Israeli creative-technology company Artlist is preparing to lay off about 200 employees, nearly 40% of its 500-person workforce. The move comes just after the company said it ended 2025 with $300 million in annual recurring revenue, up 50% year over year, and after it hired 120 workers during 2025.
Artlist said the restructuring is part of a strategic shift to become an AI-native company with a flatter, faster and more autonomous organization. In a company statement, Artlist said it opened review proceedings for about 200 roles and invited affected employees to hearings as part of the process.
The company said the step is being taken from a position of financial strength and continued growth. It also said it will provide broad support and favorable terms for the employees involved, while thanking them for their contribution to the company’s success.
Artlist has also recently been involved in producing a full-length Hollywood film. Among its latest products are a production platform that lets creators direct elements such as locations and camera angles without complex prompts, and an AI Toolkit that combines leading video, image and voiceover models in one interface. The toolkit also includes Artlist Original 1.0, a cinematic image model trained on the company’s exclusive content catalog and offering four dedicated visual styles for professional productions.
