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OpenText lays off 1,600 employees — May 6, 2025

OpenText, a data company based in Canada, laid off 1,600 employees on May 6, 2025. At the time, the company was at the Post-IPO stage. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company
OpenText
Employees laid off
1,600
Date
May 6, 2025
Industry
Data
Country
Canada
Company stage
Post-IPO
Total raised (pre-layoff)
$1100M

Source: https://betakit.com/opentext-makes-ai-number-one-priority-as-company-slashes-1600-jobs/

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