Bhavish Aggarwal-led Krutrim Cuts 50 More Jobs in Its Fresh Layoffs

Ola Krutrim of Ola Electric has cut around 50 jobs from its linguistics team. According to the ET report, the roles affected include team leads and transcribers working on regional languages such as Bengali, Malayalam, and Punjabi. The company stated that the current phase of its in-house data annotation project has been completed.

Third Round of Job Cuts This Year

As per news reports, this is the third layoff round at the Bengaluru-based startup in 2025. In June 2025, dozens of employees from the linguistics division were let go. A month later, more than 100 jobs were cut as part of a restructuring exercise. With the latest move, the company has eliminated close to 200 positions so far this year.

Team Size and Senior Exits

As per news reports, the linguistics team earlier had about 600 employees. After the layoffs, the headcount has come down to around 400. Alongside these cuts, the company has also seen senior-level departures. Since April, 6 executives, including leaders from AI data, cloud architecture, corporate finance, and software engineering, have stepped down.

About Ola Krutrim

Ola Krutrim was founded in 2023 and operates in the artificial intelligence sector. It provides GPU-as-a-service, model-as-a-service, and no-code platforms. The company entered the unicorn club in January 2024 after raising $50 million in funding led by Z47, formerly known as Matrix Partners India. Other investors, such as the Sarin family, also participated in the round.

Products and Initiatives

As per news reports, the startup has rolled out Krutrim Cloud, its AI cloud platform, and a large language model. Its AI assistant app, Kruti, was launched in June 2025 and has recorded more than 2,00,000 downloads. Ola Krutrim has also announced plans to build India’s first AI silicon chips by 2026. In addition, it has partnered with Cloudera for analytics and data lake operations.

Read more: Bhavish Aggarwal’s AI Firm Krutrim Lays Off Over 100 Employees: Report!

Conclusion

With nearly 200 layoffs and several top-level exits this year, Ola Krutrim is undergoing significant restructuring while continuing to develop products and long-term AI projects.

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