BlueStacks, a popular Android emulator platform backed by A16Z, laid off 60 employees in India earlier this week, as part of an internal restructuring effort. The company, which had doubled its workforce to 600 over the past two years, cited changes in the macro-economy as the reason for the realignment, affecting about 10% of its total employees. The layoffs, communicated via video call on July 18, impacted various departments, with the global count potentially reaching 120-150 employees. BlueStacks is offering a one-month salary as severance pay, including medical benefits, and is assisting affected staff in finding new roles. The startup, founded in 2011, has faced challenges due to increasing competition from web-based apps and native Android support in Windows 11, despite having raised $48.8 million and achieving over 1 billion downloads.
