Skip to content

Consumer Tech · Nigeria

54gene layoffs

We've tracked one 54gene layoff, in Aug 2022, affecting 95 people. None of these cuts were publicly blamed on AI. Headcounts are what was reported at the time, and some may have changed since.

People affected

95

Across tracked announcements

Announcements

1

Aug 2022 → Aug 2022

AI-attributed

0%

Of affected people

Every tracked announcement

  1. −95(30% of workforce)

    Nigerian genomics startup cut lab and sales staff hired for its COVID testing business after test volumes fell.

    About the figure: The 30 percent share is based on a LinkedIn headcount, not a company figure.

    Source: TechCrunch

Watch 54gene

Get one email if 54gene appears in the tracker again, with the event, the source, nothing else.

Double opt-in · one-click unsubscribe · only fires on sourced events

Working at 54gene, or somewhere like it?

Check your company against the 15 warning signs we saw before cuts like these, or see how exposed your own role is.

Layoff warning signsHow exposed is my job?

Part of the WorkforceSignal company directory, every event curated from public reporting with conservative AI attribution. See methodology.