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Cars24 lays off 200 Employees

EntrackrEntrackr · 5m ago
Cars24 lays off 200 Employees
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Cars24, the e-commerce platform for pre-owned vehicles, has laid off over 200 employees as part of a cost-cutting measure, according to three sources familiar with the development. According to sources, the SoftBank–backed company provided affected employees with standard severance packages. In a statement to Entrackr, Vikram Chopra, co-founder and CEO of Cars24, said, "This is a tough decision. Over the past few weeks, we've had to part ways with around 200 employees across various functions. We are deeply grateful for their contributions. The layoffs are not about performance, but about structure and the bets we placed. We've learned that speed without clarity is expensive, and some projects and roles were added prematurely. Moving forward, we need to be more strategic and deliberate with our investments and team-building." Despite not raising any external funding in the last three and a half years, Cars24 secured $450 million in December 2021 from investors including SoftBank, Tencent, DST Global, and Falcon Edge’s Alpha Wave. This funding round valued the company at $3.3 billion. In FY24, Cars24 reported a 25% year-on-year increase in revenue, from Rs 5,530 crore in FY23 to Rs 6,917 crore. Despite this, the company posted a net loss of Rs 498 crore and an adjusted EBITDA loss of Rs 318 crore for the same period.

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Gameskraft lays off 120 employees

EntrackrEntrackr · 16d ago
Gameskraft lays off 120 employees
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Gameskraft, one of India’s largest real-money gaming companies, has laid off about 120 employees across teams as part of a restructuring exercise triggered by the government’s blanket ban on online money games. The layoffs come at a turbulent time for the firm, which is also reeling from a fraud scandal involving former CFO Ramesh Prabhu, who allegedly siphoned off Rs 270 crore over nearly five years. An FIR has been filed against him following the company’s complaint at Bengaluru’s Marathahalli police station. Affected employees will receive severance pay, leave encashment, and extended group health insurance until March 2026, with an option to convert policies to individual plans. Founder Prithvi Singh said the decision was forced by “external realities” and not employee performance, adding that Gameskraft would support outgoing staff during their transition. Founded in 2017, Gameskraft had been one of the fastest-growing real-money gaming firms, operating platforms like Rummyculture and Pocket52, both of which have now been shut following the new law. According to TheKredible, the company’s FY25 net profit dropped 25% to Rs 706 crore because of the 28% GST, increased taxes, and one-time accounting changes. However, the company’s revenue rose 12% to Rs 3,896 crore from Rs 3,475 crore in FY24. Gameskraft joins other gaming firms downsizing after the ban. A23 Rummy (Head Digital Works) cut 500 jobs, Zupee axed 170, MPL is shrinking up to 60% of staff, and Baazi Games has reduced headcount by 200. Games24x7 is reportedly laying off 70% of its workforce.

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