Airtable, a San Francisco software company, is laying off a large part of its staff weeks after it was bought by Bending Spoons, the San Francisco Chronicle and Business Insider reported.

Bending Spoons, an Italian tech company, bought Airtable for about $1.3 billion. Airtable makes software that mixes spreadsheets and databases. Companies use it to build apps and manage work without writing code. It had about 800 workers before the deal, the Chronicle reported.

It was not immediately clear how many people would be affected, Business Insider reported. A Bending Spoons spokesperson said they were "not able to share additional details on the number of individuals impacted," Business Insider reported.

Alessandro Savarese, who now leads product at Airtable, announced the cuts on Monday. "We're parting ways with a large portion of the pre-acquisition team, who will be leaving by the end of the week with substantial separation packages," he wrote, the Chronicle reported.

Savarese said the cuts did not reflect the work of those leaving. Federico Simionato, a product leader at Bending Spoons, said in a post on X that the move reflects the company's "deep belief that small teams ship more and better," Business Insider reported.

Savarese said Bending Spoons has seen small teams with clear roles get a lot done. Airtable now plans to focus on its core software, AI and tools for big business customers. It said customers' plans and prices will not change, the Chronicle reported. A team called the Speedy Squad has already shipped more than 30 fixes in three weeks. They include higher limits on automations.

What we know: Airtable is cutting a large part of its pre-deal staff, who will leave this week with severance.
What we don't: How many of Airtable's roughly 800 workers are affected.