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Meesho lays off 251 employees — May 5, 2023

Meesho, a retail company based in India, laid off 251 employees on May 5, 2023. At the time, the company was at the Series F stage. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company
Meesho
Employees laid off
251
Date
May 5, 2023
Industry
Retail
Country
India
Company stage
Series F
Total raised (pre-layoff)
$1100M

Source: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/meesho-to-fire-251-employees-says-it-made-judgement-errors-in-over-hiring-ahead-of-the-curve-10531531.html

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