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ShareChat lays off 5% of staff to cut costs

ShareChat is laying off approximately 30 to 40 employees, which constitutes about 5% of its workforce, as part of a strategy to reduce operational costs.

The company, which employed around 650 to 700 people as of November 2024, has been decreasing its workforce since earlier layoffs.

At its highest, ShareChat had about 2,700 employees.

Recent ShareChat developments

Timeline
11-Dec-2024 🚀 ShareChat names ex-TikTok exec Nitin Jain as CTO
  • ShareChat appoints Nitin Jain as CTO
  • Jain has 25+ years in tech, fintech, and advertising
20-Dec-2023 📉 Temasek-backed ShareChat lays off 15% of staff, mulls new funds at lower valuation
  • ShareChat lays off 15% of staff, ~200 employees
  • Company seeks $50M funding, valuation drops below $1.5B
15-Dec-2023 📹 ShareChat says users watched 100 billion minutes on platform this year
  • 80% of content on ShareChat is video
  • Users watched 100 billion minutes, targeting Gen Z
17-Jun-2022 📈 Indian unicorn ShareChat hits $5b valuation after closing $520m round
  • ShareChat hits $5B valuation after $520M funding
  • Acquires MX TakaTak; India’s largest short-video platform
10-Feb-2022 🚀 🇮🇳 Roundup: ShareChat to buy short-video app for $700m
  • Startups raise $1.5M funding in India
  • ShareChat to buy MX TakaTak for $700M
23-Nov-2016 📱 ShareChat bags $4m to be the Indian social network that speaks everyone’s language

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