Astra Layoffs
Industry Aerospace · Location Bengaluru · United States · Subscribe (RSS)
Astra has 4 publicly reported layoff rounds on record between April 5, 2020 and July 28, 2025. A total of about 146 employees were affected across these rounds.
Layoff history
Astra, a Bengaluru-based AI sales automation startup backed by Perplexity founder Aravind Srinivas, shut down entirely in July 2025, about four months after receiving angel investment from Srinivas in March 2025. CEO Supreet Hegde announced the closure on LinkedIn, attributing it to an irreconcilable disagreement with co-founder Ranjan Rajagopalan over the pace of growth. The company had also struggled with long enterprise sales cycles and reluctance from potential clients to grant a young startup access to sensitive data in platforms like Salesforce, Google Drive, and Slack. Founded in 2023, Astra never scaled beyond two beta clients despite the high-profile backing. Rajagopalan subsequently launched a new stealth-mode venture.
Reason: Co-founder disagreement over growth pace; enterprise sales challenges and client data trust issues
Source: inc42.com
Astra disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in August 4, 2023.
Source: techcrunch.com
Astra disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in November 8, 2022.
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Astra disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in April 5, 2020. Approximately 40 roles were eliminated.
Source: cnbc.com
Data for Astra is compiled from public WARN Act filings and reporting linked above. See our methodology.