According to the data compiled by Crunchbase, more than 32,000 workers in the US tech sector have been laid off in mass job cuts, as of late July.
"We've included both startups and publicly traded companies that are based in the US. We've also included companies based elsewhere that have a sizable team in the United States, such as Klarna," the analysis said.
The layoff includes ride-sharing platform Uber,
Robinhood,
Since April 1 this year, more than 43,000 workers from 342 tech companies/startups have been laid off across the world and over 13 per cent are from
In India, more than 25,000 startup workers have lost jobs since the pandemic began -- and more than 11,500 have been fired this year.
The layoffs in India are dominated by edtech platforms like Unacademy (1,150 employees), BYJU'S (550 at Toppr and
The other Indian startups and unicorns that have laid off employees are Meesho, MPL, Trell and Blinkit (now owned by
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