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Space and defense startupTrue Anomalyhas laid off around 25 % of its hands and canceled its summer internship broadcast , TechCrunch has learned .
“ With our speedy growth over the past two yr , we looked at every expression of our ship’s company to verify we are optical maser focused on our goals and best positioned to execute , ” a company spokesperson said . “ We identified the duplication of roles and functions across the company , and as such , reduced our headcount . This wo n’t impact our ability to execute on our contracts with customers or on our mission to bring security and sustainability to the quad arena . ”
While TechCrunch could not confirm the total headcount prior to these layoffs , True Anomaly had over 100 employee as of December 2023 , it told theDenver Business Journal . well-nigh 30 people were issue from the manpower , according to a office on LinkedInfrom one of the people let go .
employee started posting on LinkedIn about the layoffs on April 24 ; agree to those messages , people impacted ferment in sales , business organisation maturation and recruiting . At least some interns were abruptly told the summer internship program was delete last Friday , on April 19 , as well . The internship was set to start on June 1 .
The Centennial , Colorado - free-base startupclosed a $ 100 million financing roundlast December ; at the time , executives enounce staff had swell to 107 employees . Earlier this month , True Anomaly CEO Even Rogers secern TechCrunchduring an interview on the company ’s first missionthat the company was “ well - capitalized . ”
True Anomaly hopes to modernise space defence reaction with its Jackal ballistic capsule and Mosaic software platform for control and control operation . The startup envisions using Jackals on orbit to approach , look-alike and gather intelligence on other object in orbit .
lawful Anomaly launched that first mission , called Mission X , on March 4 , though it ended early after the company failed to establish honest communications with the two spacecraft that were deployed in orbit . The anomalousness is scarce slowing them down , however . The startup is crusade to launch at least twice more in the next 12 month , purpose for another launching in October , one soul told TechCrunch .
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The soul was offered an internship , and spoke to TechCrunch on condition of namelessness , saying that a technological recruiter suggested that the internship programme had been cancel because the company did n’t have the human bandwidth to machinate and superintend an medical intern project . The team is also begin work onthe $ 30 million antiphonal outer space contractthat the company was awarded earlier this month , the person said .
