App Annie is downsizing its staff due to the coronavirus. Perhaps we are talking about the dismissal of 18% of employees

App Annie, one of the leading Western analytical platforms, is cutting staff due to the “financial impact caused by the spread of the coronavirus.”

This is told by the publication GamesIndustry.biz . Initially, our colleagues were informed about the cuts by their source in the company. According to him, we can talk about the dismissal of 18% of the staff.

An official representative of the company confirmed the abbreviations to the publication. However, he did not disclose the exact number of employees that the company is going to lay off.

“Due to the current macroeconomic climate, we decided to restructure the company in order to continue to be effective. Unfortunately, our paths have diverged with some very talented people,” App Annie said in an official statement.

App Annie is one of the first major IT companies to declare their readiness to lay off staff within the framework of the current market situation.

App Annie until recently employed about 300 employees, during seven rounds of funding it raised $158 million.

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