Over 10,000 people fired as startup sizzle starts to fade

Updated : Jun 23, 2022 06:55
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EJ Biz Desk

The startup squad has turned into a firing squad as over 10,000 employees have been laid off by the 'up-and-comers' of India Inc. As per a report by Inc42 more than 10,000 Indian employees working across 27 startups were let go just this year in 2022.

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As the funding winter hits this summer, unicorns such as Vedantu, Cars24, Ola, Meesho, MPL and Unacademy have all laid off employees as they 'restructure'.

In May alone, layoffs by 9 startups were reported impacting 3,379 employees. So far, June has seen layoffs by 10 startups.

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