“reduce operational costs to ensure we can invest further in product, marketing and AI (SmartCompany)”
"reduce operational costs to ensure we can invest further in product, marketing and AI" — 'Up to 200' roles, about one-third of ~600 staff; cuts span Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and the US (Melbourne-founded, Shutterstock-owned). Quote is from CEO Hichame Assi's staff email; it names AI as an investment priority driving the restructure rather than saying AI replaces the roles. Press headline framing is explicitly 'due to AI'.
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See every recorded layoff for Envato.
AI Layoff Tracker, AskTheRecruiter.com. "Envato, 200 jobs (2026-03-04)." Retrieved Aug 1, 2026. Primary source: SmartCompany.