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Bench layoffs — May 1, 2025

Bench, a finance company based in United States, announced a round of layoffs on May 1, 2025. At the time, the company was at the Acquired stage. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company
Bench
Employees laid off
Not disclosed
Date
May 1, 2025
Industry
Finance
Country
United States
Company stage
Acquired
Total raised (pre-layoff)
$109M

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/01/fintech-bench-conducts-layoff-while-others-still-work-month-to-month/

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