Robinhood cuts 10% of workforce as Tenev touts business strength

Robinhood cuts about 10% of staff as CEO Vlad Tenev says business “has never been stronger” despite weak Q1 trading.

Stock and crypto trading platform Robinhood is cutting 10% of its workforce as it restructures its organization, a move the company says will improve efficiency.

CEO Vlad Tenev told staff the company is reducing 10% of its full-time employees as part of “flattening” its org structure, according to a statement on X by Robinhood on Tuesday.

In an internal memo, Tenev said the company cannot “default to operating as a heavily-layered organization” if it wants to scale its mission, adding that Robinhood must “continuously raise” its performance bar.

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