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Paper lays off 81 employees — April 17, 2023

Paper, a education company based in Canada, laid off 81 employees on April 17, 2023. At the time, the company was at the Series D stage. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company
Paper
Employees laid off
81
Date
April 17, 2023
Industry
Education
Country
Canada
Company stage
Series D
Total raised (pre-layoff)
$389M

Source: https://paper.co/inside-paper/a-message-from-papers-ceo-and-founder-philip-cutler

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