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Layoffscurated sourcedetected 2026-07-13 · confidence 90%

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GoKwik: Layoffs

GoKwik (ecommerce enabler platform) laid off 100–120 employees as part of restructuring and automation initiative. Layoffs primarily impacted customer onboarding and tech teams. Founded 2020, backed by Z47 and Peak XV, raised $68M to date.

Source: Inc42 (India/SEA)

The leadership read

Workforce moves like this mark the contracting side of the sector hiring conditions.

Market context: Against a Talent Market Index of 107.8 (Hot) (up 2.4 month-on-month), Asia is at steady (+1.2pts) on signal share.

GoKwik: 2 signals in the last 90 days; 0.2% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow; 2 tracked across 66 days.

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