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title: "Vimeo lays off most of its staff months after being bought"
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# Vimeo lays off most of its staff months after being bought

Big Tech Vimeo lays off most of its staff just months after being bought by private equity firm This reportedly includes the entire video team. By Lawrence Bonk Jan. 23, 2026 1:45 pm EST Vimeo Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Vimeo just got hit by a brutal round of layoffs, according to a report by Business Insider . Staffers are posting on various social media sites that the layoffs have impacted most of the company , including the entire video team. Vimeo is a video-hosting platform, so that sounds bad. "Yesterday, following Vimeo's recent acquisition by a private equity firm, I learned that I, along with a large portion of the company, was impacted by layoffs," wrote the company's former vice president of Global Brand & Creative, Dave Brown. He is referring to a firm called Bending Spoons that bought Vimeo for $1.38 billion in the latter half of 2025 . We don't know why parent company Bending Spoons conducted such a massive round of layoffs, but the equity firm is known for purchasing tech companies and aggressively cutting costs via layoffs. It did the same thing to Evernote back in 2023 and WeTransfer in 2024 . Engadget has reached out to Vimeo to inquire about the exact number of employees that were laid off and will update this post when we hear back. "I can confirm that a layoff was announced at Vimeo on January 20, 2026. To respect the privacy of those departing, we cannot provide additional details at this time," a Bending Spoons spokesperson told Gizmodo in an emailed statement . "Going forward, Bending Spoons remains committed to growing Vimeo to meet the needs of its diverse user base." Reviving this account to say: Almost everyone at Vimeo was laid off yesterday, including the entire video team. If you're looking for talented engineers, there are a few on the market. Sucks to see something I built killed by private equity in a technology company skin suit. — Derek Buitenhuis (@daemon404) January 21, 2026 It's good to know the company "remains committed to growing Vimeo" after firing just about everyone that works there. One former employee said on X that it "sucks to see something I built killed by private equity in a technology company skin suit." Vimeo has been around a long time. The platform was founded a full year before YouTube and has positioned itself as being a premium alternative for hosting creative and business-adjacent videos. We have no idea what it'll look like with a minimal staff and no video team.