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Citizen cut 33 employees on Wednesday.
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“We are grateful to all of our departing team members for their contributions to Citizen,"
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"and are committed to supporting them through this transition with a generous severance package,"
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"that includes accelerated option vesting and extended exercise window, six months of COBRA payments,"
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"career services support and other benefits,” a spokesperson told TechCrunch.
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The citizen did not disclose what departments within the firm were affected.
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One employee who was laid off told TechCrunch that at least ten engineers were dismissed.
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The app was launched in the year 2016. the app was initially barred by the App Store due to concerns over vigilantism.
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At present, Citizen uses public police Blotters to inform users of confirmed incidents occurring in their neighbourhood.
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However, users can make their reports of suspicious activities and live stream from crime scenes, too.