Kickstarter is laying off 18% of its workforce as crowdfunding projects plummet during the pandemic

· Kickstarter has laid off 25 employees, around 18% of its workforce, according to a regulatory notice filed last week.
· CEO Aziz Hasan told employees in April that layoffs were likely as the crowdfunding website saw projects drop 35% from a year prior with "no clear sign of rebound," according to The Verge.
· Employees,...