Una lista exhaustiva de 2025 despidos tecnológicos

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La oleada de despidos tecnológicos sigue en 2025. El año pasado se registraron más de 150,000 despidos en 549 empresas, según el seguimiento independiente de despidos Layoffs.fyi. Hasta la fecha de este año, más de 22,000 trabajadores han sido víctimas de despidos en la industria tecnológica, con un total de 16,084 despidos en febrero.

Estamos siguiendo los despidos en la industria tecnológica en 2025 para que puedas ver la trayectoria de los recortes y entender el impacto en la innovación en todo tipo de empresas. A medida que las empresas continúan adoptando la inteligencia artificial y la automatización, este seguimiento sirve como un recordatorio del impacto humano de los despidos — y lo que podría estar en juego con la innovación aumentada.

Debajo encontrarás una lista completa de todos los despidos tecnológicos conocidos que han ocurrido en 2025, que se actualizará regularmente. Si tienes un tip sobre un despido, contáctanos aquí. Si prefieres mantenerte anónimo, puedes contactarnos aquí.

Ha cortado 150 roles en atención al cliente y soporte, atribuyendo los despidos a los avances en la automatización por inteligencia artificial. La decisión se tomó mediante un mensaje pregrabrado del CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes, solo horas antes de que el cofundador Scott Farquhar instara a Australia a abrazar una “revolución de la inteligencia artificial” y a ir más allá de “los trabajos del pasado” en un discurso ante el Australian Press Club. La empresa de software australiana fue fundada en 2002.

Es despidiendo aproximadamente el 7% de su plantilla, o 47 empleados, como parte de un esfuerzo por alcanzar la rentabilidad, según Bloomberg. La decisión sigue a la reciente adquisición de una startup con alrededor de 30 empleados, que se quedarán con la empresa. A pesar de los despidos, la empresa de software blockchain que opera la popular cartera digital MetaMask dice que seguirá contratando para ciertos roles.

Es cerrando operaciones, según un informe de Business Insider. La plataforma de collage social dirigida a creadores fue fundada en 2019 y recaudó $9 millones en financiación. Su cierre destaca los desafíos persistentes que enfrentan las startups de redes sociales al construir bases de usuarios y lograr un crecimiento a largo plazo.

Es despidiendo alrededor de 200 empleados — aproximadamente el 14% de su plantilla — y cortando lazos con 500 contratistas globales. Los despidos se producen solo semanas después de que Meta trajera al CEO de la startup de etiquetado de datos en un acuerdo de $14.3 mil millones.

Planes para cortar más de 100 empleos en EE.UU., aproximadamente el 3% de su plantilla, incluyendo puestos en su campus de Morrisville, Carolina del Norte. Según febrero de 2024, el fabricante de PC empleaba alrededor de 5,100 trabajadores en EE.UU.

Es reportedamente planeando despedir casi 2,400 trabajadores en Oregón, lo que casi quintuplica lo anunciado anteriormente. La semana pasada, Intel anunció que despediría más de 500 empleados en Oregón, lo que representa aproximadamente el 20% de su plantilla, según Bloomberg.

Plan para eliminar aproximadamente 1,300 empleos combinados como parte de un esfuerzo mayor de reestructuración para combinar sus operaciones y enfocarse en la inteligencia artificial. Los despidos afectarán principalmente a los empleados en EE.UU., especialmente en los equipos de I+D, RRHH y sostenibilidad, según un memorando interno por Hisayuki “Deko” Idekoba, el CEO de Recruit Holdings, que es la empresa matriz japonesa de Indeed y Glassdoor.

Ha despedido 29 empleados como parte de su reorganización, según un informe de Blockworks. La startup de investigación y desarrollo de Seattle recientemente lanzó EigenCloud, una plataforma que proporciona garantías de confianza a nivel de blockchain para cualquier aplicación Web 2.0 o web3. La reducción afectará el 25% de la plantilla de la empresa. Eigen Labs informó que había recaudado $70 millones en tokens de a16z Crypto en junio.

Will cortar 9,000 empleados, lo que representa menos del 4% de su plantilla global en equipos, tipos de roles y geografías. La reducción sigue a una serie de despidos anteriores en enero, mayo y junio.

Es despedir 65 empleados en Bellevue, Washington, según informes de medios. La empresa matriz de TikTok llegó a Seattle en 2021 y ha estado expandiendo su presencia allí mediante el crecimiento de su división de comercio electrónico TikTok Shop.

Announced on June 30 that the company is cutting 300 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, as part of organizational restructuring within its sales and support divisions amid the AI shift. The startup is an Amsterdam-based location tech startup that provides navigation and mapping products.

Has reduced its headcount by approximately 140 employees, accounting for roughly 1% of its total workforce. The recent layoffs mostly affected Rivian’s manufacturing team.

Announced in an SEC filing that it will cut approximately 240 jobs, or 30% of its workforce, to enhance operational efficiency and allocate the resulting savings to the development of new products and technologies, according to a CNBC report. The layoff will help the online dating app save $40 million annually, per the report.

Has reportedly laid off 85 employees, which accounts for approximately 40% of its workforce. The Vancouver-based startup sells software products that use artificial intelligence for business intelligence. It helps sales professionals at tech companies gather information on competitors to improve their sales.

Has downsized its smart TV division by 25% of its 300-member team to adjust its strategy, per reports. Funding for the smart TV division, including Google TV and Android TV, has been cut by 10%, but investment in AI projects has been raised.

Says that it plans to lay off 15% to 20% of workers in its Intel Foundry division starting in July. Intel Foundry designs, manufactures, and packages semiconductors for external clients. Intel’s total workforce was 108,900 people as of December 2024, according to the company’s annual regulatory filing. It also confirmed to TechCrunch that it plans to wind down its auto business.

Announced that it is letting go of around 90 employees, with 40 in Israel and 50 in Poland. The most recent round of job cuts comes after the Israel-based gaming company laid off 50 employees a few weeks ago.

Has let go of around 25 employees from the 58-person team, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. Evernote’s founder Phil Libin launched the video startup in 2020, offering Airtime Creator and Airtime Camera.

Is laying off more employees, just a few weeks after announcing a job cut of over 6,500 en mayo, que fue alrededor del 3% de su plantilla global. Los últimos despidos afectaron a ingenieros de software, gerentes de productos, gerentes de programas técnicos, especialistas en marketing y abogados.

Plans to downsize its workforce by letting go of 68 employees, approximately 4% de su plantilla total, según Reuters. La plataforma de telemedicina de San Francisco dijo que sus despidos no estaban relacionados con una prohibición estadounidense de producir grandes cantidades del medicamento para la pérdida de peso Wegovy. La startup dijo que continuará reclutando empleados que se ajusten a sus planes de expansión a largo plazo.

Is reportedly laying off around 100 employees from its devices and services division, which encompasses various businesses like the Alexa voice assistant, Echo smart speakers, Ring video doorbells, and Zoox robotaxis. The company has reduced its workforce by approximately 27,000 since the start of 2022 to cut costs.

Will cut over 6,500 jobs, affecting 3% de su plantilla global. Según junio, la empresa con sede en Seattle tenía un total de 228,000 empleados globalmente. Sería uno de los despidos más grandes de la empresa desde que cortó 10,000 empleados en 2023.

Reportedly plans to let go of 248 employees, or about 22% de su plantilla, para reducir gastos e mejorar la eficiencia, dijo. La startup de edtech de San Francisco, que ofrece alquileres de libros y servicios de tutoría, ha visto una caída en el tráfico web durante meses a medida que los estudiantes optan por herramientas de inteligencia artificial en lugar de plataformas de edtech tradicionales.

Is reducing its workforce by 13% as part of a reorganization that aims to reduce costs, shore up margins, and streamline its organizational structure.

Is laying off 5% de su plantilla global, or around 500 people. The company said the layoffs were part “of a strategic plan (the ‘Plan’) to evolve its operations to yield greater efficiencies as the Company continues to scale its business with focus and discipline to meet its goal of $10 billion in ending [Annual Recurring Revenue]” in its 8-K filing.

Has cut roughly 25% de su plantilla actual. The Vancouver-based company, which is developing a technology to generate fusion energy, has raised $440 million from investors, including Jeff Bezos, Temasek, and BDC Capital.

Reduced its headcount by 20 employees, accounting for 10% de su plantilla total. En abril de 2023, la startup de ciberseguridad israelí había despedido anteriormente un número similar de empleados durante una ronda de despidos.

Has shut down its operations meses después de anunciar planes de expansión masivos, según Sifted. The British climate startup has let go of approximately 200 employees, according to a LinkedIn post by James Reynolds, the head of talent.

Is reportedly eliminating 700 jobs, affecting 6% de su plantilla total, while reorganizing for operational efficiency. The company, based in San Francisco, provides data storage, cloud services, and CloudOps solutions for businesses.

Is reportedly letting go of approximately 300 to 400 employees, including around 100 at Respawn Entertainment, to focus on its “long-term strategic priorities,” according to Bloomberg.

Is laying off around 3% de sus empleados como parte de su reestructuración. Los despidos afectarán principalmente a posiciones intermedias en los equipos de productos y tecnología. La última ronda de despidos viene después de que la empresa despidiera a cientos de empleados de su equipo de marketing global a principios de marzo.

Has reduced its workforce by about 200 employees in its product and technology divisions as part of a restructuring measure. The India-based e-commerce platform for pre-owned vehicles provides a range of services like buying and selling pre-owned cars, financing, insurance, driver-on-demand, and more. In 2023, the SoftBank-backed startup raised $450 million at a valuation of $3.3 billion.

Is letting go of over 100 employees in its Reality Labs division, which manages virtual reality and wearable technology, according to The Verge. The job cuts affect employees developing VR experiences for Meta’s Quest headsets and staff working on hardware operations to streamline similar work between the two teams.

Announced its plan to lay off more than 21,000 employees, or roughly 20% de su plantilla, en abril. The move comes ahead of Intel’s Q1 earnings call helmed by recently appointed CEO Lip-Bu Tan, who took over from longtime chief Pat Gelsinger last year.

Is laying off 200 people at its Factory Zero in Detroit and Hamtramck facility in Michigan, which produces GM’s electric vehicles. The cuts come amid the EV slowdown and is not caused by tariffs, according to a report.

Has reportedly let go of around 100 employees since the start of 2025. Earlier this week, about 50 employees from the tech and product teams were let go in the latest round of job cuts. The India-based insurtech startup has raised a total of $125 million to date.

Will reduce its workforce by 150 positions following its decision not to proceed with its IPO, per Bloomberg. The San Francisco-based car rental startup, which had about 1,000 staff in 2024, said the layoffs will bolster its long-term growth plans during economic uncertainty.

Laid off roughly 200 employees to improve efficiency and profitability. It’s the startup’s second round of layoffs in five months, following the job cuts of around 300 employees in December. The conversational AI company, backed by Tiger Global and Fidelity, was last valued at $1.4 billion in 2021. The startup is based in San Francisco and operates in India.

Has reportedly eliminated 200 jobs, affecting around one-third de sus empleados. The German logistics startup reduced a significant number de sales staff.

Will stop its operations in China, affecting around 2,000 empleados. The move came after Microsoft decided to end outsourcing after-sales support to Wicresoft amid increasing trade tensions. Wicresoft, Microsoft’s first joint venture in China, was founded in 2022 and operates in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. It has over 10,000 empleados.

Plans to cut 123 jobs, affecting about 4% de su plantilla, according to a report by MarketWatch. The software company prioritizes key strategic areas like artificial intelligence for profitable growth.

Has laid off hundreds de empleados en su división de plataformas y dispositivos, que cubre Android, Pixel phones, el navegador Chrome y más, según The Information.

Is contemplating additional layoffs that could happen by May, Business Insider reported, citing anonymous sources. The company is said to be discussing reducing the number de middle managers and non-coders in a bid to increase the ratio de programadores a gerentes de productos.

The WordPress.com developer is laying off 16% de su plantilla across departments. Before the layoffs, the company’s website showed it had 1,744 empleados, so más de 270 empleados pueden haber sido despedidos.

Has let go of 10 to 12 technical writers aproximadamente nueve meses después de decir a sus empleados que usaran herramientas de inteligencia artificial generativa donde fuera posible. La empresa, que tenía alrededor de 5,500 empleados en 2024, fue valuada en $26 mil millones después de una oferta secundaria de acciones en 2024.

Has laid off 2,800 empleados, afectando 62% de su plantilla total. Los despidos vienen semanas después de que el embrollado fabricante de baterías sueco Northvolt presentara una solicitud de quiebra.

Let go of 931 employees, around 8% de su plantilla, as part of a reorganization, according to an internal email seen by TechCrunch. Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and CEO of the fintech company, wrote in the email that the layoffs were not for financial reasons or to replace workers with AI.

Has laid off 198 employees, who make up about two-thirds de su plantilla en EE.UU., per a media report. The layoff comes a month after the company was acquired by Bending Spoons, an Italian app developer, for $233 million. Brightcove had 600 empleados worldwide, with 300 en EE.UU., as of December 2023.

Has reportedly laid off 130 empleados, o 3.5% de su plantilla total de 3,700 personas. Acxiom es propiedad de IPG, y la noticia llega un día después de que los accionistas de IPG y Omnicom Group aprobaran la posible fusión de las empresas.

Plans to close its office in Washington, D.C., and let go of its policy team there by the end of March, TechCrunch has confirmed. Sequoia opened its Washington office five years ago to deepen its relationship with policymakers. Three full-time employees are expected to be affected, per Forbes.

Announced plans to let go of approximately 5,600 jobs globally in its automation and electric-vehicle charging businesses as part of efforts to improve competitiveness.

Is reportedly laying off 273 employees, closing its distribution center in Grand Prairie, Texas, and consolidating to another site in Irving to manage the volume in the region.

Has cut 45 empleados, más de la mitad de su plantilla, después de ser adquirida por la empresa de ciberseguridad Armis for $120 million in March.

Will reportedly reduce 22 empleados, representing 7% de su plantilla. Most of those affected are based in Israel as the company undergoes a streamlining process. The New York- and Tel Aviv-headquartered cybersecurity firm has raised $100 million at a valuation of about $500 million in 2021.

Will cut 22 jobs, affecting nearly a quarter de su plantilla total, following the announcement of the AI startup’s strategic partnership with Microsoft.

Announced it will be shutting down several of its offices in accordance with Elon Musk’s DOGE, including its Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy and the DEI branch in the Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity.

Has reportedly laid off some staff, according to LinkedIn posts from ex-employees. The company has not confirmed the layoffs, and it is currently unknown how many workers were affected.

Announced plans to let go of 340 empleados in its technology division as part of a new restructuring effort.

Will cut 2,500 empleados, o 5% de su plantilla total, en respuesta a su caída de las acciones en el primer trimestre fiscal.

Will cut up to 300 workers in Dublin, accounting for roughly 10% de la plantilla de la empresa en Irlanda.

Announced it will lay off 65 empleados, affecting 5% de su plantilla total.

Is reportedly set to lay off over 1,000 employees and contractors in a cost-cutting effort. It’s the second round of cuts for the company in just five months.

Reduced its total headcount by 16% as the gaming startup shifts its focus to be “scrappier” and “more efficient.”

Was shut down just three years after ser adquirida por Flipkart. Es desconocido cuántos empleados fueron afectados.

Will cut up to 2,000 jobs as part of its “Future Now” restructuring plan that hopes to save the company $300 million before the end of its fiscal year.

Announced 500 job cuts after it was sold to Wonder Group for $650 million. El número de despidos afectó más del 20% de su plantilla anterior.

Announced plans to lay off 1,350 empleados, affecting 9% de su plantilla total, in an attempt to reshape its GTM model. The company is also making reductions in its facilities, though it does not plan to close any offices.

Is planning to cut employees in its People Operations and cloud organizations teams in a new reorganization effort. The company is offering a voluntary exit program to U.S.-based People Operations employees.

Reduced its headcount by 25 empleados, accounting for 16% de su plantilla total. The company is planning to release a commercial version of its proteome analysis platform in 2026.

Will reportedly cut a few dozen employees in Israel, potentially affecting 10% de su plantilla de 250 personas en el país.

Cut 1,100 jobs in a reorganizing effort that affected its tech workers. The coffee chain will now outsource some tech work to third-party employees.

Laid off dozens de empleados en las últimas semanas, incluyendo alrededor del 10% de la plantilla en un solo día, después de no cumplir con sus objetivos de crecimiento de ventas. La plataforma “headless commerce” recaudó dinero a una valoración de $1.9 mil millones hace solo unos años.

Will cut roughly 5% de su plantilla actual in a new efficiency drive to increase profitability and growth.

Laid off more employees in a new effort to cut costs, though the total number is unknown. Last year, the travel giant cut about 1,500 roles in its Product & Technology division.

Has ceased operations and has laid off its employees after selling its business and technology to Israeli cybersecurity company Tufin. The cuts affect roughly 300 people.

Is shutting down its operations amid “ongoing challenges in healthcare.” Es desconocido el número de empleados afectados. En 2023, la startup de salud para mujeres recaudó $18 millones para financiar su expansión.

Cut 51 jobs in its San Francisco headquarters, according to state filings with the Employment Development Department. The SaaS startup previously reduced its headcount by 8% in 2023.

Has cut 120 empleados, affecting 44% de su plantilla total. It’s the Y Combinator-backed Nigerian startup’s second layoff round in just five months.

Reportedly laid off dozens de empleados as part of a new cost-cutting effort that aims to ensure “long-term success” in the startup’s mission to curb misinformation online.

Will lay off about 10% de su plantilla, afectando more than 1,000 empleados. According to an email to staff obtained by CNN, the cuts will largely have an impact on positions in engineering and program management.

Announced in an SEC filing that it will cut around 450 positions between February and July 2025, with a complete restructuring set to be completed in the fall, following its new partnership with Zillow.

Is laying off 6% de su plantilla total, the cybersecurity firm confirmed to TechCrunch. The cuts come less than two weeks after Sophos acquired Secureworks for $859 million.

Will cut nearly 200 empleados as it introduces redundancy measures and closes down its operations in Poland and Kenya.

Reportedly conducted another round of layoffs. It’s unknown how many empleados were afectados.

Cut nearly 200 empleados, CEO Mike Seckler announced in a note to employees, citing “potential adverse events” like a recession or rising interest rates.

Cut 120 jobs, affecting roughly one-third de su plantilla total, TechCrunch exclusively learned. The move comes just a year after the Dutch startup cut 90 empleados following its rebrand.

Laid off about 500 empleados, affecting 15% de su plantilla, citing poor business performance. The new cuts follow two earlier layoff rounds for the company that affected roughly 200 empleados.

Reportedly let go of approximately 200 empleados, according to The Verge. The company previously cut 100 empleados as part of a layoff round in August 2024.

Laid off 1,750 empleados, as originally reported by Bloomberg and confirmed independently by TechCrunch. The cuts affect roughly 8.5% de la plantilla total de la plataforma de recursos humanos empresariales.

Laid off 180 empleados, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The cuts come just over one year after the access and identity management giant let go of 400 workers.

Is laying off 50% de su plantilla, including CEO Marc Whitten and several other top executives, as it prepares to shut down operations. What remains of the autonomous vehicle company will move under General Motors.

Is reportedly eliminating more than 1,000 jobs. The cuts come as the giant is actively recruiting and hiring workers to sell new AI products.

Has shut down operations, CEO Paul Kesserwani announced on LinkedIn. The fintech startup’s post-money valuation in 2022 was $82.4 million, according to PitchBook.

Laid off 150 empleados based in the U.S., affecting roughly 18% de su plantilla total, in an effort to reach profitability.

Laid off dozens de workers in its communications department in order to help the company “move faster, increase ownership, strengthen our culture, and bring teams closer to customers.”

Is laying off 300 people, according to a leaked memo reported by Business Insider. However, according to the memo, the fintech giant is planning to grow its total headcount by 17%.

Laid off 15 empleados as the augmented writing startup undergoes a restructuring effort.

Is cutting 75 empleados in an effort to “ensure the long-term sustainability and success” of the company. The audio company last cut 200 writers in July 2024 months after partnering with ElevenLabs.

Is planning to cut 58 empleados in response to an “ongoing macroeconomic challenges and continued uncertainty in the solar industry.”

Announced in an internal memo that it will cut 5% de su plantilla targeting “low performers” as the company prepares for “an intense year.” As of its latest quarterly report, Meta currently has más de 72,000 empleados.

Will cut up to 730 jobs, affecting 3% de su plantilla total, as it plans to exit operations in Germany and focus on physical retailers.

Is shutting down its operations, affecting 63 empleados. The delivery startup said employees will be paid through January 15 without severance.

Is laying off 114 empleados as part of a team realignment, per a new WARN notice filing, focusing its efforts on a robotic printing system.

Eliminated 37 jobs, affecting roughly 10% de su plantilla total, even as the company pursues “aggressive” hiring.

Is cutting dozens de empleados across its global markets as part of a strategic reorganization to increase profitability.

Plans to lay off 400 empleados global. It’s the company’s fourth layoff round since enero de 2024 as the solar industry as a whole faces a downturn.

The fintech startup, founded in 2018, abruptly shut down earlier this year. Per an email from CEO Paul Aaron, the closure follows an unsuccessful attempt to find a buyer, though Employer.com has a new offer under consideration to acquire the company post-shutdown.

This list updates regularly.

On April 24, 2025, we corrected the number of layoffs that happened in March.