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// HALL OF FLAME · STARTUP AUTOPSY
Founded2009
Closed2023
CountrySpain
SectorMarketplace
Total raised$500M+
Collapse typeMass Layoff Spiral
FounderJuan Urdiales

Job&Talent

"Spanish staffing unicorn. $1.1B in 2021. Laid off 40% by 2023."

$500M
RAISED
—
EMPLOYEES
168
MONTHS
unit economicsMass Layoff Spiral

Cascading layoffs that accelerated the decline

// Fatal mistake: Unit Economics

Key Events Timeline

2021-10
FUNDING
Raises $108M at $1.1B valuation. Spain's second unicorn.
2023-03
LAYOFF
400+ employees laid off — 40% of workforce. Restructuring announced.
🔥 Hall of Flame 80%🏆 Hall of Fame 20%

Job&Talent became Spain's second unicorn in 2021, reaching $1.

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