A complete listing of 2025 tech layoffs | TechCrunch


The tech layoff wave continues to be kicking in 2025. Final yr noticed greater than 150,000 job cuts throughout 549 firms, in accordance with impartial layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. To this point this yr, greater than 22,000 staff have been the sufferer of reductions throughout the tech business, with a staggering 16,084 cuts happening in February alone.

We’re monitoring layoffs within the tech business in 2025 so you may see the trajectory of the cutbacks and perceive the influence on innovation throughout all varieties of firms. As companies proceed to embrace AI and automation, this tracker serves as a reminder of the human influence of layoffs — and what may very well be at stake with elevated innovation.

Beneath you’ll discover a complete listing of all of the identified tech layoffs which have occurred in 2025, which will probably be up to date frequently. When you have a tip on a layoff, contact us right here. In the event you favor to stay nameless, you may contact us right here.

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Amazon

Is reportedly shedding round 100 workers from its units and providers division, together with these engaged on the Alexa voice assistant, Echo sensible audio system, Ring video doorbells, and Zoox robotaxis. The corporate has decreased its workforce by roughly 27,000 because the begin of 2022 to chop prices.

Microsoft

Will lower over 6,500 jobs, affecting 3% of its worldwide workforce. As of June, the Seattle-headquartered firm had a complete of 228,000 workers globally. It might be one of many firm’s greatest layoffs because it lower 10,000 workers in 2023.

Chegg

Reportedly plans to let go of 248 employees, or about 22% of its workforce, to scale back bills and enhance effectivity, it mentioned. The San Francisco-based edtech startup, which gives textbook leases and tutoring providers, has seen a drop in internet visitors for months as college students go for AI instruments as a substitute of conventional edtech platforms.

Match

Is decreasing its workforce by 13% as a part of a reorganization that goals to scale back prices, shore up margins, and streamline its organizational construction.

CrowdStrike

Is shedding 5% of its world workforce, or round 500 folks. The corporate mentioned the layoffs had been a part of “a strategic plan (the ‘Plan’) to evolve its operations to yield larger efficiencies because the Firm continues to scale its enterprise with focus and self-discipline to satisfy its objective of $10 billion in ending [Annual Recurring Revenue]” in its 8-Okay submitting.

Common Fusion

Has lower roughly 25% of its present workforce. The Vancouver-based firm, which is creating a expertise to generate fusion power, has raised $440 million from buyers, together with Jeff Bezos, Temasek, and BDC Capital.

Deep Intuition

Lowered its headcount by 20 workers, accounting for 10% of its total workforce. In April 2023, the Israeli cybersecurity startup had beforehand laid off an analogous variety of workers throughout a spherical of layoffs.

Beam

Has shut down its operations months after asserting main enlargement plans, per Sifted. The British local weather startup has let go of roughly 200 workers, in accordance with a LinkedIn post by James Reynolds, the top of expertise.

April

NetApp

Is reportedly eliminating 700 jobs, affecting 6% of its whole workforce, because it reorganizes for its operational effectivity. The corporate, primarily based in San Francisco, offers information storage, cloud providers, and CloudOps options for companies.

Digital Arts

Is reportedly letting go of roughly 300 to 400 workers, together with round 100 at Respawn Leisure, to give attention to its “long-term strategic priorities,” in accordance with Bloomberg.

Expedia

Is laying off around 3% of its workers as a part of its restructuring. The job cuts will primarily have an effect on midlevel positions within the product and expertise groups. The newest spherical of layoffs comes after the corporate let go of a whole bunch of workers from its advertising and marketing crew globally in early March.

Cars24

Has reduced its workforce by about 200 employees in its product and expertise divisions as a part of a restructuring measure. The India-based e-commerce platform for pre-owned autos offers a spread of providers like shopping for and promoting pre-owned vehicles, financing, insurance coverage, driver-on-demand, and extra. In 2023, the SoftBank-backed startup raised $450 million at a valuation of $3.3 billion.

Meta

Is letting go of over 100 workers in its Actuality Labs division, which manages digital actuality and wearable expertise, according to The Verge. The job cuts have an effect on workers creating VR experiences for Meta’s Quest headsets and employees engaged on {hardware} operations to streamline comparable work between the 2 groups.

Intel

Introduced its plan to put off greater than 21,000 workers, or roughly 20% of its workforce, in April. The transfer comes forward of Intel’s Q1 earnings name helmed by lately appointed CEO Lip-Bu Tan, who took over from longtime chief Pat Gelsinger final yr.

GM

Is shedding 200 folks at its Manufacturing unit Zero in Detroit and Hamtramck facility in Michigan, which produces GM’s electrical autos. The cuts come amid the EV slowdown and isn’t attributable to tariffs, in accordance with a report.

Zopper

Has reportedly let go of round 100 workers because the begin of 2025. Earlier this week, about 50 workers from the tech and product groups had been let go within the newest spherical of job cuts. The India-based insurtech startup has raised a complete of $125 million so far.

Turo

Will scale back its workforce by 150 positions following its choice to not proceed with its IPO, per Bloomberg. The San Francisco-based automotive rental startup, which had about 1,000 employees in 2024, mentioned the layoffs will bolster its long-term development plans throughout financial uncertainty.

GupShup

Laid off roughly 200 employees to enhance effectivity and profitability. It’s the startup’s second spherical of layoffs in 5 months, following the job cuts of round 300 workers in December. The conversational AI firm, backed by Tiger International and Constancy, was final valued at $1.4 billion in 2021. The startup is predicated in San Francisco and operates in India.

Forto

Has reportedly eradicated 200 jobs, affecting round one-third of its workers. The German logistics startup decreased a big variety of gross sales employees.

Wicresoft

Will stop its operations in China, affecting round 2,000 workers. The transfer got here after Microsoft determined to finish outsourcing after-sales assist to Wicresoft amid rising commerce tensions. Wicresoft, Microsoft’s first three way partnership in China, was based in 2022 and operates within the U.S., Europe, and Japan. It has over 10,000 workers.

Five9

Plans to chop 123 jobs, affecting about 4% of its workforce, in accordance with a report by MarketWatch. The software program firm prioritizes key strategic areas like synthetic intelligence for worthwhile development.

Google

Has laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and units division, which covers Android, Pixel telephones, the Chrome browser, and extra, in accordance with The Data.

Microsoft

Is contemplating further layoffs that would occur by Could, Enterprise Insider reported, citing nameless sources. The corporate is alleged to be discussing decreasing the variety of center managers and non-coders in a bid to extend the ratio of programmers to product managers.

Automattic

The WordPress.com developer is shedding 16% of its workforce throughout departments. Earlier than the layoffs, the corporate’s web site confirmed it had 1,744 workers, so greater than 270 employees might have been laid off.

Canva

Has let go of 10 to 12 technical writers roughly 9 months after telling its workers to make use of generative AI instruments wherever attainable. The corporate, which had round 5,500 employees in 2024, was valued at $26 billion after a secondary inventory sale in 2024.

March

Northvolt

Has laid off 2,800 employees, affecting 62% of its total staff. The layoffs come weeks after the embattled Swedish battery maker filed for chapter.

Block

Let go of 931 workers, round 8% of its workforce, as a part of a reorganization, in accordance with an inside e mail seen by TechCrunch. Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and CEO of the fintech firm, wrote within the e mail that the layoffs weren’t for monetary causes or to switch staff with AI.

Brightcove

Has laid off 198 workers, who make up about two-thirds of its U.S. workforce, per a media report. The layoff comes a month after the corporate was acquired by Bending Spoons, an Italian app developer, for $233 million. Brightcove had 600 workers worldwide, with 300 within the U.S., as of December 2023.

Acxiom

Has reportedly laid off 130 workers, or 3.5% of its whole workforce of three,700 folks. Acxiom is owned by IPG, and the information comes only a day after IPG and Omnicom Group shareholders permitted the businesses’ potential merger.

Sequoia Capital

Plans to shut its workplace in Washington, D.C., and let go of its coverage crew there by the top of March, TechCrunch has confirmed. Sequoia opened its Washington workplace 5 years in the past to deepen its relationship with policymakers. Three full-time workers are anticipated to be affected, per Forbes.

Siemens

Introduced plans to let go of approximately 5,600 jobs globally in its automation and electric-vehicle charging companies as a part of efforts to enhance competitiveness.

HelloFresh

Is reportedly laying off 273 employees, closing its distribution heart in Grand Prairie, Texas, and consolidating to a different web site in Irving to handle the quantity within the area.

Otorio

Has cut 45 employees, greater than half of its workforce, after being acquired by cybersecurity firm Armis for $120 million in March.

ActiveFence

Will reportedly scale back 22 workers, representing 7% of its workforce. Most of these affected are primarily based in Israel as the corporate undergoes a streamlining course of. The New York- and Tel Aviv-headquartered cybersecurity agency has raised $100 million at a valuation of about $500 million in 2021.

D-ID

Will lower 22 jobs, affecting practically a quarter of its total workforce, following the announcement of the AI startup’s strategic partnership with Microsoft.

NASA

Introduced it is going to be shutting down several of its offices in accordance with Elon Musk’s DOGE, together with its Workplace of Expertise, Coverage, and Technique and the DEI department within the Workplace of Variety and Equal Alternative.

Zonar Techniques

Has reportedly laid off some employees, in accordance with LinkedIn posts from ex-employees. The corporate has not confirmed the layoffs, and it’s presently unknown what number of staff had been affected.

Wayfair

Introduced plans to let go of 340 employees in its expertise division as a part of a brand new restructuring effort.

HPE

Will lower 2,500 employees, or 5% of its whole employees, in response to its shares sliding 19% within the first fiscal quarter.

TikTok

Will lower up to 300 workers in Dublin, accounting for roughly 10% of the corporate’s workforce in Eire. 

LiveRamp

Introduced it’ll lay off 65 employees, affecting 5% of its whole workforce.

Ola Electrical

Is reportedly set to put off over 1,000 employees and contractors in a cost-cutting effort. It’s the second spherical of cuts for the corporate in simply 5 months.

Rec Room

Lowered its total headcount by 16% because the gaming startup shifts its focus to be “scrappier” and “extra environment friendly.”

ANS Commerce

Was shut down simply three years after it was acquired by Flipkart. It’s presently unknown what number of workers had been affected.

February

HP

Will lower up to 2,000 jobs as a part of its “Future Now” restructuring plan that hopes to save lots of the corporate $300 million earlier than the top of its fiscal yr.

GrubHub

Introduced 500 job cuts after it was bought to Marvel Group for $650 million. The variety of cuts affected greater than 20% of its earlier workforce. 

Autodesk

Introduced plans to lay off 1,350 employees, affecting 9% of its whole workforce, in an try to reshape its GTM mannequin. The corporate can also be making reductions in its facilities, although it doesn’t plan to shut any places of work.

Google

Is planning to chop workers in its People Operations and cloud organizations teams in a brand new reorganization effort. The corporate is providing a voluntary exit program to U.S.-based Folks Operations workers.

Nautilus

Lowered its headcount by 25 employees, accounting for 16% of its whole workforce. The corporate is planning to launch a business model of its proteome evaluation platform in 2026.

eBay

Will reportedly cut a few dozen employees in Israel, doubtlessly affecting 10% of its 250-person workforce within the nation.

Starbucks

Reduce 1,100 jobs in a reorganizing effort that affected its tech staff. The espresso chain will now outsource some tech work to third-party workers.

Commercetools

Laid off dozens of workers over the previous couple of weeks, together with round 10% of employees in sooner or later, after failing to satisfy its gross sales development targets. The “headless commerce” platform raised cash at a $1.9 billion valuation just some years in the past.

Dayforce

Will lower roughly 5% of its current workforce in a brand new effectivity drive to extend profitability and development.

Expedia

Laid off more employees in a brand new effort to chop prices, although the full quantity is unknown. Final yr, the journey big cut about 1,500 roles in its Product & Expertise division.

Skybox Safety

Has ceased operations and has laid off its workers after promoting its enterprise and expertise to Israeli cybersecurity firm Tufin. The cuts have an effect on roughly 300 folks. 

HerMD

Is shutting down its operations amid “ongoing challenges in healthcare.” It’s unclear the variety of workers affected. In 2023, the ladies’s healthcare startup raised $18 million to fund its enlargement.

Zendesk

Reduce 51 jobs in its San Francisco headquarters, in accordance with state filings with the Employment Growth Division. The SaaS startup beforehand decreased its headcount by 8% in 2023.

Vendease

Has cut 120 employees, affecting 44% of its whole employees. It’s the Y Combinator-backed Nigerian startup’s second layoff spherical in simply 5 months.

Logically

Reportedly laid off dozens of employees as a part of a brand new cost-cutting effort that goals to make sure “long-term success” within the startup’s mission to curb misinformation on-line.

Blue Origin

Will lay off about 10% of its workforce, affecting more than 1,000 employees. In response to an e mail to employees obtained by CNN, the cuts will largely have an effect on positions in engineering and program administration. 

Redfin

Introduced in an SEC submitting that it’ll cut around 450 positions between February and July 2025, with an entire restructuring set to be accomplished within the fall, following its new partnership with Zillow.

Sophos

Is shedding 6% of its whole workforce, the cybersecurity agency confirmed to TechCrunch. The cuts come lower than two weeks after Sophos acquired Secureworks for $859 million.

Zepz

Will lower nearly 200 employees because it introduces redundancy measures and closes down its operations in Poland and Kenya.

Unity

Reportedly conducted another round of layoffs. It’s unknown what number of workers had been affected.

JustWorks

Reduce practically 200 workers, CEO Mike Seckler introduced in a note to employees, citing “potential hostile occasions” like a recession or rising rates of interest.

Fowl

Reduce 120 jobs, affecting roughly one-third of its whole workforce, TechCrunch solely discovered. The transfer comes only a yr after the Dutch startup cut 90 employees following its rebrand.

Sprinklr

Laid off about 500 workers, affecting 15% of its workforce, citing poor enterprise efficiency. The brand new cuts observe two earlier layoff rounds for the corporate that affected roughly 200 workers.

Sonos

Reportedly let go of approximately 200 employees, in accordance with The Verge. The corporate beforehand lower 100 workers as a part of a layoff spherical in August 2024. 

Workday

Laid off 1,750 workers, as initially reported by Bloomberg and confirmed independently by TechCrunch. The cuts have an effect on roughly 8.5% of the enterprise HR platform’s whole headcount.

Okta

Laid off 180 workers, the corporate confirmed to TechCrunch. The cuts come simply over one yr after the entry and id administration big let go of 400 staff.

Cruise

Is shedding 50% of its workforce, together with CEO Marc Whitten and a number of other different high executives, because it prepares to close down operations. What stays of the autonomous automobile firm will transfer underneath Common Motors.

Salesforce

Is reportedly eliminating more than 1,000 jobs. The cuts come as the large is actively recruiting and hiring staff to promote new AI merchandise.

January

Cushion

Has shut down operations, CEO Paul Kesserwani announced on LinkedIn. The fintech startup’s post-money valuation in 2022 was $82.4 million, in accordance with PitchBook.

Placer.ai

Laid off 150 employees based in the U.S., affecting roughly 18% of its whole workforce, in an effort to achieve profitability.

Amazon

Laid off dozens of workers in its communications department with the intention to assist the corporate “transfer quicker, enhance possession, strengthen our tradition, and produce groups nearer to clients.”

Stripe

Is shedding 300 folks, in accordance with a leaked memo reported by Enterprise Insider. Nonetheless, in accordance with the memo, the fintech big is planning to develop its whole headcount by 17%. 

Textio

Laid off 15 employees because the augmented writing startup undergoes a restructuring effort.

Pocket FM

Is cutting 75 employees in an effort to “make sure the long-term sustainability and success” of the corporate. The audio firm final lower 200 writers in July 2024 months after partnering with ElevenLabs.

Aurora Photo voltaic

Is planning to cut 58 employees in response to an “ongoing macroeconomic challenges and continued uncertainty within the photo voltaic business.”

Meta

Introduced in an inside memo that it’ll cut 5% of its staff concentrating on “low performers” as the corporate prepares for “an intense yr.” As of its newest quarterly report, Meta presently has greater than 72,000 workers.

Wayfair

Will lower as much as 730 jobs, affecting 3% of its total workforce, because it plans to exit operations in Germany and give attention to bodily retailers.

Pandion

Is shutting down its operations, affecting 63 employees. The supply startup mentioned workers will probably be paid by way of January 15 with out severance.

Icon

Is laying off 114 employees as a part of a crew realignment, per a brand new WARN discover submitting, focusing its efforts on a robotic printing system.

Altruist

Eradicated 37 jobs, affecting roughly 10% of its whole workforce, at the same time as the corporate pursues “aggressive” hiring.

Aqua Safety

Is slicing dozens of employees throughout its world markets as a part of a strategic reorganization to extend profitability.

SolarEdge Applied sciences

Plans to put off 400 employees globally. It’s the corporate’s fourth layoff spherical since January 2024 because the photo voltaic business as a complete faces a downturn.

Degree

The fintech startup, based in 2018, abruptly shut down earlier this year. Per an e mail from CEO Paul Aaron, the closure follows an unsuccessful attempt to find a buyer, although Employer.com has a brand new provide into account to accumulate the corporate post-shutdown.

This listing updates frequently.

On April 24, 2025, we corrected the variety of layoffs that occurred in March.

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