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Highsnobiety lays off 51 employees — April 1, 2020

Highsnobiety, a media company based in Germany, laid off 51 employees on April 1, 2020. At the time, the company was at the Series A stage. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company
Highsnobiety
Employees laid off
51
Date
April 1, 2020
Industry
Media
Country
Germany
Company stage
Series A
Total raised (pre-layoff)
$8.5M

Source: https://digiday.com/media/highsnobiety-closes-commerce-cuts-25-of-staff/

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