New Delhi, Feb 1 : US-based news website focused on high-tech and startup companies TechCrunch has laid off several employees, including managing editors.

Matt Burns, who had been with the company since 2008 and was the managing editor since 2017, has also been laid off along with a handful of operations, business and editorial staff.  He confirmed the news on X. "Personal news: I was laid off at TechCrunch today along with a handful of Ops, Biz and editorial folks. All the best. TechCrunch has been my home since 2008. I grew up at TC. I travelled the world with TC," Burns wrote on X on Monday.