Airtable Cuts Large Share of 800-Person Staff After Bending Spoons Acquisition
NewsData.io · United States · Oct 14, 2026
Airtable is laying off a large but undisclosed portion of its roughly 800 pre-acquisition employees weeks after Milan-based Bending Spoons closed its $1.3 billion purchase of the San Francisco software firm on September 4, 2026. The new product head told staff those departing will receive substantial separation packages by end of week, while Bending Spoons transfers its own engineers and designers into the company to run smaller, streamlined teams. Airtable reported approximately $480 million in ARR growing 20%+ year-over-year at the time of sale, suggesting the cuts are structural rather than driven by business decline. Recruiters should expect a wave of experienced enterprise software talent — engineers, product managers, and designers — entering the San Francisco market imminently.
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