Graphcore
🇨🇳 ChinaHardware
Total Affected
2
Total Events
2
Layoff History
1/1/2023CN
0
affected
Graphcore on 2023-01-01.
9/27/2022CN
0
affected
In September 2022, AI chip startup Graphcore announced plans to reduce its global workforce due to challenging macroeconomic conditions, though the exact number of layoffs and percentage of its then approximately 633 employees were undisclosed as consultations were ongoing. The UK-based semiconductor unicorn, valued at $2.7 billion, cited the need to prioritize for sustainable growth in 2023 despite holding significant cash reserves. This move followed a period of rapid expansion and substantial funding, highlighting the pressures faced by even well-capitalized tech startups in the AI hardware industry amid economic headwinds.