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Fiverr Cuts 30% of Staff in Push to Become an AI-First Company

Management says the marketplace will continue without disruption during the transition.

Overview

  • The company is eliminating about 250 roles, roughly 30% of its workforce, after reporting 762 employees at the end of last year.
  • CEO Micha Kaufman framed the shift as a return to startup mode with a flatter structure and an AI-focused technology infrastructure.
  • Fiverr said it does not expect near-term effects on marketplace operations and plans to reinvest part of the savings into AI capabilities.
  • Departing employees will receive severance packages and extended health insurance, according to Kaufman.
  • Shares fell following the announcement, and coverage placed the move within a broader pattern of AI-driven restructurings across the tech sector.