Mike Cagney’s Figure Lays Off 20% of Staff Amid IPO Plans

The former SoFi CEO’s blockchain company is setting financial records and cutting costs. 

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Figure Technologies Inc. laid off 90 employees this week, or about 20% of its staff, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg. The company is also starting to interview bankers in advance of a planned initial public offering for its lending business next year, the documents show.

A representative for Figure declined to comment.