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Website Builder Squarespace Lays Off About 19% of Its Workforce
Squarespace is cutting 19 percent of its staff, about 300 jobs, to simplify operations, a spokesperson said.
Key points
- About 300 of Squarespace's 1,800 employees are affected by the job cuts.
- Impacted employees will receive 16 weeks of base pay and healthcare benefits into May 2027.
- The layoffs come a little over two years after Squarespace announced its Blueprint AI tool in 2024.
Why it matters. The company says the changes are intended to simplify how it operates, sharpen its priorities and let it move faster as it positions for its next phase of growth.
Squarespace is cutting about 19% of its global workforce, around 300 employees, as part of a restructuring. Public relations specialist Jeff Seedman confirmed the layoffs to TechCrunch, which said The Verge first reported them. The company said the changes are intended to simplify operations and sharpen its priorities. Squarespace is an American website building and hosting company based in New York City.
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Website Builder Squarespace Lays Off About 19% of Its Workforce
Squarespace, which helps customers build and host their own websites, is laying off about 19% of its workforce. The reduction affects hundreds of employees. A public relations representative for the company confirmed the layoffs to TechCrunch. The Verge first reported the job cuts. In a statement, Squarespace said it is restructuring its organisation and reducing its global workforce. The company did not say in the excerpt available whether the cuts will be phased in over a set period.
Squarespace Cuts 19 Percent of Staff to Simplify Operations
Squarespace is laying off 19 percent of its employees as it works to simplify its operations, a spokesperson told The Verge. The job cuts will affect around 300 of the company's 1,800 employees. The spokesperson said the changes are intended to sharpen priorities and help the company move faster as it positions itself for its next phase of growth. The statement also thanked departing staff for their contributions. The reporting does not give the cost savings or the timing of the cuts.