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EdTech hub

Chennai layoffs, tracked in full.

Chennai has seen 1K job cuts across 5 tracked rounds since January 2020 — roughly 0.1% of all layoffs in our global dataset. The last 12 months alone saw 0 layoffs.

Last updated
City snapshot
1K
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
2
active + historical
Rounds
5
total events
Top industry
EdTech
51% of cuts
Global city rank
#55
by total headcount
Total since 2020
All time
1K
Across 5 roundsRank #55
Last 12 months
Recent
0
↓ 100% YoY
Companies tracked
Breadth
2
across 2 industriesEdTech leads
Global city rank
vs cities
#55
0.1% of global totalof 137 cities
By industry · Chennai· Since 2020

Which industries cut deepest.

EdTech
2 ROUNDS
51% of Chennai cuts
600
PEOPLE
Food & Beverage
3 ROUNDS
49%
570
PEOPLE
Top companies · Chennai

Where the cuts landed.

Top companies
#01
Skill Lync
EDTECH · 2 ROUNDS
600
#02
WayCool
FOOD & BEVERAGE · 3 ROUNDS
570
Recent events · Chennai· Latest

The latest Chennai layoffs.

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Severity
Event
Location · When
Headcount
Source
Low
W
WayCool
WayCool Layoffs — 2024-07-26
Chennai ·
200
moneycontrol.com ↗
Low
W
WayCool
WayCool Layoffs — 2024-02-26
Chennai ·
70
inc42.com ↗
Low
SL
Skill Lync
Skill Lync Layoffs — 2023-07-13
Chennai ·
200
entrackr.com ↗
High
W
WayCool
WayCool Layoffs — 2023-07-11
Chennai ·
300
indiatimes.com ↗
Moderate
SL
Skill Lync
Skill Lync Layoffs — 2023-04-25
Chennai ·
400
inc42.com ↗
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