Layoff Events

Service, a seed-funded travel startup, laid off 100% of its workforce in March 2020.

Inspirato laid off 130 employees, 22% of its workforce, in March 2020.

Panda Squad laid off 6 employees, 75% of its workforce, after raising $1M in Seed funding.

HopSkipDrive laid off 8 employees, representing 10% of its workforce.

Tamara Mellon laid off 20 employees, representing 40% of its workforce.

EasyPost laid off 75 employees in March 2020, a Series A logistics company.

Uber announced another round of layoffs due to financial uncertainty, but the specific number of affected employees or total workforce was not mentioned in the article.

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, laid off 218 employees in the first half of 2018, which represented a small percentage of its then several-thousand-person workforce. The social media company faced subsequent allegations that these layoffs disproportionately targeted women, leading to discrimination complaints. According to a March 2019 report, Snap reached settlements with at least three women who made these allegations, though the company stated the layoffs impacted both men and women and were not based on gender. This event highlighted ongoing concerns about workplace culture and diversity within the tech industry.

Rovio announced more layoffs as part of an effort to focus on games, though specific numbers and dates were not provided in the article.