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January 8, 2024

Tiger-backed software startup Pitch lays off two-thirds of staff; its CEO steps down

To set the company on the path to profitability, Pitch is parting ways with roughly 69 individuals

Berlin-based startup Pitch, which develops alternative products to Powerpoint and Google Slides, today announced that it is laying off two-thirds of its team. The news will mean that 69 people will lose their jobs and will receive at least three months severance pay, the company tells Sifted.

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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