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Flyhomes does another round of layoffs as slowing housing market hurts real estate tech companies

Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes is laying off employees for the second time in five months. “Building the world’s best… Read More

Redfin to cut 13% of workforce and shut down home-flipping business RedfinNow

Redfin will wind down its home-flipping program RedfinNow and lay off employees for the second time this year as it… Read More

Meta layoffs ripple through Seattle region, taking some of the luster from ‘Silicon Valley North’

Mark Zuckerberg got it wrong. The Meta CEO and Facebook founder admitted this explicitly Wednesday morning, announcing the layoff of… Read More

More than 200 Twitter employees in Seattle laid off as part of larger cuts

Twitter is laying off 208 Seattle-based employees, according to a new filing with the Washington state Worker Adjustment and Retraining… Read More

Convoy lays off more employees as part of reorganization at Seattle trucking startup

Seattle-based trucking marketplace startup Convoy is doing another round of layoffs. It’s the latest tech company to trim headcount amid… Read More

F5 cutting about 100 jobs due to ‘current macroeconomic environment’

Seattle-based application security and delivery giant F5 is the latest tech company to lay off employees. The company confirmed Friday… Read More

Seattle cannabis marketplace Leafly to cut 56 jobs

Leafly, the Seattle-based online cannabis marketplace, is cutting 56 positions, or 21% of its workforce, the company announced this week.… Read More

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Report: Elon Musk plans to gut Twitter workforce by 75% after acquisition

Elon Musk’s plan to purchase Twitter would bring with it massive cuts to the social media company’s workforce, according to… Read More

Real estate giant Compass lays off 84 workers in Washington state as it targets tech team for cuts

New York-based real estate brokerage Compass has laid off 84 employees based in Washington state as part of a reduction… Read More

DreamBox Learning hit by layoffs, but promises strategy to take on ‘troubling trends’ in education

DreamBox Learning laid off an undisclosed number of employees this week, citing the need for a “realignment” at the Seattle-area… Read More

T-Mobile makes layoffs in network operations and engineering group as part of ‘organizational shift’

T-Mobile has laid off an undisclosed number of employees in its network operations and engineering group, the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless… Read More

Hootsuite lays off 30% of staff, says it’s focusing on ‘financial sustainability’ amid downturn

Hootsuite told employees on Tuesday that it would lay off 30% of its staff, becoming the latest tech company to… Read More

Publicly traded biotech company Absci lays off employees, citing ‘macro-economic conditions’

Vancouver, Wash.-based drug design and development company Absci laid off employees Tuesday, a little more than a year after going… Read More

Seattle startup Shelf Engine lays off 43 employees due to ‘challenging economic conditions’

Shelf Engine is the latest Seattle startup to cut its workforce. The company, which helps grocers manage food orders, confirmed… Read More

Health care startup 98point6 lays off 10% of workforce, but says it’s still in ‘growth mode’

Seattle-based 98point6 recently laid off 10% of its workforce, but the telemedicine startup remains in “growth mode,” according to a… Read More

Rad Power Bikes cuts about 10% of staff, citing economic uncertainty and rising operating costs

Rad Power Bikes is laying off 63 employees, citing an effort to be a more “self-sustaining business” amid the broader… Read More

Cosmetic treatment review platform RealSelf lays off 11 employees

RealSelf, the Seattle-based cosmetic treatment review platform, laid off 11 employees, or about 4.7% of its workforce this week. Chief… Read More

Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes cuts 20% of staff, citing ‘uncertain economic conditions’

Flyhomes is the latest tech startup to cut jobs. The Seattle real estate company laid off approximately 20% of its… Read More

GeekWire 200 update: Check out which Pacific Northwest startups are moving up the rankings

The latest update to the GeekWire 200 rankings shows four newcomers to the top 10 and several startups making big… Read More

Microsoft cuts jobs in ‘strategic realignment’ as new fiscal year begins

Microsoft confirmed a “small number” of job cuts Tuesday morning, describing the move as part of a “strategic realignment” in… Read More

Seattle startup Qumulo lays off 80 employees, CEO cites economic conditions and reaching profitability

Seattle-based data storage provider Qumulo laid off about 80 employees Wednesday, or roughly 19% of its staff, in the latest… Read More

Why it might be easier for tech startups to recruit in a downturn

These days, it might be easier for early-stage startups to recruit top tech talent.  That was one of a few… Read More

Seattle startup Esper cuts 12% of staff, citing ‘current economic climate,’ as tech layoffs continue

Esper, a Seattle-based startup that operates a DevOps platform for customers that manage fleets of company-owned Android devices, has laid… Read More

SAP cuts staff as part of ‘restructuring program,’ fewer than 30 impacted in Pacific Northwest

SAP has laid off employees based in the Pacific Northwest as part of what the tech giant describes as a… Read More

Redfin laying off 8% of workforce due to ‘market conditions’ as real estate demand cools

Seattle real estate company Redfin announced Tuesday that it is cutting about 8% of its workforce, acknowledging that a housing… Read More

Home repair service Keepe lays off staff as economic uncertainty spooks startups

Over the past year, home repair marketplace startup Keepe tripled its enterprise customer base and grew work order volume by… Read More

Convoy, which just raised $260M, lays off 7% of workforce in latest tech startup cuts

Convoy laid off 7% of its staff Thursday, becoming the latest tech company to slash headcount amid an uncertain economic… Read More

Dutchie lays off 8% of workforce, citing ‘dramatic market shift,’ in latest cannabis tech company cuts

Dutchie, a Bend, Ore.-based software startup that serves cannabis retailers, has laid off 8% of its workforce. GeekWire confirmed the… Read More

Economic uncertainty starts to hit tech job market with reports of hiring slowdowns, rescinded offers

Concerns about an economic slowdown, fueled by factors including inflation and a declining stock market, are starting to be felt… Read More

Rad Power Bikes lays off 100 employees, about 14% of staff, after raising $304M last year

Rad Power Bikes is slashing 100 jobs from its 725-person workforce as part of what the Seattle e-bike business describes… Read More

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