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The industry is hanging by a thread: 10 laid off tech pros tell their stories

17.07.20|Diana Bahur-Nir

Recently unemployed tech professionals talk about their financial worries, emotional crises, the rising competition for each job, the terrifying future, and the one silver lining that may come from it all

Winners and Losers of the Week: Welcome to the New, ‘New-Normal’

24.04.20|Elihay Vidal

The trickle of layoffs in the Israeli tech sector is threatening to very quickly become a flood and indicates that the ‘new-normal’ will be very different and darker than even the relatively bright-eyed present we’re experiencing

Bringg to Layoff 10% of Employees in Israel

23.04.20|Meir Orbach

CEO Guy Bloch changes his tune after telling Calcalist earlier this week that “while other companies are cutting back we found ourselves shifting up a gear”

AR Startup Magic Leap to Fire 50 Workers in Israel as Part of Global Layoffs

23.04.20|Hagar Ravet

The company plans to shift its client focus from retail to businesses. Local GM says current circumstances demand flexibility

Israeli Tech Companies Sisense and Singular Firing Scores of Employees

23.04.20|Meir Orbach

Software unicorn Sisense says layoff of 80 workers, 20 of them in Israel, is part of the company’s strategy for the lean times ahead

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Struggling Tech Sector Moves From Cutbacks to Layoffs

22.04.20|Meir Orbach

The industry is seeing a spike in firings as investors urge companies to tighten their belts. After cutting back on industry-standard perks, startups are taking a further step and reducing their human capital

נתיבי איילון נחסמו לשני הכיוונים בגלל עלייה במפלס המים נתיבי איילון מכיוון עזריאלי

Imperva to Lay Off Dozens of Employees Following Acquisition by Thoma Bravo

15.01.19|Meir Orbach and Hagar Ravet

The technology investment firm completed Imperva's $2.1 billion acquisition Thursday

Teva Restructuring Cuts Deep into Israel’s Pharma Job Market, Exports

07.01.19|Amitay Gazit and Dror Reich

Israel's pharmaceutical export fell 21% in 2018, according to a new report. Teva let go around 1,200 Israeli employees last year

Communication Chips Company ColorChip to Lay Off 50% of Employees

24.12.18|Meir Orbach

In August, Calcalist reported that the Israel-based company was negotiating an acquisition by Chinese chip designer and manufacturer Sanan Optoelectronics

Industrial Drone Startup Airobotics Relocates to Arizona

29.11.18|Meir Orbach

Airobotics is laying off 25 employees in Israel. The company’s headquarters will be based in Arizona, while its research and development operation remains in Israel

SintecMedia to Lay Off 60 of its 350 Employees in Israel

17.12.17|Hagar Ravet

The company develops business management software for TV and cable network companies. It was bought by private equity firm Francisco Partners for $400 million in 2016

Biomed Company Protalix to Lay Off a Fifth of its Workforce

26.11.17|Dror Reich

The Israel-based NYSE American-listed company is currently undergoing a streamlining process