Layoffs
How they handled layoffs — severance, notice, communication
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Oversaw 15,000+ layoffs while receiving $96.5M compensation. Wrote memo addressing "enigma" of cutting jobs amid record profits. Called decisions "weighing heavily on me."
Laid off ~5,000 employees in 2025 including 1,000 in February and 4,000 support roles attributed to AI automation.
In July 2024, Dorsey sent an internal memo warning a major Block reorganization would feel "big and disruptive or uncomfortable," restructuring Square, Cash App, and other divisions. Block also conducted smaller layoffs throughout 2024 as Dorsey narrowed company focus to Bitcoin and core payments products. Dorsey has acknowledged the difficulty of workforce reductions without the extensive public communication Stripe or Airbnb have used.
Laid off 23% as ChatGPT destroyed homework help business. Stock crashed 98% from peak.
Northvolt laid off some staff in 2024. European battery company restructuring.
Laid off 5% (600+) in 2024. Cancelled games. GTA 6 delays. Zynga integration cuts.
Palantir has avoided the mass layoffs seen at peers, maintaining ~3,700 employees through 2024-2025 as its stock surged 340% on AI and defense contract growth. However, the company has historically had high voluntary attrition tied to its intense culture and controversial government work — with CEO Karp openly acknowledging employee departures over his pro-Israel stance.
Laid off 18,500+ employees (13% of workforce) since 2023. Multiple rounds of cuts. "Organizational streamlining" amid PC market decline.
HiBob laid off 10% in 2024. HR platform restructuring.
Laid off 6% (670+) in 2024. Cancelled games including Apex Legends mobile. Andrew Wilson cost cutting.
Laid off 2,500+ employees in 2024. Multiple rounds of cuts since 2023. Focus on cost reduction and AI transformation.
Laid off 9% (1,500+) in 2024. CEO Ariane Gorin cutting costs. Travel recovery slower than expected.
Tenable laid off 9% in 2024. Vulnerability scanner company restructuring.
Snowflake maintained workforce until Frank Slootman resigned. Then some restructuring.
BambooHR laid off 15% in 2024. HR software cutting costs.
Personio laid off 7% in 2024. German HR platform cutting costs.
QuantumScape laid off 15% in 2024. Solid-state battery company cutting costs.
Rivian laid off 10% in 2024. EV company cutting costs despite production ramp.
Laid off 1,900 employees (8%) in January 2024 after Microsoft acquisition. Cut Blizzard and King studios. Second wave in 2024.
Laid off 530 employees (11%) in January 2024. Cut Legends of Runeterra, Forge, and other projects. First major layoffs.
Laid off 13% (1,750+) in January 2024. Third round of mass layoffs. CEO Niraj Shah cutting costs.
No major layoffs. Continued hiring through tech downturn. CEO Bill McDermott focused on growth and employee retention.
Pushed portfolio companies to cut costs in 2022-2023. But provides support for laid-off founders and employees.
No major layoffs at Nvidia. Rapid hiring as AI demand explodes. Opposed to layoffs as management tool. Employee retention focused.
No significant layoffs during tech downturn. Continued hiring. CEO Olivier Pomel focused on growth.
No major layoffs. Continued hiring in cybersecurity market. Zero trust security demand strong.
Fly.io no major layoffs. Edge computing startup maintained team. Kurt Mackey cautious growth.
Arctic Wolf smaller layoffs than peers. Managed security provider maintained most team.
Wiz rapid growth but some restructuring. Israeli cybersecurity unicorn. Google acquisition talks.
Orca Security laid off 15% in 2024. Cloud security startup cutting costs.
Palantir minimal layoffs. Government revenue stable. Alex Karp maintained team.
Redwood Materials no major layoffs. Battery recycling company growing. JB Straubel Tesla alum.
Sila Nanotechnologies maintained team. Battery materials company growing.
Felicis Ventures advised portfolio on costs. But not aggressive like larger VCs.
IVP traditional approach. Less aggressive than growth VCs on portfolio restructuring.
ClickUp laid off 10% in 2023. Project management tool joining layoff trend.
Laid off 830 employees (16%) in September 2023. CEO Tim Sweeney admitted spending beyond means. Sold Bandcamp.
Laid off 1,000+ in Max streaming merger. Content wiped from platforms. Writers/actors strikes.
Alteryx laid off 15% in 2023. Data analytics company restructuring.
Linear laid off some staff in 2023. Issue tracking startup streamlining.
Took responsibility for over-hiring in 2023 layoffs (20% cut). But continued aggressive cost cuts in 2024. Sold logistics business.
Laid off 13% of workforce in 2023. CEO Shay Banon announced cuts despite Elasticsearch popularity.
Namely laid off 20% in 2023. HR software company restructuring.
Laid off 10% in February 2023, then 6% more in 2024. Multiple rounds of cuts despite profitability.
RingCentral laid off 10% in 2023. Cloud communications company cutting costs.
Gusto laid off 8% in 2023. Payroll startup cutting costs.
Laid off 7% (250+) before IPO in 2023. More cuts in 2024. Fidji Simo cost cutting.
Satya Nadella laid off 10,000+. Xbox gaming cuts. LinkedIn restructuring. But handled better than peers.
Laid off 10% of workforce (8,000 employees) in January 2023. Benioff blamed "over-hiring."
Philippe Laffont pushed portfolio companies to cut costs aggressively in 2022-2023.
Advised portfolio companies on cost cuts during downturn but not aggressively.
Coatue Philippe Laffont pushed aggressive cost cuts. Growth at all costs then crash.
D1 Capital hedge fund approach. Portfolio company cuts during drawdown.
Fired 80% of workforce after acquisition. From 7,500 to ~1,500 employees. Mass terminations via email. Sued by laid-off workers.
Reed Hastings Netflix "keeper test" culture. Laid off hundreds in 2022. High performance expectation.
Laid off 10% (700+) in 2022, more in 2023-2024. Swedish BNPL company slashing costs before IPO.
Sent "R.I.P. Good Times" memo warning founders to cut costs.
Sequoia "RIP Good Times" memo in 2008. Pushed portfolio companies to cut aggressively in 2022-2023.
Tiger Global pulled back from funding 2022-2023. Portfolio companies faced pressure.
SoftBank Vision Fund pushed portfolio to cut costs after WeWork disaster. Aggressive restructuring.