StudySmarter lays off 70 employees — November 30, 2022
StudySmarter, a education company based in Germany, laid off 70 employees on November 30, 2022. At the time, the company was at the Series A stage. The layoff was reported by this source.
Source: https://www.startbase.de/news/studysmarter-entlaesst-etwa-70-mitarbeitende/
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