Monday.com lays off hundreds to focus on AI
In Brief Posted: 10:54 AM PDT · July 22, 2026 Image Credits:Cheng Xin / Contributor / Getty Images Ram Iyer Monday.com lays off hundreds to focus on AI Israeli workplace software maker Monday.com is laying off hundreds of employees as part of a restructuring plan to refocus its investments around AI projects. The company said it is reducing its headcount by 20%, or about 630 staff, to “support a leaner, more focused operating model” as it concentrates on its AI Work Platform. Monday.com earlier this year pivoted hard toward making its AI platform a core offering, redesigning its entire product around the belief that its enterprise customers increasingly want AI agents to work together with their employees.
- ▪In Brief Posted: 10:54 AM PDT · July 22, 2026 Image Credits:Cheng Xin / Contributor / Getty Images Ram Iyer Monday.com lays off hundreds to focus on AI Israeli workplace software maker Monday.com is laying off hundreds of employees as part
- ▪The company said it is reducing its headcount by 20%, or about 630 staff, to “support a leaner, more focused operating model” as it concentrates on its AI Work Platform.
- ▪Monday.com earlier this year pivoted hard toward making its AI platform a core offering, redesigning its entire product around the belief that its enterprise customers increasingly want AI agents to work together with their employees.
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In Brief Posted: 10:54 AM PDT · July 22, 2026 Image Credits:Cheng Xin / Contributor / Getty Images Ram Iyer Monday.com lays off hundreds to focus on AI Israeli workplace software maker Monday.com is laying off hundreds of employees as part of a restructuring plan to refocus its investments around AI projects. The company said it is reducing its headcount by 20%, or about 630 staff, to “support a leaner, more focused operating model” as it concentrates on its AI Work Platform. Monday.com earlier this year pivoted hard toward making its AI platform a core offering, redesigning its entire product around the belief that its enterprise customers increasingly want AI agents to work together with their employees.
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