The technology sector has experienced significant layoffs in 2024, impacting major corporations and startups alike. The following is a comprehensive alphabetical list of known tech layoffs for this year, highlighting the breadth of workforce reductions across the industry.
Aqua
- Layoffs: 50 employees (10% of workforce)
- Details: The cybersecurity company, after a $60 million funding round, is trimming its workforce to align with its new strategic goals.
Apple
- Layoffs: 614 employees
- Details: Apple’s decision to halt its electric car project led to significant staff reductions in California.
Aurora
- Layoffs: Dozens of employees
- Details: The autonomous vehicle company has cut about 3% of its workforce as part of its ongoing restructuring.
Aurora Solar
- Layoffs: 20% of staff (approximately 200 employees)
- Details: Despite record growth in the solar industry last year, the software startup has made significant cuts.
BeReal
- Layoffs: Large number of employees
- Details: Following its acquisition by French gaming company Voodoo, BeReal has scaled down its workforce.
Block
- Layoffs: Approximately 1,000 employees
- Details: The job cuts affect the Cash App, foundational, and Square arms of the company.
Brex
- Layoffs: 20% of staff (282 employees)
- Details: The fintech company is focusing on long-term goals over short-term gains, leading to substantial cuts.
Byju’s
- Layoffs: 500 employees (3% of workforce)
- Details: The educational technology company is restructuring and reducing its workforce accordingly.
C2FO
- Layoffs: 16 employees
- Details: The supplier resource management company is focusing on automation to streamline operations.
Cisco
- Layoffs: 5% of employees (more than 4,000)
- Details: Cisco is implementing job cuts as part of its broader restructuring plan.
Chegg
- Layoffs: 23% of global headcount
- Details: The online learning platform is aiming to streamline its operations and become more efficient.
ChowNow
- Layoffs: 20% of staff
- Details: After acquiring point-of-sale platform Cuboh, ChowNow has reduced its workforce.
Copia Global
- Layoffs: At least 1,060 employees
- Details: The startup filed for administration and has made significant workforce reductions.
Cue Health
- Layoffs: 49% of workforce (230 employees)
- Details: Following previous layoffs, the COVID-19 test company has eliminated a substantial portion of its staff.
Dell
- Layoffs: 6,000 employees
- Details: The company has cut its global workforce significantly, according to a recent SEC filing.
Discord
- Layoffs: 17% of staff (170 employees)
- Details: The company has reduced its workforce due to rapid growth and scaling issues.
DocuSign
- Layoffs: 6% of workforce
- Details: The company is trimming its sales and marketing divisions as part of a broader restructuring.
eBay
- Layoffs: 1,000 employees (9% of workforce)
- Details: The company is making cuts in its global restructuring effort.
Enovix
- Layoffs: 170 employees (33% of workforce)
- Details: The company is reducing its annual operating costs by cutting a significant portion of its staff.
EverC
- Layoffs: 10% of workforce
- Details: The company, which develops cyber intelligence software, has made substantial cuts to its team.
Expedia
- Layoffs: 1,500 employees (8% of workforce)
- Details: The company is restructuring its Product & Technology division, leading to significant job losses.
Fisker
- Layoffs: Hundreds of employees
- Details: The electric vehicle startup is making cuts to preserve cash and streamline operations.
Flexport
- Layoffs: 20% of staff
- Details: The logistics company announced substantial layoffs as part of a restructuring plan.
Flutterwave
- Layoffs: 30 employees (3% of workforce)
- Details: The company is focusing its business on enterprise solutions, leading to staff reductions.
Ginkgo Bioworks
- Layoffs: 158 employees
- Details: The company is reducing its workforce by 25% as part of a broader cost-cutting measure.
GitHub
- Layoffs: 10% of staff
- Details: The software development platform is undergoing restructuring and reducing its workforce.
- Layoffs: Hundreds of employees across various teams
- Details: Google is making significant cuts to its Cloud teams, hardware teams, and other divisions.
Gopuff
- Layoffs: 6% of staff
- Details: The fast-delivery startup is cutting jobs as it seeks to become cash-flow positive by year-end.
Gro Intelligence
- Layoffs: 60% of staff (approx. 120 employees)
- Details: The company is shutting down after significant cuts earlier in the year.
iRobot
- Layoffs: 350 employees (33% of workforce)
- Details: The Roomba-maker is cutting jobs following the halted acquisition by Amazon.
IBM
- Layoffs: Significant cuts to marketing and communications staff
- Details: The company is also planning to replace some jobs with AI.
Instacart
- Layoffs: Roughly 250 employees
- Details: The company is restructuring and reducing its workforce as part of its strategic realignment.
Jasper Health
- Layoffs: Substantial portion of workforce
- Details: The cancer care platform startup has made significant cuts, particularly in engineering and product design.
Kaspersky
- Layoffs: Dozens of employees
- Details: The company is leaving the U.S. market due to a government ban on its software.
Koo
- Layoffs: Ceasing operations
- Details: The company has shut down after failed acquisition talks with Dailyhunt.
Lex
- Layoffs: Majority of its eight-person staff
- Details: The LGBTQ+ social networking site is struggling to monetize its product.
Luminar
- Layoffs: 20% of workforce (approximately 140 employees)
- Details: The company is also cutting ties with the majority of its contract workers.
Magic Leap
- Layoffs: 75 employees
- Details: The augmented reality startup has eliminated its sales and marketing departments.
Mainvest
- Layoffs: Shutdown
- Details: The company has ceased operations, with the number of affected employees currently unknown.
Match Group
- Layoffs: 6% of workforce
- Details: The company is discontinuing livestreaming services and focusing on generative AI.
Microsoft
- Layoffs: Hundreds of employees across gaming and Azure cloud divisions
- Details: The company is making cuts as part of its restructuring efforts.
Moovit
- Layoffs: 10% of workforce
- Details: The company has cut around 20-25 employees.
Motional
- Layoffs: 40% of workforce (about 550 employees)
- Details: The autonomous vehicle technology company is undergoing significant restructuring.
Mercari
- Layoffs: Nearly half of its U.S. employees
- Details: The Japan-based company is struggling to compete with other e-commerce rivals.
Monarch Tractor
- Layoffs: Less than 15% of workforce
- Details: The agritech company is restructuring following a $133 million Series C funding round.
Nike
- Layoffs: 740 employees
- Details: The cuts are part of a restructuring at the Oregon headquarters.
Oda
- Layoffs: 150 employees
- Details: The company is scaling back its expansion plans to focus on its core markets in Norway and Sweden.
Okta
- Layoffs: Approximately 400 employees
- Details: The company’s job cuts follow a previous reduction of 300 employees a year ago.
OpenText
- Layoffs: 1,200 employees (2% of workforce)
- Details: The information management company is cutting costs as part of a larger restructuring effort.
Pagaya
- Layoffs: 100 employees (20% of staff)
- Details: The company is making another round of cuts to streamline operations.
PayPal
- Layoffs: Up to 85 employees in Ireland
- Details: The company is restructuring its operations, impacting several employees.
Paytm
- Layoffs: Large cuts across the company
- Details: The total number of affected employees is currently unknown.
Peloton
- Layoffs: 15% of workforce (about 400 employees)
- Details: The company is undergoing a major cost-cutting effort and the CEO is stepping down.
Planet
- Layoffs: 180 employees (17% of workforce)
- Details: The satellite imaging company is making cuts as part of its restructuring.
Project Ronin
- Layoffs: 150 employees
- Details: The space and defense startup has shut down operations, impacting a significant portion of its workforce.
Revel
- Layoffs: 1,000+ staff drivers
- Details: The company is embracing a gig worker model similar to Lyft and Uber.
Salesforce
- Layoffs: 10% of workforce (about 10,000 employees)
- Details: The company is focusing on streamlining its operations.
Samsara
- Layoffs: 12% of workforce
- Details: The telematics company is making cuts to improve profitability.
SAP
- Layoffs: 6,000 employees (2% of workforce)
- Details: The company is restructuring as part of its strategic transformation plan.
Seagate
- Layoffs: 3,000 employees (8% of workforce)
- Details: The company is making cuts as part of a broader effort to restructure its operations.
Snap
- Layoffs: 10% of workforce (approximately 1,200 employees)
- Details: The social media company is focusing on cost-cutting and streamlining its operations.
Spotify
- Layoffs: 6% of staff
- Details: The company is reducing its workforce in a strategic realignment.
Sprinklr
- Layoffs: 14% of workforce
- Details: The customer experience management platform is making significant cuts to streamline operations.
Stripe
- Layoffs: 10% of workforce (about 1,000 employees)
- Details: The payments company is focusing on profitability and operational efficiency.
Tanium
- Layoffs: 10% of workforce
- Details: The cybersecurity company is reducing its staff to improve its financial performance.
Twitch
- Layoffs: 400 employees
- Details: The streaming platform is making cuts as part of its restructuring efforts.
Uber
- Layoffs: 1,000 employees (5% of workforce)
- Details: The company is focusing on reducing costs and streamlining its operations.
Upwork
- Layoffs: 10% of workforce
- Details: The freelance platform is making cuts as part of its strategic transformation.
Vayeca
- Layoffs: Majority of workforce
- Details: The company is ceasing operations after facing financial difficulties.
Verkada
- Layoffs: 10% of workforce
- Details: The security camera startup is restructuring its team.
Wolt
- Layoffs: 200 employees
- Details: The delivery startup is making cuts as part of its operational optimization efforts.
Xero
- Layoffs: 5% of workforce
- Details: The accounting software company is restructuring to focus on core markets.
Yuga Labs
- Layoffs: 15% of workforce
- Details: The NFT company is scaling down its operations as part of a strategic realignment.
Zalando
- Layoffs: 1,000 employees
- Details: The European online fashion retailer is reducing its workforce to improve efficiency.
Zoom
- Layoffs: 6% of workforce
- Details: The video conferencing company is making cuts to align with its post-pandemic growth strategy.
Zoho
- Layoffs: Minor adjustments
- Details: The company is making small cuts to streamline its operations, with the exact number of affected employees not disclosed.
Zynga
- Layoffs: 100 employees
- Details: The gaming company is making reductions as part of its strategic restructuring.
This list reflects the latest data available as of mid-2024 and is subject to change as more companies report their layoff figures and restructuring plans.
