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Vimeo lays off most of its staff just months after being bought by private equity firm

<p>Vimeo just got hit by a brutal round of layoffs, according to a <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/vimeo-laying-off-staff-after-billion-sale-to-bending-spoons-2026-1">report by Business Insider[/url]. Staffers are <a data-i13n="elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:LinkedIn;elmt:;cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=6deefbf2-941b-4156-9f41-a61ebb50d13d&amp;siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=141850da-dc1d-4c95-b098-d03c49952bba&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=LinkedIn&amp;linkText=posting&amp;custData=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&amp;signature=AQAAAWwFvX4xIV1l7M6spbEfs1a6ka89bFcfMrCjS4h8E9AN&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%2Fsteve-dixon-64928b56_i-was-laid-off-from-vimeo-today-along-with-activity-7419431951738048512-ax3r%2F" class="rapid-with-clickid" data-original-link="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/steve-dixon-64928b56_i-was-laid-off-from-vimeo-today-along-with-activity-7419431951738048512-ax3r/">posting[/url] on <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="https://x.com/daemon404/status/2013988239829303624?s=20">various social media sites[/url] that the layoffs have impacted <a data-i13n="elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:LinkedIn;elmt:;cpos:4;pos:1" href="https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=6deefbf2-941b-4156-9f41-a61ebb50d13d&amp;siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=141850da-dc1d-4c95-b098-d03c49952bba&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=LinkedIn&amp;linkText=most+of+the+company&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5saW5rZWRpbi5jb20vZmVlZC91cGRhdGUvdXJuOmxpOmFjdGl2aXR5Ojc0MTk4NDc1NjkxMzQwNDMxMzcvIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiIxNDE4NTBkYS1kYzFkLTRjOTUtYjA5OC1kMDNjNDk5NTJiYmEiLCJvcmlnaW5hbFVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmxpbmtlZGluLmNvbS9mZWVkL3VwZGF0ZS91cm46bGk6YWN0aXZpdHk6NzQxOTg0NzU2OTEzNDA0MzEzNy8ifQ&amp;signature=AQAAAbRWCof5uxA6KMMAzM7LyQakFmZH2GRjKJ7cE4R5BNgd&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Ffeed%2Fupdate%2Furn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7419847569134043137%2F" class="rapid-with-clickid" data-original-link="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7419847569134043137/">most of the company[/url], including the entire video team. Vimeo is a video-hosting platform, so that sounds bad.</p>
<p>“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 &amp; Creative, Dave Brown. He is referring to a firm called Bending Spoons that bought Vimeo for $1.38 billion <a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/10/vimeo-to-be-acquired-by-bending-spoons-in-1-38b-all-cash-deal/">in the latter half of 2025[/url].</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>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 <a data-i13n="cpos:6;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/evernote-is-relocating-to-europe-after-laying-off-most-of-its-us-workforce-205012133.html">back in 2023[/url] and <a data-i13n="cpos:7;pos:1" href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/bending-spoons-lay-off-75-wetransfer-staff-post-deal-ceo-says-2024-09-08/">WeTransfer in 2024[/url]. 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.</p>
<p>&quot;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 <a data-i13n="cpos:8;pos:1" href="https://gizmodo.com/vimeo-lays-off-most-of-its-staff-allegedly-includes-the-entire-video-team-2000713416">in an emailed statement[/url]. &quot;Going forward, Bending Spoons remains committed to growing Vimeo to meet the needs of its diverse user base.&quot;</p>
<div id="bc5b64472a63492f9dc1d171052d28a0"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">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.</p>— Derek Buitenhuis (@daemon404) January 21, 2026 (https://twitter.com/daemon404/status/2013988239829303624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
 

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<p>It's good to know the company &quot;remains committed to growing Vimeo&quot; after firing just about everyone that works there. One former employee said on X that it &quot;sucks to see something I built killed by private equity in a technology company skin suit.&quot;</p>
<p>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.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/vimeo-lays-off-most-of-its-staff-just-months-after-being-bought-by-private-equity-firm-184556023.html?src=rss

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