Vimeo begins global layoffs following acquisition by Bending Spoons · News RA

Published Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 09:15 The platform confirmed a second round of job cuts following the European tech group’s $1.38 billion takeover. Vimeo has begun laying off staff across its global workforce, marking another round of job cuts since its acquisition by Bending Spoons late last year. The Milan-based technology holding company confirmed the layoffs this week, per Business Insider , though it declined to disclose how many roles are affected. The cuts come just months after Bending Spoons completed its $1.38 billion purchase of Vimeo in November. This is the company’s second round of redundancies since September, when Vimeo reduced its full-time headcount by ten percent, citing a need to improve focus and operational efficiency in an SEC filing. Bending Spoons has expanded rapidly through acquisitions in recent years, buying companies including Evernote, Meetup and WeTransfer, and announcing a $1.5 billion deal for AOL in October. The firm has previously made deep post-acquisition cuts, including significant layoffs at WeTransfer. Founded in 2004, Vimeo has long positioned itself as a premium, ad-free alternative to YouTube and is widely used by artists, record labels and festivals for hosting music videos, live streams and archival content. In recent years, the platform
Read More