Layoffs · Education & Skilling

Interview Kickstart cuts jobs amid AI shift, impacting 80-100 employees

What they do

Interview Kickstart is an upskilling platform that coaches tech professionals for better jobs

It laid off 80–100 employees in late May 2026, citing AI automation

The company is pivoting to B2B AI services and launched a new brand, Dexity, for B2C AI courses

Interview Kickstart conducted a restructuring exercise in late May 2026, affecting 80-100 employees.
Sources say 80–100 employees were impacted, but cofounder Soham Mehta says the number was less than 50.
The management informed employees about the restructuring in a town hall on May 29.
The company had already reduced its workforce over the previous four months before this layoff.
The operations and support teams were most affected.
The restructuring was driven by an increase in AI automation.
Enrollments reportedly dropped 20–25% in 2026 compared to the previous year.
Cofounder Mehta said the AI business grew 90% last year and overall growth was 26% YoY until March 2026.

The layoff is part of a wave of restructuring across the tech industry due to AI adoption.
For example, SuperOps laid off ~60 employees in April 2026 for similar reasons.
Interview Kickstart is shifting focus toward the B2B segment and AI learning.
It launched a new brand, Dexity, in April 2026 for B2C AI courses.

Interview Kickstart is an upskilling platform that provides tailored coaching to tech professionals.
Its goal is to improve employability of tech workers.
It operates in the US and India.
The company is now building a B2B business offering AI Acceleration to large enterprises.

Blume Ventures (investor) — Invested $10M in Interview Kickstart about two years ago (2024).