Layoffs Roundup: Mon 3/30/20

Since Thursday, unicorn startups ZipRecruiter, WeWork, Knotel, Getaround, and OneWeb have each laid off hundreds of employees, and over 20 startups in total have cut jobs.

Below are a few of the recent layoffs. Check out our Layoffs Tracker for a comprehensive, real-time report. If you’ve seen a layoff spreadsheet for any of these companies, please let us know!

  • ZipRecruiter, the online hiring marketplace, laid off over 400 employees (39%). The company has seen its customers drastically slow down hiring and expects to miss revenue projections.
    • 🌎 Santa Monica βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 400 employees (39%) βˆ™ πŸ”—WSJ
  • WeWork, the co-working company, laid off 250 employees. This follows a previous round of layoffs in November, but is supposedly unrelated to the coronavirus pandemic.
    • 🌎 New York City βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 250 employees βˆ™ πŸ”—Reuters
  • Everlane, an e-commerce site for luxury clothing, laid off or furloughed 200 workers, primarily in their retail and backend operations functions.
    • 🌎 San Francisco βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 200 employees βˆ™ πŸ”—WWD
  • Knotel, which leases office space to companies, laid off 127 employees (30%) and furloughed an additional 68 employees (20%). The layoffs affected multiple departments and locations. Real estate startups like Knotel continue to suffer due to the coronavirus pandemic.
    • 🌎 New York City βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 127 employees (30%) βˆ™ πŸ”—Commercial Observer
  • Getaround, the car sharing startup, laid off 100 employees (25%). This follows a previous round of layoffs in January. Getaround is suffering from both the coronavirus pandemic as well as a pullback in funding from its main backer, Softbank.
    • 🌎 San Francisco βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 100 employees (25%) βˆ™ πŸ”—BizJournals
  • OneWeb, which builds satellites that provide internet access, filed for bankruptcy and announced layoffs. It said it had failed to secure further funding.
    • 🌎 London βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό Hundreds of employees βˆ™ πŸ”—BBC
  • Zipcar, the rental car company, laid off 20% of staff. The travel industry continues to be disrupted by the coronavirus.
    • 🌎 Boston βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό Hundreds of employees (20%) βˆ™ πŸ”—BostonInno
  • Restaurant365, which makes restaurant management software, laid off a “big chunk” of its 400 employees. It has seen a 75% decline in YoY sales.
    • 🌎 Irvine βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’ΌUnknown # affected βˆ™ πŸ”—Crunchbase News
  • Textio, which helps companies write better job descriptions, laid off 30 employees (20%).
    • 🌎 Seattle βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 30 employees (20%) βˆ™ πŸ”—Geekwire
  • B8ta, a retailer for consumer electronics and home goods, laid off over half of its corporate staff and furloughed its retail employees.
    • 🌎 San Francisco βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 50% of corporate employees βˆ™ πŸ”—Retail Dive
  • Pivot3, which develops hyperconverged infrastructure, laid off a significant portion of its 250 employees.
    • 🌎 Austin βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό Unknown # affected βˆ™ πŸ”—Blocks and Files
  • DataRobot, which helps companies manage their machine learning models, significantly reduced headcount.
    • 🌎 Boston βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό Unknown # affected βˆ™ πŸ”—BostonInno

Layoffs Roundup: Thurs 3/26/20

Coronavirus-related tech layoffs continue to pile up this week, particularly in real estate and travel. Check out our Layoffs Tracker for a comprehensive, real-time report. If you’ve seen a layoff spreadsheet for any of these companies, please let us know!

Real estate

  • Sonder, which offers short-term apartment rentals, laid off or furloughed 400 employees. Bookings are down 20% at the company’s 5,000 apartments.
    • 🌎 San Francisco βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 400 employees (33%) βˆ™ πŸ”—The Real Deal
  • Zeus Living, which rents out furnished apartments on a monthly basis to business travelers, laid off 80 employees.
    • 🌎 San Francisco βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 80 employees (30%) βˆ™ πŸ”—Crunchbase News
  • The Guild, which offers short-term stays at luxury apartments, laid off 38 employees.
    • 🌎 Austin βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 38 employees (22%) βˆ™ πŸ”—Austin Inno

Travel

  • TripActions, whose software helps companies manage corporate travel, laid off 300 workers. The layoffs primarily affected customer support, recruiting, and sales. Employees were notified of the layoff via a group Zoom call.
    • 🌎 Palo Alto βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 300 employees (25%) βˆ™ πŸ”—TechCrunch
  • Cabin, a luxury sleeper-bus service, laid off an unknown (but likely small) number of employees.
    • 🌎 San Francisco βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό Unknown # affected βˆ™ πŸ”—The Information

Other industries

  • Leafly, an online resource on cannabis, laid off 91 employees.
    • 🌎 Seattle βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 91 employees (50%) βˆ™ πŸ”—GeekWire
  • Foodsby, which delivers restaurant food to office buildings, laid off 80 people. Demand is down since restaurants are closing and customers are no longer going into the office.
    • 🌎Minneapolis βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 80 employees (67%) βˆ™ πŸ”—Minne Inno
  • Rangle, a development agency, initiated a temporary layoff for 78 staffers. Rangle’s clients are paring back spending due to the coronavirus pandemic.
    • 🌎 Toronto βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 78 employees (30%) βˆ™ πŸ”—BetaKit
  • OutboundEngine, which creates marketing software for small businesses, laid off 52 employees.
    • 🌎 Austin βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 52 employees (28%) βˆ™ πŸ”—BizJournals
  • Wonderschool, which helps people start their own in-home preschools or daycares, laid off 50 employees. Shelter-in-place orders means that parents are keeping their kids at home.
    • 🌎 San Francisco βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 50 employees (75%) βˆ™ πŸ”—EdSurge
  • SpotHero, an app that helps people find parking spots, laid off an unknown number of employees. Urban parking isn’t a problem when people are staying at home.
    • 🌎 Chicago βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό Unknown # affected βˆ™ πŸ”—Chicago Inno
  • Eight Sleep, an online mattress retailer, laid off 20% of staff.
    • 🌎 New York City βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 20% of staffβˆ™ πŸ”—The Information

Layoffs Roundup: Tues 3/24/20

The first wave of tech layoffs due to the coronavirus pandemic have hit startups that facilitate physical space like homes and offices. Check out our Layoffs Tracker for a comprehensive, real-time report.

  • Compass, the real estate brokerage, laid off 375 staffers. It has seen showings drop by 60% as people stay home during the pandemic.
    • 🌎 New York City βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 375 employees (15%) βˆ™ πŸ”—The Real Deal
  • Convene, which provides flexible office space, laid off 150 people, citing fallout from the coronavirus.
    • 🌎 New York City βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 150 employees (18%) βˆ™ πŸ”—Commercial Observer
  • Remote Year, which facilitates remote work while traveling abroad, laid off 50 employees. Travel has been severely disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
    • 🌎 Chicago βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 50 employees (50%) βˆ™ πŸ”—TechCrunch
  • Yonder, which helps identify disinformation online using AI, laid off 18 employees to increase runway.
    • 🌎 Austin βˆ™ πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό 18 employees βˆ™ πŸ”—Austin Inno

If you’ve seen a layoff spreadsheet for any of these companies, please let us know!