Vimeo has recently been hit by a brutal round of layoffs, according to one . It is being emphasized that these layoffs have an impact on the entire video team, including employees. Vimeo is a video-hosting platform, so this sounds bad.
“Yesterday, following the recent acquisition of Vimeo by a private equity firm, I learned that I, along with a large portion of the company, was affected by layoffs,” wrote Dave Brown, the company’s former vice president of Global Brand & Creative. He’s referring to a firm called Bending Spoons that bought Vimeo for $1.38 billion.
We don’t know why parent company Bending Spoon launched such a massive round of layoffs, but the equity firm is known for buying tech companies and aggressively cutting costs through layoffs. It did the same with Evernote and. Engadget has reached out to Vimeo for the exact number of employees laid off and will update this post when we hear back.
A spokesperson for Bending Spoon said, “I can confirm that layoffs were announced on Vimeo on January 20, 2026. To respect the privacy of those departing, we cannot provide additional details at this time.” gizmodo . “Moving forward, Bending Spoon is committed to evolving Vimeo to meet the needs of its diverse user base.”
It’s good to know that the company “remains committed to growing Vimeo” even after laying off everyone who worked there. One former employee said on X that “It’s sad to see something I built in a skin suit at a technology company get destroyed by private equity.”
Vimeo has been around for a long time. This platform was founded a full year before YouTube and has established itself as a premium option for hosting creative and business-adjacent videos. We don’t know what this will look like with minimal staff and no video team.
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