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LEAD lays off 80 employees — August 4, 2022

LEAD, a education company based in India, laid off 80 employees on August 4, 2022. At the time, the company was at the Series E stage. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company
LEAD
Employees laid off
80
Date
August 4, 2022
Industry
Education
Country
India
Company stage
Series E
Total raised (pre-layoff)
$166M

Source: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/startup/school-edtech-unicorn-lead-lets-go-of-about-100-employees-8954821.html

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