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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

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