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Twitch lays off 500 employees — January 9, 2024

Twitch, a consumer company based in United States, laid off 500 employees on January 9, 2024. At the time, the company was at the Acquired stage. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company

Twitch

Employees laid off

500

Date

January 9, 2024

Industry

Consumer

Country

United States

Company stage

Acquired

Total raised (pre-layoff)

$35M

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-09/amazon-s-twitch-to-cut-500-employees-about-35-of-staff

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