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Robinhood lays off 9% of full-time employees as it drives plan to end duplicate roles

The company’s headcount rose from 700 to 3,800 as the investment platform grew sharply at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic

Robinhood Markets said it was laying off 9% of its full-time workers and is cutting back on duplicate roles it added when the investment platform was growing rapidly beginning in 2020.

Shares fell 5% in after-hours trading closing on 27 April after the company announced the layoffs in a blog post.

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