Seattle-based Highspot merged with Seismic in August 2026, combining two of the largest sales enablement software providers. Highspot had previously laid off 25% of its workforce in two 2023 rounds. Post-merger layoffs were reported in September 2026 due to role overlap, though neither company disclosed specific numbers.
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Seismic conducted layoffs in the Highspot merger integration. CEO Rob Tarkoff told GeekWire in September 2026: "We did our best to try to find roles for everybody that we could, but there's always some level of overlap where you don't need two people doing a task that requires one." When the deal closed, Highspot had over 700 employees and the combined company had about 1,700 total. Job cuts emerged on LinkedIn as role overlaps were eliminated.
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