A complete record of 2025 tech layoffs | TechCrunch

The tech layoff wave continues to be kicking in 2025. Final 12 months noticed greater than 150,000 job cuts throughout 549 corporations, in line with unbiased layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. To this point this 12 months, greater than 22,000 staff have been the sufferer of reductions throughout the tech trade, with a staggering 16,084 cuts going down in February alone.

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

Under you’ll discover a complete record of all of the identified tech layoffs which have occurred in 2025, which can be up to date commonly. When you’ve got a tip on a layoff, contact us right here. For those who choose to stay nameless, you may contact us right here.

Might

Match

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

CrowdStrike

Is shedding 5% of its international workforce, or round 500 folks. The corporate mentioned the layoffs have 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 fulfill its objective of $10 billion in ending [Annual Recurring Revenue]” in its 8-Okay submitting.

Normal Fusion

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

Deep Intuition

Decreased 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 line with a LinkedIn post by James Reynolds, the top of expertise.

April

NetApp

Is reportedly eliminating 700 jobs, affecting 6% of its complete workforce, because it reorganizes for its operational effectivity. The corporate, based mostly in San Francisco, gives knowledge storage, cloud companies, 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 line 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 lots of of workers from its advertising workforce 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 automobiles gives a spread of companies like shopping for and promoting pre-owned automobiles, 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 growing VR experiences for Meta’s Quest headsets and workers engaged on {hardware} operations to streamline related 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 12 months.

GM

Is shedding 200 folks at its Manufacturing unit Zero in Detroit and Hamtramck facility in Michigan, which produces GM’s electrical automobiles. The cuts come amid the EV slowdown and isn’t attributable to tariffs, in line 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 have been let go within the newest spherical of job cuts. The India-based insurtech startup has raised a complete of $125 million to this point.

Turo

Will scale back its workforce by 150 positions following its choice to not proceed with its IPO, per Bloomberg. The San Francisco-based automobile rental startup, which had about 1,000 workers 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 World 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 diminished a major variety of gross sales workers.

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 line 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 line with The Data.

Microsoft

Is contemplating extra layoffs that would occur by Might, 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 workers 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 doable. The corporate, which had round 5,500 workers 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 line with an inner 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 complete workforce of three,700 folks. Acxiom is owned by IPG, and the information comes only a day after IPG and Omnicom Group shareholders authorized the businesses’ potential merger.

Sequoia Capital

Plans to shut its workplace in Washington, D.C., and let go of its coverage workforce 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 middle 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 based mostly 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 minimize 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 will likely be shutting down several of its offices in accordance with Elon Musk’s DOGE, together with its Workplace of Know-how, Coverage, and Technique and the DEI department within the Workplace of Variety and Equal Alternative.

Zonar Programs

Has reportedly laid off some workers, in line with LinkedIn posts from ex-employees. The corporate has not confirmed the layoffs, and it’s at the moment unknown what number of staff have 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 minimize 2,500 employees, or 5% of its complete workers, in response to its shares sliding 19% within the first fiscal quarter.

TikTok

Will minimize 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 complete 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

Decreased 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 at the moment unknown what number of workers have been affected.

February

HP

Will minimize up to 2,000 jobs as a part of its “Future Now” restructuring plan that hopes to avoid wasting the corporate $300 million earlier than the top of its fiscal 12 months.

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 complete 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 workplaces.

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

Decreased its headcount by 25 employees, accounting for 16% of its complete 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

Minimize 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 workers in in the future, after failing to fulfill its gross sales development targets. The “headless commerce” platform raised cash at a $1.9 billion valuation only a few years in the past.

Dayforce

Will minimize 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 whole quantity is unknown. Final 12 months, the journey large cut about 1,500 roles in its Product & Know-how 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

Minimize 51 jobs in its San Francisco headquarters, in line with state filings with the Employment Improvement Division. The SaaS startup beforehand diminished its headcount by 8% in 2023.

Vendease

Has cut 120 employees, affecting 44% of its complete workers. 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 workers 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 complete workforce, the cybersecurity agency confirmed to TechCrunch. The cuts come lower than two weeks after Sophos acquired Secureworks for $859 million.

Zepz

Will minimize 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 have been affected.

JustWorks

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

Fowl

Minimize 120 jobs, affecting roughly one-third of its complete workforce, TechCrunch completely realized. The transfer comes only a 12 months 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 comply with two earlier layoff rounds for the corporate that affected roughly 200 workers.

Sonos

Reportedly let go of approximately 200 employees, in line with The Verge. The corporate beforehand minimize 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 complete headcount.

Okta

Laid off 180 workers, the corporate confirmed to TechCrunch. The cuts come simply over one 12 months after the entry and identification administration large let go of 400 staff.

Cruise

Is shedding 50% of its workforce, together with CEO Marc Whitten and several other different prime executives, because it prepares to close down operations. What stays of the autonomous automobile firm will transfer underneath Normal 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 line with PitchBook.

Placer.ai

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

Amazon

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

Stripe

Is shedding 300 folks, in line with a leaked memo reported by Enterprise Insider. Nonetheless, in line with the memo, the fintech large is planning to develop its complete 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 minimize 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 trade.”

Meta

Introduced in an inner memo that it’ll cut 5% of its staff concentrating on “low performers” as the corporate prepares for “an intense 12 months.” As of its newest quarterly report, Meta at the moment has greater than 72,000 workers.

Wayfair

Will minimize 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 can be paid by January 15 with out severance.

Icon

Is laying off 114 employees as a part of a workforce 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 complete workforce, whilst the corporate pursues “aggressive” hiring.

Aqua Safety

Is chopping dozens of employees throughout its international 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 trade as an entire 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 supply into account to accumulate the corporate post-shutdown.

This record updates commonly.

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