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SWVL lays off 400 employees — May 30, 2022

SWVL, a transportation company based in United Arab Emirates, laid off 400 employees on May 30, 2022. At the time, the company was at the Post-IPO stage. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company
SWVL
Employees laid off
400
Date
May 30, 2022
Industry
Transportation
Country
United Arab Emirates
Company stage
Post-IPO
Total raised (pre-layoff)
$132M

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/30/swvl-plans-to-lay-off-32-of-its-team-two-months-after-going-public/

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