Overview
- Centr confirmed on August 15 that it has closed its Melbourne office and laid off 15 Australian staff as it shifts most activities to the US.
- The company plans to centralize its core functions at its California headquarters to streamline operations and support global scaling.
- A small number of Australian employees will stay on by working remotely as part of the US-based team.
- This move follows a prior round of Australian cuts that eliminated about 20 roles during an earlier restructuring phase.
- Founded by Chris Hemsworth in 2019, Centr has grown to hundreds of thousands of subscribers and was acquired by HighPost Capital in 2022 for roughly $290 million.