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Atlas Obscura lays off 15 employees — June 18, 2020

Atlas Obscura, a media company based in United States, laid off 15 employees on June 18, 2020. At the time, the company was at the Series B stage. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company
Atlas Obscura
Employees laid off
15
Date
June 18, 2020
Industry
Media
Country
United States
Company stage
Series B
Total raised (pre-layoff)
$32M

Source: https://www.poynter.org/?locally=atlas-obscura-laid-off-15-including-five-in-editorial-the-company-confirmed-to-poynter

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