Vimeo is laying off a “significant portion” of staff after acquiring Bending Spoons

Other former employees echo this statement in online posts, along with one video engineer Saying “Almost everyone” at the company was laid off, “including the entire video team.” last says software engineer He was laid off with “a huge amount of company.”

Earlier this week, Israeli port CTech It was reported that Vimeo is laying off “most” of its employees in the country. This marks the company’s second round of layoffs in less than six months, as it laid off 10 percent of workers in September — just one week before Bending Spoons announced its acquisition plans.

The layoffs raise concerns about how this will impact content hosted on the platform, e.g Comedy shows created by Dropout. Edge I reached out to Vimeo and Bending Spoons to request more information but did not immediately hear back.

Bending Spoons doesn’t have a great track record when it comes to acquisitions and layoffs. The company has laid off employees at several companies it has acquired over the years, including… We transfer, Filmicand Evernote.