The tech layoff wave continued through 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, 2024 saw more than 150,000 job cuts across 542 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. Large companies like Tesla, Amazon, Google, TikTok, Snap, and Microsoft conducted sizable layoffs in 2024, while smaller-sized startups also experienced cuts, and in some cases, shut down operations altogether.
We’re continuing to track the industry’s layoffs into 2025 so you can see the trajectory of the cutbacks. Later this year, we will break out our 2024 and 2025 lists in order to make the trends easier to parse.
By tracking these layoffs, we’re able to understand the impact on innovation across companies large and small. We’re also able to see the potential impact of businesses embracing AI and automation for jobs that had previously been considered safe. It also serves as a reminder of the human impact of layoffs and what could be at stake in regards to increased innovation.
Below you’ll find a comprehensive list of all the known layoffs in tech that have occurred in 2024, to be updated regularly. If you have a tip on a layoff, contact us here. If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can contact us here.
- January 2025: 6,003 employees laid off — see all January 2025 Tech Layoffs
- December 2024: 2,268 employees laid off — see all December 2024 Tech Layoffs
- November 2024: 5,925 employees laid off — see all November 2024 Tech Layoffs
- October 2024: 3,659 employees laid off — see all October 2024 Tech Layoffs
- September 2024: 3,765 employees laid off — see all September 2024 Tech Layoffs
- August 2024: 26,024 employees laid off — see all August 2024 Tech Layoffs
- July 2024: 9,051 employees laid off — see all July 2024 Tech Layoffs
- June 2024: 10,083 employees laid off — see all June 2024 Tech Layoffs
- May 2024: 11,011 employees laid off — see all May 2024 Tech Layoffs
- April 2024: 22,423 employees laid off — see all April 2024 Tech Layoffs
- March 2024: 7,403 employees laid off — see all March 2024 Tech Layoffs
- February 2024: 15,639 employees laid off — see all February 2024 Tech Layoffs
- January 2024: 34,107 employees laid off — see all January 2024 Tech Layoffs
February 2025
Autodesk
Announced plans to lay off 1,350 employees, affecting 9% of its total workforce, in an attempt to reshape its GTM model. The company is also making reductions in its facilities, though it does not plan to close any offices.
Is planning to cut employees in its People Operations and cloud organizations teams in a new reorganization effort. The company is offering a voluntary exit program to U.S.-based People Operations employees.
Nautilus
Reduced its headcount by 25 employees, accounting for 16% of its total workforce. The company is planning to release a commercial version of its proteome analysis platform in 2026.
eBay
Will reportedly cut a few dozen employees in Israel, potentially affecting 10% of its 250-person workforce in the country.
Starbucks
Cut 1,100 jobs in a reorganizing effort that affected its tech workers. The coffee chain will now outsource some tech work to third-party employees.
Commercetools
Laid off dozens of employees over the last few weeks, including around 10% of staff in one day, after failing to meet its sales growth targets. The “headless commerce” platform raised money at a $1.9 billion valuation just a few years ago.
Dayforce
Will cut roughly 5% of its current workforce in a new efficiency drive to increase profitability and growth.
Expedia
Laid off more employees in a new effort to cut costs, though the total number is unknown. Last year, the travel giant cut about 1,500 roles in its Product & Technology division.
Skybox Security
Has ceased operations and has laid off its employees after selling its business and technology to Israeli cybersecurity company Tufin. The cuts affect roughly 300 people.
HerMD
Is shutting down its operations amid “ongoing challenges in healthcare.” It’s unclear the number of employees affected. In 2023, the women’s healthcare startup raised $18 million to fund its expansion.
Zendesk
Cut 51 jobs in its San Francisco headquarters, according to state filings with the Employment Development Department. The SaaS startup previously reduced its headcount by 8% in 2023.
Vendease
Has cut 120 employees, impacting 44% of its total staff. It’s the Y Combinator-backed Nigerian startup’s second layoff round in just five months.
Logically
Reportedly laid off dozens of employees as part of a new cost-cutting effort that aims to ensure “long-term success” in the startup’s mission to curb misinformation online.
Blue Origin
Will lay off about 10% of its workforce, affecting more than 1,000 employees. According to an email to staff obtained by CNN, the cuts will largely have an impact on positions in engineering and program management.
Redfin
Announced in an SEC filing that it will cut around 450 positions between February and July 2025, with a complete restructuring set to be completed in the fall, following its new partnership with Zillow.
Sophos
Is laying off 6% of its total workforce, the cybersecurity firm confirmed to TechCrunch. The cuts come less than two weeks after Sophos acquired Secureworks for $859 million.
Zepz
Will cut nearly 200 employees as it introduces redundancy measures and closes down its operations in Poland and Kenya.
Unity
Reportedly conducted another round of layoffs. It’s unknown how many employees were affected.
JustWorks
Cut nearly 200 employees, CEO Mike Seckler announced in a note to employees, citing “potential adverse events” like a recession or rising interest rates.
Bird
Cut 120 jobs, affecting roughly one-third of its total workforce, TechCrunch exclusively learned. The move comes just a year after the Dutch startup cut 90 employees following its rebrand.
Sprinklr
Laid off about 500 employees, affecting 15% of its workforce, citing poor business performance. The new cuts follow two earlier layoff rounds for the company that affected roughly 200 employees.
Sonos
Reportedly let go of approximately 200 employees, according to The Verge. The company previously cut 100 employees as part of a layoff round in August 2024.
Workday
Laid off 1,750 employees, as originally reported by Bloomberg and confirmed independently by TechCrunch. The cuts affect roughly 8.5% of the enterprise HR platform’s total head count.
Okta
Laid off 180 employees, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The cuts come just over one year after the access and identity management giant let go of 400 workers.
Cruise
Is laying off 50% of its workforce, including CEO Marc Whitten and several other top executives, as it prepares to shut down operations. What remains of the autonomous vehicle company will move under General Motors.
Salesforce
Is reportedly eliminating more than 1,000 jobs. The cuts come as the giant is actively recruiting and hiring workers to sell new AI products.
January 2025
Cushion
Has shut down operations, CEO Paul Kesserwani announced on LinkedIn. The fintech startup’s post-money valuation in 2022 was $82.4 million, according to PitchBook.
Placer.ai
Laid off 150 employees based in the U.S., affecting roughly 18% of its total workforce, in an effort to reach profitability.
Amazon
Laid off dozens of workers in its communications department in order to help the company “move faster, increase ownership, strengthen our culture, and bring teams closer to customers.”
Stripe
Is laying off 300 people, according to a leaked memo reported by Business Insider. However, according to the memo, the fintech giant is planning to grow its total headcount by 17%.
Textio
Laid off 15 employees as the augmented writing startup undergoes a restructuring effort.
Pocket FM
Is cutting 75 employees in an effort to “ensure the long-term sustainability and success” of the company. The audio company last cut 200 writers in July 2024 months after partnering with ElevenLabs.
Aurora Solar
Is planning to cut 58 employees in response to an “ongoing macroeconomic challenges and continued uncertainty in the solar industry.”
Meta
Announced in an internal memo that it will cut 5% of its staff targeting “low performers” as the company prepares for “an intense year.” As of its latest quarterly report, Meta currently has more than 72,000 employees.
Wayfair
Will cut up to 730 jobs, impacting 3% of its total workforce, as it plans to exit operations in Germany and focus on physical retailers.
Pandion
Is shutting down its operations, impacting 63 employees. The delivery startup said employees will be paid through January 15 without severance.
Icon
Is laying off 114 employees as part of a team realignment, per a new WARN notice filing, focusing its efforts on a robotic printing system.
Altruist
Eliminated 37 jobs, impacting roughly 10% of its total workforce, even as the company pursues “aggressive” hiring.
Aqua Security
Is cutting dozens of employees across its global markets as part of a strategic reorganization to increase profitability.
SolarEdge Technologies
Plans to lay off 400 employees globally. It’s the company’s fourth layoff round since January 2024 as the solar industry as a whole faces a downturn.
Level
The fintech startup, founded in 2018, abruptly shut down earlier this year. Per an email from CEO Paul Aaron, the closure follows an unsuccessful attempt to find a buyer, though Employer.com has a new offer under consideration to acquire the company post-shutdown.
December 2024
Brave Care
Has shut down its operations permanently, according to a post on its website. It’s unclear how many workers were impacted.
Epicery
Has ceased operations as the result of “economic and financial challenges” that the food delivery startup could not overcome.
Bench
Abruptly shut down but was later acquired by Employer.com for an undisclosed price in a last-minute deal. It’s currently unknown how many of the accounting startup’s 600 staff will be hired back.
Lilium
Ceased operations and laid off about 1,000 workers. But the company might be saved after all: Lilium announced that a consortium of investors agreed to acquire two subsidiaries, which would allow it to restructure and exit insolvency.
Boston Dynamics
Has laid off 45 employees, accounting for 5% of its total workforce. A spokesperson told The Boston Globe the cuts impacted “nearly every function throughout the business.”
OfferUp
Is cutting 22% of its workforce as it attempts to expand into new product lines. The total number of workers impacted is not currently known.
Canoo
Is undergoing another layoff round two months after the EV startup relocated employees to Texas to avoid bankruptcy. More than 20 employees were included in the cuts.
Foundry
Eliminated 27% of its workforce. The cuts include 16% of its U.S.-based employees, as well as a “small team in India,” affecting a total of 74 workers.
Calendly
Laid off 70 employees, roughly 13% of its workforce. The cuts impacted teams in engineering, customer experience, marketing, and billing.
Yahoo
Laid off around 25% of its cybersecurity team — known as The Paranoids — over the last year, TechCrunch has learned. The cuts impacted 40 to 50 employees out of a total staff of 200.
Bluevine
Is cutting 100 employees, impacting its global workforce by roughly 18%. It’s the fintech company’s second layoff round in six months.
EasyKnock
Has abruptly shut down. The news follows several lawsuits filed against the proptech company and an FTC consumer alert about controversial sale-leaseback models.
Carousell
Is eliminating 76 roles in a reorganization effort. The cuts account for about 7% of the Singapore-based company’s total headcount.
Mixtroz
Is shutting down its operations, co-founders Kerry Schrader and Ashlee Ammons Halpin announced.
Stash
Reportedly laid off 40% of its roughly 220-person workforce in a major restructuring effort following the departure of CEO Liza Landsman in September.
Booking Holdings
Has laid off 60 employees in one of its B2B units as the company shifts its focus to AI.
Lightspeed Commerce
Will lay off roughly 200 employees as part of a “strategic review” of its business while exploring a potential sale. The company cut 280 workers in April as part of a restructuring effort.
November 2024
AlphaSense
Laid off 150 employees, impacting 8% of its workforce, in a new restructuring effort following its July 2024 acquisition of Tegus.
Ola Electric
Is reportedly letting go of up to 500 employees in an effort to boost its profitability. The cuts would impact more than 10% of its total workforce.
Hopper
Cut roughly 10% of its workforce, affecting 60-65 employees, as the online travel agency conducts another reorganization attempt.
Eliminated 202 employees, accounting for roughly 1% of its total workforce. The cuts impacted engineering and customer support roles, spokesperson Greg Snapper confirmed to The Information.
Headspace
Is cutting 13% of its workforce and shifting its staff of clinical therapists to part-time or contract roles in an effort to “reset” the unicorn startup. It’s unknown exactly how many employees were impacted.
Truelayer
Reportedly laid off roughly a quarter of its employees. Sources told City AM that the former unicorn startup cut 71 roles before announcing a $50 million funding round.
AppLovin
Announced 120 layoffs in a new WARN filing. The filing comes a week after the advertising software company hit a $97.7 billion valuation.
Stoa
Has shut down its operations after four years in business, CEO Raj Kunkolienkar announced on LinkedIn.
AMD
Is laying off 4% of its workforce to focus on “large growth opportunities.” AMD had roughly 26,000 employees as of last year, so the cuts could impact approximately 1,000 workers.
23andMe
Is cutting 40% of its workforce, impacting more than 200 employees, as part of a restructuring effort at the company. Since going public in 2021, 23andMe has lost more than 99% of its value amid declining interest in its products and subscriptions, plus a data breach in 2023 that resulted in 7 million users’ ancestry data being stolen.
Chegg
Is laying off 319 employees, accounting for 21% of its total staff, as it struggles to compete with ChatGPT and other AI products. Like 23andMe, at the time of writing, Chegg has also lost 99% of its valuation since going public in 2013.
Enphase Energy
Is laying off roughly 500 workers, affecting 17% of the solar and EV charging company’s total workforce. Enphase laid off 10% of its workforce less than a year ago, as they and other solar companies continue to face significant headwinds.
Exosonic
Is shutting down after five years of operation. In 2020, the supersonic aircraft startup joined Y Combinator’s Winter cohort in 2020 and went on to raise over $4.5 million.
Freshworks
Is laying off 660 employees globally, accounting for 13% of the company’s total workforce, as the software-as-a-service company for customer and IT service management aims to finish a restructuring effort by the end of the year.
Akamai
The cloud computing company is eliminating 2.5% of its workforce, impacting roughly 250 employees. The company made a similar sized cut to its workforce at the beginning of 2023.
ShareFile
Announced it will cut nearly 200 jobs in North Carolina, shortly after its acquisition by Progress Software Corp.
Just Eat
Is reducing its headcount by 300 employees, accounting for 2% of the food delivery company’s total work force.
iRobot
Is laying off 105 employees — about 16% of the company’s workforce. The move comes after iRobot slashed roughly 350 jobs earlier this year, following the scuttling of an acquisition by Amazon for $1.7 billion.
The Mozilla Foundation
Has laid off 30% of its employees as the organization says it faces a “relentless onslaught of change.” It’s the second layoff round at Mozilla this year.
Maven Clinic
Reportedly cut 10% of its staff, impacting roughly 60 employees. In October 2024, the company announced a $125 million Series F Round.
Bowery Farming
Is shutting down its operations. The agtech company was valued at $2.3 billion in 2021.
October 2024
Tidal
Is conducting another round of layoffs, reportedly impacting up to 100 employees. CEO Jack Dorseytold employees in an email that the company needs to operate “like a startup again.”
X
Reportedly conducted a round of layoffs. The number of employees impacted is currently unknown.
Coursera
Cut 10% of its total workforce as the education company struggles with its customers not renewing their subscriptions.
Dropbox
Is letting go of 20% of its workforce as the company undergoes what CEO Drew Houston calls a “transitional period.” The reduction in headcount will impact 528 employees.
Consensys
Has laid off 20% of its total workforce as it faces struggles in the Ethereum market.
F5
Is trimming its global workforce by nearly 2% in a cost-cutting measure, impacting roughly 100 employees.
Kyte
Is pulling out of almost all of its major markets in the U.S. and has cut its workforce roughly in half as it shifts its focus on just San Francisco and New York City.
Upwork
Is reducing its total workforce by 21% as the company aims to generate $60 million in annual cost savings.
Venminder
Will lay off 100 employees after being acquired by risk and vendor management company Ncontracts.
Jellysmack
Is laying off staff in a reorganization effort impacting 22 employees in the U.S. Cuts will reportedly also impact staffers in France in the coming months.
CapWay
Has been shut down, founder Sheena Allen wrote on LinkedIn. The Y Combinator-backed fintech sought to bring financial services to people in banking deserts.Meta
Employees across multiple teams across Meta have been laid off as the company looks to “ensure resources are aligned with their long-term strategic goals,” in the words of its emailed statement to TechCrunch. What Meta did not detail was the scope or specific teams affected by the layoffs, though Threads, recruiting and legal were confirmed not to be unaffected.
Boeing
Will cut 10% of its workforce, impacting roughly 17,000 employees. The cuts follow a loss of $9.97 a share in Q3 amid a continued machinist union strike.
Stellantis
Is laying off 1,100 employees in Michigan, impacting the company’s subsidiary brands Chrysler, Jeep, Ram, and Dodge.
TikTok
Is laying off hundreds of employees, mainly in Malaysia, as the social network turns to AI for content moderation. The company said fewer than 500 people were affected.
Samsung
Is cutting jobs in Southeast Asia and Australia to “improve operational efficiency.” A spokesperson told TechCrunch that it hasn’t “set a target number for any particular positions,” though the cuts could impact roughly 10% of workers in those markets
Kasperksy
Is shutting down its UK office and laying off dozens of workers, TechCrunch has learned. The cuts come just three months after the company started closing down its U.S. operations.
NFX
Laid off four employees as the firm looks to “rebalance” its resources from its software and product teams to its investing team, general partner Pete Flint told TechCrunch.
Eaze
Is laying off 500 employees as it begins winding down its operations. In a message to staff, CEO Cory Azzalino cited the “ongoing challenges of the California cannabis market” as a reason for the closure.
PubMatic
Eliminated 1% of its total workforce, impacting roughly more than a dozen employees, as it reportedly pivots its business to connected-TV advertising.
Tome
Has laid off nearly a third of its employees in a “resetting” attempt for the company. It’s the second layoff round for the AI startup in 2024.
Alma
Has laid off 9% of its total workforce, impacting most departments, as it aims for “long-term sustainability.”
Flexport
Is reducing its headcount by about 2%. It’s the second layoff round for Flexport this year, where the company cut 20% of its staff in January.
FreshBooks
Let go of 140 employees across all of its teams as it aims to reach profitability, CEO Mara Reiff announced in a blog post.