Brooklyn-based digital publishing technology player Atavist “has laid off half its staff and is looking for ways to cut costs and stick around,” Nieman Lab reports, after failing to secure additional funding. Seven people have been laid off over the past month and another three people left in the last quarter and have not been replaced. The company last raised $2 million a little over a year ago, as the separate but related IAC-backed digital publisher Atavist Books closed. At the time, ceo Evan Ratliff told us, “Atavist itself is currently stronger than ever, and we’re excited about the growth in both […]
