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Airbnb lays off 1,900 employees — May 5, 2020

Airbnb, a travel company based in United States, laid off 1,900 employees on May 5, 2020. At the time, the company was at the Private Equity stage. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company
Airbnb
Employees laid off
1,900
Date
May 5, 2020
Industry
Travel
Country
United States
Company stage
Private Equity
Total raised (pre-layoff)
$5400M

Source: https://layoffs.fyi/2020/05/07/airbnb-laid-off-1900-employees/

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