Tech Layoffs Persist Through 2025
The tech industry has not yet emerged from the wave of layoffs, with 2025 continuing the trend of workforce reductions. Following a year that saw over 150,000 positions eliminated across 549 companies in 2024, according to Layoffs.fyi, the trend persists early in the year.
As of early March, more than 22,000 tech workers have lost their jobs in 2025. The month of February saw more than 16,000 cuts, underscoring the ongoing impact on the sector.
This tracker provides a comprehensive overview of the reported layoff events, reflecting the ongoing impact on innovation and the workforce.
February 2025 Layoffs
- Siemens: Announced plans to cut approximately 5,600 jobs globally within its automation and electric-vehicle charging businesses as part of an effort to enhance competitiveness.
- HelloFresh: Reportedly laying off 273 employees; the company is closing a distribution center in Grand Prairie, Texas, and consolidating operations in Irving to manage regional volume.
- Otorio: After the cybersecurity company Armis acquired it for $120 million in March, Otorio cut 45 employees, representing more than half of its workforce.
- ActiveFence: Planned to reduce 22 employees, about 7% of its workforce. Most of those affected are based in Israel as the company undertakes a restructuring process. The New York- and Tel Aviv-headquartered cybersecurity firm had raised $100 million in 2021.
- D-ID: Following its strategic partnership with Microsoft, D-ID’s announcement led to the elimination of 22 jobs, which affected nearly a quarter of the company’s workforce.
- NASA: Announced an immediate shutdown of several departments, in accordance with Elon Musk’s DOGE, including its Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy and the DEI branch in the Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity.
- Zonar Systems: Reported layoffs, according to LinkedIn posts from former employees. The company has not confirmed the cuts, and the number of affected workers is unknown.
- Wayfair: Plans to let go of 340 employees in its technology division as part of a restructuring plan.
- HPE: Will cut 2,500 employees, or 5% of its total staff, in response to a 19% slide in its stock in the first fiscal quarter.
- TikTok: Will cut up to 300 workers in Dublin, accounting for roughly 10% of the company’s workforce in Ireland.
- LiveRamp: Announced it will lay off 65 employees, affecting 5% of its total workforce.
- Ola Electric: Reportedly set to lay off over 1,000 employees and contractors, representing a cost-cutting move, in its second round of cuts in five months.
- Rec Room: Reduced its total headcount by 16% as the gaming startup shifts its focus to be “scrappier” and “more efficient.”
- ANS Commerce: Shut down just three years after it was acquired by Flipkart. The number of employees affected is unknown.
- HP: Will cut up to 2,000 jobs as part of its “Future Now” restructuring plan that hopes to save the company $300 million before the end of its fiscal year.
- GrubHub: Announced 500 job cuts after it was sold to Wonder Group for $650 million. The cuts affected over 20% of its previous workforce.
- Autodesk: Announced layoffs of 1,350 employees, or 9% of the total workforce, in an attempt to reshape its GTM model. The company is also making reductions in its facilities.
- Google: Is planning employee cuts in its People Operations and cloud organizations teams in a new reorganization effort. The company is offering a voluntary exit program to U.S.-based People Operations employees.
- Nautilus: Reduced its headcount by 25 employees, representing 16% of its total workforce. The company is planning to release a commercial version of its proteome analysis platform in 2026.
- eBay: Will reportedly cut a few dozen employees in Israel, potentially affecting 10% of its 250-person workforce in the country.
- Starbucks: Cut 1,100 jobs in a reorganizing effort that affected its tech workers. The coffee chain will now outsource some tech work to third-party employees.
- Commercetools: Laid off dozens of employees over the last few weeks, including around 10% of staff in one day, after failing to meet its sales growth targets. The “headless commerce” platform raised money at a $1.9 billion valuation just a few years ago.
- Dayforce: Will cut roughly 5% of its current workforce in a new efficiency drive to increase profitability and growth.
- Expedia: Laid off more employees in a new effort to cut costs, though the total number is unknown. Last year, the travel giant cut about 1,500 roles in its Product & Technology division.
- Skybox Security: Ceased operations and has laid off its employees after selling its business and technology to Israeli cybersecurity company Tufin. The cuts affect roughly 300 people.
- HerMD: Is shutting down its operations amid “ongoing challenges in healthcare.” The number of employees affected is unclear. In 2023, the women’s healthcare startup raised $18 million to fund its expansion.
- Zendesk: Cut 51 jobs in its San Francisco headquarters, according to state filings with the Employment Development Department. The SaaS startup previously reduced its headcount by 8% in 2023.
- Vendease: Has cut 120 employees, impacting 44% of its total staff. It’s the Y Combinator-backed Nigerian startup’s second layoff round in just five months.
- Logically: Reportedly laid off dozens of employees as part of a new cost-cutting effort that aims to ensure “long-term success” in the startup’s mission to curb misinformation online.
- Blue Origin: Will lay off about 10% of its workforce, affecting more than 1,000 employees. According to internal communications, most cuts will impact positions in engineering and program management.
- Redfin: Announced in an SEC filing it will cut around 450 positions between February and July 2025, with a complete restructuring set to be completed in the fall, following its new partnership with Zillow.
- Sophos: Is laying off 6% of its total workforce, the cybersecurity firm confirmed to TechCrunch. The cuts come less than two weeks after Sophos acquired Secureworks for $859 million.
- Zepz: Will cut nearly 200 employees as it introduces redundancy measures and closes down its operations in Poland and Kenya.
- Unity: Reportedly conducted another round of layoffs. It’s unknown how many employees were affected.
- JustWorks: Cut nearly 200 employees, citing “potential adverse events” like a recession or rising interest rates.
- Bird: Cut 120 jobs, affecting roughly one-third of its total workforce.
- Sprinklr: Laid off about 500 employees, affecting 15% of its workforce, citing poor business performance. The new cuts follow two earlier layoff rounds for the company.
- Sonos: Reportedly let go of approximately 200 employees, according to The Verge. Previously, the company cut 100 employees as part of a layoff round in August 2024.
- Workday: Laid off 1,750 employees, affecting roughly 8.5% of its total head count.
- Okta: Laid off 180 employees. The cuts come just over one year after the access and identity management giant let go of 400 workers.
- Cruise: Is laying off 50% of its workforce, including CEO Marc Whitten and other top executives, as it prepares to shut down operations. What remains of the autonomous vehicle company will move under General Motors.
- Salesforce: Is reportedly eliminating more than 1,000 jobs. The cuts come as the giant is actively recruiting and hiring workers to sell new AI products.
January 2025 Layoffs
- Cushion: Shut down operations.
- Placer.ai: Laid off 150 employees based in the U.S., affecting roughly 18% of its total workforce, in an effort to reach profitability.
- Amazon: Laid off dozens of workers in its communications department.
- Stripe: Is laying off 300 people, as reported by Business Insider. However, the memo stated that the fintech giant is planning to grow its total headcount by 17%.
- Textio: Laid off 15 employees as the augmented writing startup undergoes a restructuring effort.
- Pocket FM: Is cutting 75 employees in an effort to “ensure the long-term sustainability and success” of the company.
- Aurora Solar: Is planning to cut 58 employees in response to ongoing macroeconomic challenges in the solar industry.
- Meta: Announced in an internal memo that it will cut 5% of its staff, targeting “low performers” as the company prepares for “an intense year.”
- Wayfair: Will cut up to 730 jobs, impacting 3% of its total workforce, as it plans to exit operations in Germany and focus on physical retailers.
- Pandion: Is shutting down its operations, impacting 63 employees.
- Icon: Is laying off 114 employees as part of a team realignment, focusing its efforts on a robotic printing system.
- Altruist: Eliminated 37 jobs, impacting roughly 10% of its total workforce, even as the company pursues “aggressive” hiring.
- Aqua Security: Is cutting dozens of employees as part of a strategic reorganization to increase profitability.
- SolarEdge Technologies: Plans to lay off 400 employees globally. It’s the company’s fourth layoff round since January 2024 as the solar industry as a whole faces a downturn.
- Level: The fintech startup, founded in 2018, abruptly shut down earlier this year.
