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Monday.com made its AI bet, now investors want their 'pound of flesh'
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Fusion42 · 23 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Monday.com cut 20% of its workforce whilst shifting to AI-driven products and usage-based pricing, raising 2026 margin guidance to 15% despite claiming the layoffs are not cost-cutting or AI replacement. The move reflects investor pressure on SaaS companies to prove profitability in an AI-disrupted market where traditional per-seat licensing is becoming obsolete.
This Wire brief tracks monday.com, and It sits within Fusion42's coverage of Enterprise Software, and 2 sources have reported it between 23 Jul 2026 and 29 Jul 2026.
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If you're building SaaS on per-seat pricing, Monday.com just signalled that model is broken. Investors now demand you shift to usage-based billing and operate with fewer people, which means your GTM, support and product roadmap need to work with half the team.
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2 sources · first reported 23 Jul 2026 · latest 29 Jul 2026
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