Product Hunt, the product discovery site for smaller startups, apps, tech tools, and developers’ side projects, is cleaning house. The company earlier this month announced layoffs, but didn’t […]
Trans healthcare startup Plume lays off dozens of workers
Plume, a startup founded to offer essential online healthcare services to trans people across the U.S., laid off more than two dozen workers in October, several sources close […]
Flexport kicks off restructuring with layoffs
Flexport founder Ryan Petersen said in September — in the wake of his hand-picked CEO’s sudden departure — that the logistics company needed to get its house in […]
LinkedIn confirms it will cut a further 668 jobs, bringing the total to nearly 1,400 this year
Earlier this month, LinkedIn announced that it would roll out a raft of new AI-powered tools across the business. Today, it’s making a different kind of announcement focused […]
Cash-strapped EV maker Arrival lays off yet more workers
Arrival just warned investors that it’s slashing its workforce yet again. The electric van maker said on Tuesday that it “took actions” on October 5 to “further reduce” […]
Brave lays off 9% of its workforce
Brave Software, the maker of Brave Browser and Search, confirmed that it has laid off 9% of its staff across departments. The company didn’t specify how many people […]
a16z-backed fintech Synapse lays off 40% of its staff
Banking-as-a-service startup Synapse confirmed today that it has laid off 86 people, or about 40% of the company. The San Francisco-based company, which operates a platform enabling banks […]
When predatory investors damage your chances of success
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. You know what isn’t a great idea for my energy levels? Enjoying a […]
A comprehensive list of 2023 tech layoffs
Last year’s techwide reckoning continues. In 2023, layoffs have yet again cost tens of thousands of tech workers their jobs; this time, the workforce reductions have been driven […]
Talkdesk conducts third round of layoffs in less than 14 months
Talkdesk, a company once valued at $10 billion that sells software to help large corporations improve customer service, has laid off more employees — the third round of […]