Yuga Labs’ restructuring leads to layoffs at the company
Yuga Labs, creator of the popular non-fungible token (NFT) collection Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), has carried out some company restructuring that will see the laying off of some team members. Yuga Labs CEO Daniel Alegre announced the news in an email sent to the staff which was published on the firm’s website on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. While the CEO did not state the exact number of affected employees, the restructuring efforts impacted team members in the United States. Meanwhile, co-founder of Yuga Labs Greg Solano, who also mentioned the job cuts on X, said that there were still 120 employees at the company while stating that the changes were necessary to ensure that Yuga Labs is “set up for long-term success.” I’m sure many of you have seen the news that Yuga is undergoing a restructure today. Shit day obviously. Hurts to part ways with team members who have been in the trenches with us. But we needed to make some changes to the company in order to make sur...