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Thriver lays off 75 employees — August 6, 2020

Thriver, a food company based in Canada, laid off 75 employees on August 6, 2020. At the time, the company was at the Series B stage. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company
Thriver
Employees laid off
75
Date
August 6, 2020
Industry
Food
Country
Canada
Company stage
Series B
Total raised (pre-layoff)
$53M

Source: https://betakit.com/platterz-raises-43-8-million-cad-series-b-rebrands-to-thriver-as-company-pivots-post-pandemic/

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