Cambridge, Massachusetts-based HubSpot, a developer, and marketer of software products for inbound marketing, sales, and customer service, has announced a cost-cutting initiative leading to the relocation of the company's Cambridge, Massachusetts, headquarters, closure of its Davenport Building office space, and a major reduction in the company's workforce.
Approximately 500 employees, or 7% of the workforce, are targeted for separation.
CEO Yamini Rangan noted, "Our business boomed throughout the pandemic, but in 2022, things took a downward turn. We came into 2022 anticipating growth would slow down from 2021, but we experienced a faster deceleration than we expected." Including a perfect storm of inflation, volatile foreign exchange, tighter customer budgets, and longer decision-making cycles."
"We were optimistic about our headcount growth and underestimated the impact of the slowdown in 2022. Unfortunately, the level of uncertainty in customer demand now tells us that we may have more challenging times ahead. We need to set ourselves up to weather this storm."
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