Ethereum venture studio ConsenSys is shifting focus â and downsizing as a result.
The Brooklyn, N.Y., company announced at an all-staff meeting Tuesday its latest restructuring would shrink the firmâs headcount by approximately 14 percent. When asked, ConsenSys did not explain how many individuals the cuts would affect or state its current headcount.
âIn the coming months, ConsenSys will finalize the transition from its venture production model and spin out a number of its internally funded projects into the ConsenSys Investments portfolio,â the company said in a statement.
The move is meant to prioritize the development of some of the ethereum ecosystemâs leading infrastructure platforms. ConsenSys said Tuesday it will âoperate a software business composed of several of its products optimized for a modular stack,â including Infura, PegaSys, MetaMask, Codefi and others.Â
According to a source with knowledge of the matter, Tuesdayâs move will let ConsenSys focus on those four core products. âIt really is quite sensible to separate the two business strategies,â the source said.
The company will continue its venture work under the ConsenSys Investments banner, with a focus on âearly-stage equity, liquid digital assets, and strategic opportunities where applicable,â ConsenSys said in a statement.
The firmâs enterprise-focused âSolutionsâ arm will now âdirectly support the software business,â ConsenSys said.
Led by ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, the company laid off about 13 percent of its workforce in a late-2018 restructuring dubbed âConsenSys 2.0.â Tuesdayâs move is the result of a âconclusive evaluationâ of the companyâs projects over the past year, the source with knowledge added.
Nikhilesh De contributed reporting.