Eigen Labs Axes 25% of Staff to Focus on Building EigenCloud
2025-07-09 10:04:39
Main Idea
Eigen Labs laid off 25% of its workforce (29 employees) to restructure and focus on developing EigenCloud, a verifiable cloud platform, while continuing to operate its EigenLayer and EigenDA protocols.
Key Points
1. Eigen Labs reduced its workforce by 25%, cutting 29 roles, as part of a restructuring to prioritize EigenCloud development.
2. CEO Sreeram Kannan described EigenCloud as a 'verifiable' alternative to existing cloud services, aiming to build the world’s first verifiable cloud platform.
3. The company is backed by $220 million in venture funding, including a $100 million Series B round led by a16z in February 2025.
4. EigenLayer (a restaking protocol) and EigenDA (a data-availability solution) will remain operational as part of EigenCloud.
5. Laid-off employees will receive severance, continued health coverage, and job placement assistance.
Description
Eigen Labs cut its workforce by 25%, losing 29 roles, as CEO Sreeram Kannan said he restructured the company to focus on developing EigenCloud , what he called a “verifiable” alternative to existing, opaque cloud services. The Seattle-based startup said the dismissals were not a cash-crunch response. The comany is backed by $220 million in venture funding, including a $100 million Series B round led by a16z in February that gave it a $1 billion valuation. "As difficult as these changes are, they...
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