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EXPLICITAI LAYOFF
Fiverr: 250 jobs cut
September 15, 2025ILFreelance MarketplaceFiverr
CEO Micha Kaufman announced pivot to AI-first company. AI deployed in customer support, fraud detection, and matching. Support costs reduced significantly. The company explicitly cited AI and automation as a primary driver of the workforce reduction. This is part of a broader pattern in Freelance Marketplace where companies are restructuring operations around AI capabilities while reducing headcount in functions susceptible to automation.
Conservative
150
Core Estimate
250
Upper Bound
250
Sources
Primarywww.engadget.com
Fiverr lays off 250 to become AI-first company