Krutrim Cuts Nearly Half Of Remaining Workforce In Fresh Layoffs

•Krutrim laid off 20-25 employees in its second round of job cuts this year, nearly halving its remaining workforce.

•The layoffs primarily affected product and engineering teams, with some employees alleging delays in reimbursements and salary payments.

•The startup has reduced its workforce significantly over the past year, from 550 employees to nearly 150-160, through multiple restructuring exercises.

•Krutrim is now focusing on AI cloud infrastructure and enterprise services, after pivoting away from its original ambition of building a full-stack AI ecosystem.