Popular US-based video platform Vimeo is reportedly conducting its second big round of global layoffs, shedding a large number of employees across countries, positions and verticals.
The latest wave of job cuts for Vimeo came shortly after the company was acquired by the European tech conglomerate Bending Spoons.
Bending Spoons had previously purchased Vimeo in a much-talked about all-cash deal for $1.38 billion in November 2025. As per media reports, the latest round of layoffs has had a profound impact on Vimeo’s workforce structure and functioning.
In a post on Linkedin, Vimeo’s former VP of Global Brand and Creative Dave Brown claimed that he, “along with a large portion of the company,” had been “impacted by layoffs.”
Expressing his feelings about parting with the company in this manner, Dave Brown said that this was not the ending any of the recently laid-off workers would have chosen for their chapter at Vimeo.
What did Dave brown say ?
In his post, Vimeo’s former VP of Global Brand and Creative Dave Brown expressed bittersweet feelings about parting with the company where he had worked for 8 months.
“Yesterday, following Vimeo’s recent acquisition by a private equity firm, I learned that I, along with a large portion of the company, was impacted by layoffs. It’s not the ending any of us would have chosen. Still, the work and relationships we built were real, and something I’m deeply proud of,” Brown wrote in a post on Linkedin.
While shocked to learn about the layoffs, the later half of Brown’s post endorses the work culture and value systems at Vimeo and underscores his optimism for the next chapter in his professional journey.
“I’m grateful for the incredibly talented people I had the privilege to work alongside and the global community of storytellers who use Vimeo every day. Now I’m turning my attention to what’s next,” he added.
Brown ended his post by asking creators and storytellers to reach out to him if they are interested in building something a ‘new people-centric storytelling platform.’
Vimeo on lay-offs
This is Vimeo’s second round of layoffs since September, when the company cut 10% of its full-time workforce in an “effort to ensure focus and efficiency,” the company wrote in an SEC filing at the time.
Founded in 2004, Vimeo has fought to position itself as a global premium video hosting platform and an alternative to tech giant YouTube. In recent years however, the company has also expanded into software offerings beyond hosting, such as webinars and other events.
According to a report in The Verge, the cutbacks will impact a “large portion” of the company’s total workforce. Vimeo was previously owned by media holding company IAC, which spun it off as a public company in May 2021.