Nuro

Autonomous delivery robot startup Nuro is laying off 30% of its workforce, approximately 340 employees, in May 2023 as part of a major restructuring to extend its capital runway. This marks the company's second significant round of layoffs in less than a year, following a 20% reduction in November. The move involves shifting resources away from commercial operations and toward research and development, including pausing plans to scale commercial activities and delaying volume production of its flagship Nuro bot. The restructuring is intended to provide the company with enough capital to operate for another three years without additional fundraising. Affected employees will receive severance packages and healthcare support.

In November 2022, autonomous delivery startup Nuro laid off approximately 300 employees, representing 20% of its workforce. The company, backed by major investors like SoftBank and Google, cited the need to preserve cash amid challenging economic conditions. Co-founders attributed the cuts to over-hiring during the strong fundraising environment of 2021, which clashed with the economic headwinds of 2022. This restructuring followed a period of rapid growth, including a $600 million funding round a year prior that had valued Nuro at around $8.6 billion.

Nuro laid off 7 employees on 2022-07-13.