houston describes as a “transitional phase.” This decision will lead to the loss of approximately 528 jobs.

Consensys

Has let go of 20% of its total workforce as it navigates difficulties within the Ethereum market.

F5

Is reducing its global workforce by nearly 2% in a bid to cut costs, affecting approximately 100 employees.

Kyte

Is withdrawing from nearly all of its major U.S. markets and has halved its workforce, focusing solely on operations in San Francisco and New York City.

Upwork

Is reducing its total workforce by 21% as part of a strategy to achieve $60 million in annual cost savings.

Venminder

Will continue exploring operational efficiencies and strategic adjustments.

has announced the layoff of 100 employees following its acquisition by the risk and vendor management company Ncontracts.

Jellysmack

Is reducing its workforce in a reorganisation effort, affecting 22 employees in the United States. Additionally, layoffs are expected to impact workers in France in the upcoming months.

CapWay

Has ceased operations, as founder Sheena Allen announced on LinkedIn. The fintech, backed by Y Combinator, aimed to deliver financial services to underserved communities in banking deserts.

Meta

Has implemented staffing reductions across various teams as the company aims to “align resources with long-term strategic objectives,” according to a statement sent to StartupSuperb. The breadth and specific teams affected remain undisclosed; however, it has been confirmed that Threads, recruiting, and legal teams are not exempt from these changes.

Boeing

Plans to reduce 10% of its workforce, which will affect approximately 17,000 employees. This decision follows a loss of $9.97 per share in Q3 alongside a prolonged machinist union strike.

Stellantis

Is set to lay off 1,100 workers in Michigan, impacting its subsidiary brands including Chrysler, Jeep, Ram, and Dodge.

TikTok

Is reducing its workforce by hundreds of employees, primarily in Malaysia, as the social media platform shifts towards AI for content moderation. The company reported that fewer than 500 staff members are affected.

Samsung

Is eliminating positions in Southeast Asia and Australia to “enhance operational efficiency.” A spokesperson informed StartupSuperb that there is no “target number for specific roles” yet, though reductions could impact around 10% of the workforce in these regions.

Kaspersky

Is closing its UK office and laying off numerous employees, as reported by StartupSuperb. This decision follows the recent shutdown of its U.S. operations just three months prior.

NFX

Laid off four employees as the company seeks to “rebalance” its resources, shifting focus from its software and product teams to its investment team, according to general partner Pete Flint’s communication with StartupSuperb.

Eaze

Is dismissing 500 employees as it begins to wind down its operations. In a message to employees, CEO Cory Azzalino noted the “persistent challenges within the California cannabis market” as a key reason for the closure.

PubMatic

Has laid off approximately 1% of its total workforce, which equates to over a dozen employees, as it shifts its business focus towards connected TV advertising.

Tome

Has let go of nearly one-third of its workforce as part of a “reset” initiative for the company. This marks the second round of layoffs for the AI firm in 2024.

Alma

Has reduced its workforce by 9%, affecting various departments as it aims for “long-term sustainability.”

Flexport

Is decreasing its headcount by approximately 2%. This follows a prior layoff round earlier this year, wherein the company cut 20% of its staff in January.

FreshBooks

Has released 140 employees across its teams as part of an effort to achieve profitability, as announced by CEO Mara Reiff in a recent blog post.

September 2024

Shein

Has trimmed its workforce by 17 employees in Singapore as the company prepares for an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.

Drata

The security compliance platform has laid off 9% of its workforce, resulting in job losses for 40 employees.

Moov

Is reported to have eliminated over 50 positions, although Moov has yet to confirm these layoffs.

FreightWaves

Has cut 16 jobs across sales, HR, and marketing, citing a significant drop in freight market demand.

Northvolt

Plans to lay off 25% of its global workforce as part of cost reduction measures, affecting an estimated 1,600 employees at the battery manufacturer.

Olo

Is reducing its workforce by 9%, affecting…

approximately 50 employees, as it seeks to finance upcoming growth projects.

Healthy.io

Has reduced 40 positions across its operations in the U.S., the UK, and Israel. This decision follows the layoff of 70 employees earlier in 2023 by the Israeli healthtech firm .

Reverb

Has reportedly reduced its workforce by 40 roles. This Chicago-based music gear marketplace was acquired by Etsy in 2019.

Luminar

Is cutting its workforce by 30% as part of a new initiative to reduce costs, as announced by CEO Austin Russell in a blog update. The majority of the reductions will affect non-technical roles.

Notable Labs

Is eliminating 65% of its workforce and consultants and pausing a clinical trial for its cancer treatment to cut costs.

CrawTrawler

Is reducing its workforce by 10%, which affects about 40 employees. However, the company has indicated it will create 28 new positions as part of its strategic overhaul.

ApplyBoard

Has cut 4% of its total workforce during a restructuring of its operations in Ontario.

Qualcomm

Will dismiss 226 employees in San Diego later this year, as stated in a California WARN notice. This decision comes less than a year after the company laid off over 1,250 workers.

Udemy

Plans to reduce its workforce through a new restructuring initiative, impacting roughly 280 employees. The company has indicated that about half of those affected might be rehired, especially if they are based in lower-cost markets.

Amperity

Will lay off 13% of its workforce. This follows a previous layoff of 20 employees earlier this year, alongside two earlier workforce reductions in 2023.

Cisco

Is cutting 7% of its workforce, affecting around 5,600 employees. This reduction follows a previous layoff round in which 4,000 employees were let go.

Microsoft

Is terminating approximately 650 positions within its gaming division. These layoffs follow 1,900 job cuts that occurred eight months earlier after the acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Nori

Has ceased its operations due to a challenging funding landscape, as announced by co-founder Alexsandra Guerra on LinkedIn.

Bending Spoons

Plans to lay off 75% of WeTransfer’s staff. Bending Spoons acquired the file transfer service in July for an undisclosed sum.

Goop

Is laying off 18% of its 216 employees as the company refocuses on its beauty and food divisions while deprioritising other segments such as wellness and travel.

Fly.io

Has reportedly reduced its workforce by around 40 employees amidst restructuring efforts.

Motif FoodWorks

Is reportedly shutting down its operations following a prolonged legal dispute with competitor Impossible Foods.

August 2024

Character.AI

Has reportedly cut at least 5% of its workforce in its marketing and recruitment teams.

Apple

Is reportedly reducing about 100 jobs within its digital services division, potentially affecting employees in its Books and News departments.

Brave

Has laid off 27 employees across various departments, as discovered by StartupSuperb. This represents roughly 14% of the overall workforce of the web browser and search startup.

Scale AI

Has reportedly dismissed over 1,000 remote contract workers. The company does not classify these reductions as layoffs and maintains that full-time employees remain unaffected.

Skip the Dishes

Is cutting 100 positions in Canada and 700 jobs in other areas…

for its parent company, Just Eat Takeaway.com, CEO Paul Burns shared details on LinkedIn.

GoPro

The company is planning to reduce its workforce by approximately 15% by year-end as part of a significant restructuring initiative. This decision will affect around 139 employees.

Retention.com

The firm has laid off 40% of its workforce, as confirmed by CEO Adam Robinson in a post on LinkedIn. This decision affects a total of 15 employees.

Loop

The company is initiating layoffs as it undergoes a “strategic shift” in focus. The exact number of affected employees is currently unknown.

Inuitive

The company is reducing its workforce by 20%, impacting around 80 employees. Notably, CEO Shlomo Gadot will also be stepping down.

Formlabs

The organisation has confirmed to StartupSuperb that it laid off a “small number” of employees over the past two years, affecting 40 of its staff out of a total workforce of less than 750.

Sonos

CEO Patrick Spence informed StartupSuperb that the company has let go of 100 employees in the latest wave of layoffs, which equates to 6% of its total workforce. Earlier in 2023, Sonos reduced its headcount by 7%.

Cisco

Reports indicate that the company will eliminate thousands of jobs in another round of layoffs this year, following a previous layoff of over 4,000 employees in February 2024.

Tally

The fintech company has ceased operations “after exploring all options” before depleting its cash reserves. Previously, Tally helped users manage and pay off their credit card debts, employing 183 employees and holding a valuation of $855 million.

Branch.io

The company has laid off over 100 employees. Nova Launcher, which was acquired by Branch in 2022, has reduced its team to a single full-time developer.

READY Robotics

The company has reportedly halted operations and is auctioning off its equipment via the Silicon Valley Disposition.

Eventbrite

The online ticketing platform is cutting approximately 100 jobs, representing 11% of its workforce. Earlier, in February 2023, the company let go of 8% of its staff.

LegalZoom

The company announced a 15% reduction of its global workforce and will pause future hiring to achieve savings of $25 million.

Techstars

The firm is laying off 17% of its employees and winding down its $80 million J.P. Morgan-backed programmes by the year’s end, following a challenging period marked by financial losses and leadership transitions.

Mobius

The company is set to completely cease operations due to financial difficulties. The Kenyan SUV manufacturer has reportedly cited tax increases as a key reason for this decision.

Infineon

The firm will reduce its global workforce by 1,400 jobs, including several positions at its facility in Germany. Moreover, the company plans to relocate an additional 1,400 employees to countries with more affordable labour costs.

Jam City

The gaming developer has laid off approximately 85 employees, representing 10% of its total workforce.

Dell

The company is set to begin layoffs as part of a plan to streamline operations, according to an internal memo, while establishing a new sales unit dedicated to AI products and services. The number of employees affected is not yet clear.

Intel

At the start of the month, Intel executed significant layoffs, amounting to 15,000 positions, which represents 15% of its overall workforce.

staff impacted by the company’s budget adjustments. “Our income has not increased as anticipated — and we have yet to fully take advantage of significant trends, such as AI,” CEO Pat Gelsinger expressed in a memo regarding the staff reductions.

July 2024

Rad Power Bikes

The e-bike startup, which has secured over $300 million in funding, has implemented five rounds of layoffs since April 2021. StartupSuperb has learned exclusively that Rad Power’s latest job cuts occurred in July, affecting an undetermined number of its approximately 394 employees.

Match Group

Has ceased its livestreaming services across its dating platforms, specifically Plenty of Fish and BLK, as it pivots towards generative AI. This transition will lead to a 6% reduction in its overall workforce.

Bungie

Plans to reduce its workforce by 220 employees, which constitutes about 17% of the game studio’s total headcount. CEO Pete Parsons mentioned that these adjustments will affect all levels of the organisation, including senior and executive positions.

Pocket FM

Has reportedly terminated contracts for nearly 200 writers in the U.S. just one month after partnering with ElevenLabs to rapidly convert scripts into audio content using AI technology.

WayCool Foods

Has announced the layoff of over 200 employees from various departments. This marks the company’s third significant layoff round within the past year.

Webflow

Confirmed it will reduce approximately 8% of its workforce as it prepares for the next stage of its development.

Cohere

Is reportedly dismissing around 20 employees, which amounts to nearly 5% of its total staff. The layoffs were announced a day after the company disclosed securing $500 million at a valuation of $5 billion.

Magic Leap

Has reportedly dismissed around 75 workers. These cuts involved the complete elimination of the sales and marketing departments in the augmented reality firm.

Mercari

Is laying off nearly half of its U.S. workforce as the Japan-based firm struggles to remain competitive against other e-commerce platforms like Temu.

Aqua

Plans to eliminate 50 positions, which equates to 10% of its total headcount. Earlier this year, this cybersecurity firm raised $60 million at a valuation of $1 billion, thereby attaining unicorn status.

EverC

Is reportedly laying off 10% of its 165-member workforce. This company develops cybersecurity intelligence software designed to combat online fraud.

Lex

Has laid off the majority of its eight-person team as the LGBTQ+ social networking platform struggles with monetisation. Last year, Lex secured $5.6 million in seed funding and appointed co-founder Jennifer Lewis as CEO, advancing from her previous role as COO.

Monarch Tractor

Reduced its workforce by “less than” 15% of its 250 to 300 employees following a $133 million Series C funding round, as StartupSuperb has learned.

Kaspersky

Is set to dismiss dozens of employees and exit the U.S. market entirely following a government mandate prohibiting the sale of its software due to security concerns.

Salesforce

Has reduced its workforce by approximately 300 employees as part of a wider initiative to lower costs and enhance operational efficiency.

Intuit

Plans to lay off 1,800 employees, which will affect 10% of its total workforce. The company states that more than half of these reductions are due to low performance, and it intends to hire a similar number of individuals instead of simply cutting costs.

UiPath

Is preparing to downsize by 420 jobs, representing 10% of its overall workforce, as part of an extensive restructuring programme.

UKG

Reportedly laid off an estimated 2,200 employees, which constitutes nearly 14% of its workforce, to strategically redirect resources towards essential areas of product innovation.

OpenText

Plans to reduce its workforce by around 1,200 jobs, accounting for nearly 2% of its total staff, as the information management company aims to significantly cut expenses by 2025.

Unacademy

Is laying off about 250 employees.

following the reopening of schools across India after pandemic-related lockdowns, there have been recent job reductions.

Koo

Has halted its operations after discussions for acquisition with Dailyhunt fell through.

Upside Foods

Reduced its staff by 26 individuals, as reported by CEO Uma Valeti in an email to employees. This workforce reduction coincides with a downturn in venture capital funding for the lab-grown meat sector.

Sightful

Is letting go of 20 employees, which constitutes one-third of its total workforce, as the focus of the company shifts towards software development.

June 2024

RealPage

Plans to eliminate around 4% of its workforce in an effort to enhance growth. This action comes as the company faces a collective lawsuit claiming involvement in price fixing.

Planet

Will lay off approximately 180 employees, representing 17% of its total workforce, as stated in an SEC filing, marking the second recent round of layoffs.

Moxion Power

Plans to dismiss over 100 employees, as indicated in a WARN filing. These job cuts follow a significant office expansion in Richmond, California.

eBay

Is reportedly implementing layoffs in Israel, as part of a global restructuring initiative.

BeReal

Has announced plans to reduce a significant portion of its workforce following its acquisition by French gaming firm Voodoo.

Flutterwave

Has let go of approximately 30 employees, constituting 3% of its workforce, while refocusing its business strategy towards enterprise solutions.

Ginkgo Bioworks

Has terminated 158 employees, with further layoffs anticipated as the company seeks to downsize its workforce by 25%.

Moovit

Is making cuts to 10% of its workforce, which affects around 20 to 25 staff members.

Wex

Plans to lay off 375 staff members, equating to 5% of its total workforce.

PayPal

Will reduce its workforce by up to 85 employees in Ireland, as announced by the company.

Rapyd

Is reportedly letting go of around 30 employees in Israel and will relocate roles to other areas for cost reduction.

C2FO

Has reduced its staff by 16 employees within its supplier resource management team as it transitions towards automation.

Chegg

Will be reducing its global workforce by 23% in a significant restructuring as the online learning platform aims to operate more efficiently.

StackPath

Is ceasing operations and liquidating its assets, with the number of affected employees currently undisclosed.

Unit

Is scaling down its workforce by 15% as the company strives to adopt a longer-term perspective, as announced in a blog post.

Loop

Is implementing further cuts, as co-CEO Carey Anne Nadeau announced via LinkedIn. The exact number of affected employees remains unclear.

Care/of

Plans to lay off all 143 employees by July 3 due to funding losses and will cease to accept new orders. The company has confirmed it is not closing permanently, stating to StartupSuperb: “We are actively exploring options for the brand but do not have anything definitive to communicate at this time.”

Running Tide

Has shut down its operations and laid off its remaining employees following its successful fundraising of over $50 million since its inception in 2017.

Satellogic

Is laying off 70 employees, roughly 30% of its workforce, shortly after an earlier reduction that affected 34 staff members.

ByteDance

Has announced a reduction of approximately 450 positions in its Indonesian e-commerce division, representing 9% of the workforce within that unit.

VRChat

Has reduced its workforce by 30%, as confirmed by CEO Graham Gaylor.

Paytm

Is reportedly implementing significant layoffs across its operations. The total number of affected employees remains undisclosed.

Kissflow

Has eliminated around 45 positions during a restructuring initiative.

Copia Global

Has let go of at least 1,060 employees just two weeks after the startup filed for administration.

Revel

Is terminating the contracts of its 1,000+ drivers as it shifts to a gig worker model similar to that employed by Lyft and Uber.

Simpl

Has laid off 30 employees, following the previous month’s reduction of 160 staff members.

Oda

Has confirmed the dismissal of 150 jobs as it significantly reduces its expansion plans to concentrate on the markets in Norway and Sweden.

Pagaya

Is laying off 100 employees, which constitutes 20% of its total staff, in another round of workforce reductions.

MoonPay

Is reportedly reducing its workforce by approximately 10%, which equates to around 30 positions.

Microsoft

Is reportedly eliminating hundreds of roles within its Azure cloud services, but the specific number of employees affected has not been disclosed.

OrCam

Is implementing layoffs affecting 100 employees, just months after a previous reduction of 50 workers.

Google

Is reportedly making substantial layoffs worldwide across various teams in its Cloud division, including those focused on sustainability, consulting, and partner engineering.

Tropic

Is reducing its staff by 40 employees as part of a restructuring strategy, as detailed by CEO David Campbell in a LinkedIn post.

May 2024

Gro Intelligence

Is shutting down operations following a layoff of 60% of its workforce in March in an attempt to remain viable.

Jasper Health

Has significantly reduced its workforce, with the engineering and product design departments facing the most considerable cuts, as recently reported by StartupSuperb.

Cirium

Is laying off 37 tech employees from FlightStats, a flight tracking startup acquired in 2016, as part of its plan to consolidate operations in India and the UK.

Walnut

Is reducing its workforce by 15 employees, affecting 20% of the total team at the Israeli startup.

Fisker

Has let go of hundreds of employees in an effort to sustain the EV startup. Reports indicate that approximately 150 employees remain within the company.

Cue Health

Is ceasing operations and laying off the remainder of its staff, after having previously reduced half of its workforce.

Foursquare

Has executed layoffs affecting 105 employees as part of efforts to “streamline” operations, according to a communication from CEO Gary Little.

Lucid Motors

Is laying off around 400 employees, which is roughly 6% of its total workforce, as part of a restructuring initiative ahead of the release of its first electric SUV later this year.

TikTok

Is reportedly planning to make extensive cuts to its global operations and marketing teams. The specific number of employees impacted is yet to be determined.

Pixar

Will reportedly initiate cuts affecting…

14% of its workforce has been let go, affecting 175 employees, as the company refocuses its strategy from original content for Disney+ back to film production.

Replit

The coding startup has reduced 20% of its workforce as it pivots towards enterprise sales.

SeekOut

This recruiting startup, which leverages AI for candidate sourcing, has laid off approximately 30% of its total workforce. It was last valued at over $1.2 billion in January 2022.

Gopuff

The fast-delivery startup has cut 6% of its workforce in a fresh round of layoffs as it aims to achieve cash-flow positivity by the end of 2024.

Atmosphere

According to a WARN notice filed in Texas, the company plans to lay off 106 employees.

Mainvest

The company has ceased its operations. The total number of employees affected remains unclear.

Indeed

The company is cutting approximately 1,000 jobs, representing 8% of its total workforce, as per a message from CEO Chris Hyams.

Motional

The company has cut about 40% of its workforce, affecting around 550 employees, according to sources reported by StartupSuperb. The chief operating officer, Abe Ghabra, has also departed from the firm.

Google

The tech giant will eliminate 57 positions in San Francisco, as indicated in a WARN notice filed in California.

Vacasa

As part of a restructuring initiative, the company is cutting 800 jobs, which makes up 13% of its workforce.

Brilliant

The firm informed The Verge that it has laid off most of its employees and is no longer marketing its smart home controllers and light switches as it searches for a buyer.

Enovix

The company has laid off approximately 170 workers, affecting about a third of its workforce, as part of a strategy to reduce annual operating costs.

Microsoft

The company has closed several studios, including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, as part of job cuts at Bethesda. The total number of affected employees has yet to be determined.

Cue Health

Cue Health is laying off 230 employees, which accounts for about 49% of its workforce, as part of cost-cutting measures as documented in filings with the U.S. SEC.

Luminar

The company is reducing its workforce by 20%, which will impact around 140 employees, and has decided to end contracts with “the majority” of its contract workers.

Sprinklr

Recently, the company confirmed that it has laid off approximately 3% of its workforce, which affects 116 employees. This move follows a prior reduction of about 4% of its headcount over a year ago.

Peloton

As part of a cost-reduction initiative, the company is laying off 15% of its workforce, which amounts to about 400 individuals. CEO Barry McCarthy is also stepping down.

April 2024

Tesla

The company has significantly downsized its charging team, as announced in an overnight email to executives by CEO Elon Musk.

Google

The firm has laid off employees from crucial teams such as Flutter, Dart, and Python, though the total number of affected staff remains unclear.

Fisker

The company is continuing to lay off staff to “preserve cash,” according to an internal email obtained by StartupSuperb. The exact number of job cuts is currently undisclosed.

Getir

The company is closing its operations in the U.S., the U.K., and Europe, impacting at least 6,000 jobs across these markets.

Ola

The company has cut around 180 jobs in a move to enhance profitability and has also terminated its chief executive, Hemant Bakshi, as reported by StartupSuperb.

True Anomaly

This space and defense startup has reduced its workforce by nearly 30 people, representing about 25% of its total staff, due to “overlapping roles and functions within the company,” as detailed in an exclusive report by StartupSuperb.

Expedia

The company is anticipated to lay off employees in its Austin office for the second time within this year.

Nike

The company plans to eliminate 740 jobs at its Oregon headquarters this summer, according to a WARN Act notification.

Stability AI

The company is cutting 10% of its workforce following the departure of former CEO Emad Mostaque.

Google

The firm is laying off employees as part of ongoing cost-reduction strategies. The specific number of impacted employees was unknown at the time.

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Rivian

Is reducing its workforce by 1%. This marks the second round of job cuts for the electric vehicle manufacturer this year.

Take-Two

Is laying off 5% of its staff, which affects approximately 579 employees. The publisher of GTA 6 also disclosed the cancellation of several ongoing projects.

Tome

Is terminating about 20% of its 59 employees as part of a restructuring initiative aimed at streamlining operations.

Tesla

Is reducing its global workforce by “more than 10%” according to an internal communication from CEO Elon Musk. This could affect over 14,000 employees as Tesla prepares for its next growth phase amidst challenges in the electric vehicle sector.

Criteo

Is decreasing its global workforce by nearly 4%, which has a potential impact on up to 140 employees.

TikTok

Is laying off 250 employees in Ireland as part of a restructuring of its Training and Quality team.

Hinge Health

Has reduced approximately 10% of its workforce, as learned exclusively by StartupSuperb, preparing for an IPO and focusing on reaching profitability.

Checkr

Has laid off 382 employees, which is 32% of its total workforce, as reported exclusively by StartupSuperb. The background screening company was last valued at $5 billion in April 2022.

Bolt.Earth

Has reportedly laid off a significant number of staff during a restructuring process. The exact number remains unclear, but sources indicate it could range between 70 and 100 employees, as per Inc42.

Apple

Is laying off 614 employees in California following its decision to discontinue its electric vehicle project, as indicated by a WARN notice.

Agility Robotics

Has reduced a “small number” of employees as part of a company-wide initiative focused on commercialisation efforts.

Ghost Autonomy

Has ceased operations. The company, supported by OpenAI, previously employed about 100 individuals.

Whirlpool

Is shutting down Yummly, the cooking and recipe application it acquired in 2017.

AWS

Will eliminate hundreds of jobs across its Sales, Marketing, Global Services, and Physical Stores Technology teams.

Byju’s

Is laying off approximately 500 employees, which represents 3% of its total workforce, as part of a restructuring initiative.

March 2024

Reliance

Reliance, India’s largest conglomerate, announced that it laid off more than 42,000 employees in its fiscal year that concluded in March. This significant number equates to 11% of its workforce, alongside another 143,000 staff who opted for “voluntary separations” during the same period.

ChowNow

Has cut 20% of its workforce following its acquisition of the point-of-sale platform Cuboh. This comes after the company had previously laid off 100 employees in 2022.

Nintendo of America

Is restructuring its testing department, primarily composed of contractors. A Nintendo spokesperson informed Kotaku that these changes will conclude certain assignments while creating new full-time roles.

Dell

Has reduced its global workforce by approximately 6,000 jobs, according to a 10-K SEC filing. The filing indicates the company cut 13,000 jobs in the prior year.

Synctera

Confirmed that it has made staff reductions. A report from Fintech Business Weekly estimates that 17 employees, or about 15% of the company, have been affected.

ShopBack

Is terminating 195 positions in a bid to enhance sustainability, as expressed by CEO Henry Chan in a blog post. These layoffs will impact nearly a quarter of its workforce.

Airmeet

Has reportedly reduced 20% of its total workforce during its second restructuring in under a year.

Chipper Cash

Conducted another layoff round impacting 20 employees, as announced by CEO Ham Serunjogi in a blog post.

Textio

Has reportedly dismissed 16% of its workforce in a strategic shift to promote its Textio Lift product.

Stash

Is reportedly laying off…

“`approximately 25% of its workforce. Axios reports that this reduction will affect about 80 employees.

Phantom Auto

Is closing its doors after failing to secure additional funding, as revealed by StartupSuperb. The remote driving startup, which previously downsized last year, had just over 100 employees.

IBM

Is reportedly reducing its marketing and communications workforce. The firm had indicated plans to replace more than 8,000 jobs with artificial intelligence.

Inscribe.ai

Has reduced its headcount by nearly 40%, impacting dozens of employees, the company confirmed to StartupSuperb.

Turnitin

Laid off approximately 15 employees earlier this year, following CEO Chris Caren’s statement that AI would enable a reduction of 20% of the workforce.

Sorare

Dismissed 13% of its team located in New York as the web3 fantasy sports platform shifts its focus back to its main office in Paris, according to a source close to the situation.

Melio

Is cutting roughly 7% of its workforce as part of a broader organisational restructuring. This follows layoffs that occurred in August 2022.

ONE

Is reducing its workforce by about 13%, which equates to 40 employees. This marks the second round of layoffs for the battery company within recent months.

Project Ronin

Is ceasing operations, resulting in a significant mass layoff impacting around 150 employees.

February 2024

Fisker

Intends to reduce its workforce by 15%, citing insufficient cash reserves to sustain operations for the upcoming 12 months.

EA

Has cut 5% of its workforce, affecting 670 employees, as it pivots away from the development of future licensed intellectual property.

Bumble

Is laying off approximately 350 employees, which constitutes 30% of its workforce.

Apple

Is expected to terminate hundreds of positions involved in the company’s autonomous electric vehicle initiative following the discontinuation of the project, as reported to StartupSuperb.

Sony

Will let go of 900 employees within its PlayStation division, representing 8% of the team’s total workforce. This also affects studios such as Insomniac Games, Naughty Dog, Guerrilla, and Firesprite, as noted in their announcement.

Expedia

Is set to eliminate 1,500 positions in 2024, primarily within its Product & Technology division, amounting to more than 8% of its overall workforce.

Finder

Has shed roughly 60 employees, equating to 17% of its workforce. This marks the financial startup’s third significant layoff in the past year.

Rivian

Is also cutting 10% of its salaried positions as part of efforts to reduce costs amidst the challenging EV market.

Meati Foods

Plans to downsize by 13% of its workforce as it aims to “establish a financially sustainable business,” according to CEO Phil Graves in a conversation with StartupSuperb.

Cisco

Has announced it will be eliminating 5% of its workforce, affecting more than 4,000 employees.

Toast

Is initiating layoffs that will affect approximately 550 workers in an effort to enhance “operating expense efficiency.”

Instacart

Disclosed in an SEC filing its plan to lay off around 250 employees as part of a restructuring initiative.

Mozilla

Is reducing its investments across several products, which will lead to layoffs affecting approximately 60 employees, according to information shared with StartupSuperb.

Grammarly

Is cutting 230 jobs globally as part of its strategy to focus on “the AI-enabled workplace of the future.”

Getaround

Is eliminating 30% of its workforce in North America due to restructuring efforts.

Amazon

Is reportedly cutting jobs in its healthcare divisions, One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy, although the exact number of positions affected is currently unknown.

DocuSign

Has revealed its intention to eliminate6% of its workforce, primarily affecting the sales and marketing sectors of the company.

Snap

The company has announced it will reduce its workforce by 10%, which represents approximately 500 employees, aiming to “streamline its hierarchy.”

Polygon Labs

In a recent blog post, CEO Marc Boiron revealed that Polygon Labs has laid off 60 employees, equating to about 19% of its total workforce. View the blog here.

Okta

Okta plans to reduce its workforce by approximately 400 employees. This decision coincides closely with last year’s announcement to cut around 300 jobs.

January 2024

Thinx

The company is set to lay off 95 employees in New York City, in line with a filing submitted to the New York Department of Labor.

Proofpoint

Proofpoint has confirmed it will be laying off roughly 280 employees, representing about 6% of its global workforce, as revealed to StartupSuperb.

Wattpad

Earlier this month, Wattpad executed another round of layoffs, diminishing about 15% of its workforce, as reported by a source to StartupSuperb.

Block

Block is reportedly eliminating approximately 1,000 positions within its Cash App, foundational, and Square divisions.

PayPal

PayPal has commenced layoffs across the company. Although the total number of affected employees remains uncertain, sources indicated it could number in the “thousands.”

Aurora Solar

StartupSuperb has exclusively learned that Aurora Solar has laid off 20% of its workforce, which consists of approximately 1,000 employees. This restructuring occurs despite the solar industry experiencing record growth last year.

iRobot

Following the collapse of Amazon’s acquisition attempt, iRobot will be reducing its workforce by 350 positions, equating to one-third of its total employee count. Additionally, long-term CEO Colin Angle has announced his resignation.

Salesforce

Reports indicate that Salesforce is planning to lay off 700 employees, or about 1% of its workforce. This follows a major workforce reduction of 10% implemented in 2023.

Flexport

Flexport is said to be preparing to cut approximately 20% of its workforce in the coming weeks. This follows similar reductions made in October when founder Ryan Petersen resumed the role of CEO and cut 20% of staff.

Microsoft

Microsoft will lay off 1,900 employees across its gaming divisions following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Blizzard president Mike Ybarra has also announced his departure.

Swiggy

The food delivery service Swiggy is reducing its workforce by about 400 jobs, which represents 7% of its employees, to enhance its financial stability in anticipation of a planned IPO later this year.

Aurora

Aurora has reportedly laid off several employees. According to insiders, around 3% of its workforce has been affected.

eBay

eBay is set to lay off 9% of its personnel, impacting approximately 1,000 full-time employees. According to a company blog post, there are also plans to reduce contract roles in the near future.

SAP

SAP has announced plans to provide voluntary buyouts or job changes to 8,000 employees as part of its restructuring efforts.

Brex

Brex has laid off 20% of its staff, impacting 282 workers. Co-CEO Pedro Franceschi noted in a blog post that the company is prioritising “long-term thinking and ownership over short-term gains in our comp structure.”

TikTok

TikTok has eliminated approximately 60 positions across the U.S., affecting teams in Los Angeles, New York, and Austin, as well as additional layoffs in international locations. NPR’s initial reporting suggests that the majority of affected roles are within sales and advertising.

Vroom

Vroom is reducing its workforce by 90% as it closes its online used car marketplace, reallocating resources towards two specific business units: one focused on auto financing and another on AI-powered analytics.

Riot Games

Riot Games is laying off 11% of its workforce, impacting approximately 530 employees. This change reflects the company’s focus on “fewer, high-impact projects” and the discontinuation of its five-year-old publishing group, Riot Forge.

Wayfair

Wayfair is cutting 13% of its global workforce, resulting in layoffs affecting 1,650 employees, as part of a restructuring strategy to eliminate excess management layers.

YouTube

YouTube confirmed it will lay off 100 employees as part of a restructuring initiative affecting its creator management and operations teams.

Google

Google is undertaking a layoff of “hundreds” of employees within its advertising sales team, according to information from a leaked memo. These job cuts follow previous significant layoffs in its hardware divisions, with more expected throughout the year, as communicated by CEO Sundar Pichai in a memo obtained by the Verge.

Lost Boys Interactive

Reports indicate that Lost Boys Interactive has laid off a substantial number of employees in January.

The game development studio was acquired by Gearbox, the creators of Borderlands, in 2022.

Pixar

Pixar is set to lay off employees in 2024, as discovered exclusively by StartupSuperb. The layoffs could affect up to 20% of the animation studio’s workforce of 1,300 individuals. This decision comes as Disney aims to cut back on the studio’s output while striving to reach profitability in the streaming sector.

Audible

Audible plans to reduce its workforce by 5%, attributing this decision to an “increasingly challenging landscape,” according to a leaked memo obtained by Business Insider.

Discord

Discord is set to lay off 17% of its workforce, which translates to around 170 employees. In an internal memo acquired by the Verge, Discord’s CEO, Jason Citron, attributed these layoffs to the company’s rapid growth.

Google

Google has let go of hundreds of employees from its Google Assistant division, alongside teams managing Pixel, Nest, and Fitbit hardware. The company confirmed to StartupSuperb that James Park and Eric Friedman, co-founders of Fitbit, are also departing.

Amazon

Amazon is laying off “several hundreds” of employees working at Prime Video and MGM Studios, as stated in a memo sourced by StartupSuperb. This announcement follows the recent layoffs of 500 employees at Amazon’s Twitch platform.

Twitch

Twitch is reportedly reducing its staff by 500 positions, which accounts for 35% of its workforce, amid ongoing challenges in achieving profitability due to increasing costs and community feedback. These layoffs come following additional layoffs that occurred in 2023.

Treasure Financial

Treasure Financial confirmed to TechCrunch that layoffs conducted in December affected 14 employees, which represents 60% to 70% of the company’s total workforce, according to various sources.

Duolingo

Duolingo reported a reduction of 10% of its contractor workforce at the end of 2023, as the company shifts towards AI-driven solutions for content production and translations that were previously managed by human employees.

Rent the Runway

Rent the Runway announced plans to eliminate approximately 10% of its corporate roles in response to a restructuring plan necessitated by Anushka Salinas’ forthcoming resignation as the operating chief and president at the end of January.

Unity

Unity is reducing its workforce by around 25%, which equates to 1,800 employees. The video game engine developer has undergone three rounds of layoffs within 2023.

Pitch

Pitch has laid off two-thirds of its workforce, as the German startup, known for collaborative presentation software, seeks to pursue an entirely “different path.” CEO and co-founder Christian Reber also resigned from his position.

BenchSci

The AI and biomedical startup BenchSci reportedly cut 17% of its workforce on January 8, citing “shifts in the economic environment” as the reason for the layoffs in a LinkedIn announcement.

Flexe

Flexe reduced its workforce by 38% on January 8, following previous layoffs in September 2023, as the online retail logistics company looks to adapt to market conditions.

NuScale

NuScale announced on January 8 that it is laying off approximately 28% of its workforce, which amounts to 154 employees, as the small modular nuclear reactor company refocuses on “key strategic areas.”

Trigo

Trigo is reportedly laying off 15% of its workforce, which is dedicated to computer vision solutions for the retail sector.

InVision

InVision is set to shut down at the conclusion of 2024, after 12 years of operation. The design collaboration startup was formerly valued at nearly $2 billion.

VideoAmp

VideoAmp is implementing layoffs affecting close to 20% of its workforce as it strives to compete with Nielsen in the media measurement sector. CEO Ross McCray has stepped down from the company.

Orca Security

Orca Security is laying off approximately 15% of its staff, equating to 60 employees. The Israel-based company plans to transfer some affected employees into other roles within the organisation.

Frontdesk

Frontdesk has dismissed its entire 200-person workforce on January 2, following unsuccessful attempts to secure additional funding, as reported exclusively by StartupSuperb. This mass layoff occurred just seven months after the startup acquired rival Zencity.