New Delhi, July 9 -- Imagine showing up for work thinking it's just another regular day, only to walk out unemployed by lunchtime. That's exactly what happened to 19 employees at a tech startup that shut down without warning, leaving its staff stunned and jobless.

A Reddit post titled "Our startup shut down overnight-19 of us lost our jobs" has struck a chord with thousands online. Shared by a now-former employee, the post details how the team learned-through an urgent all-hands meeting-that the company had run out of funds and would be shutting down with immediate effect.

"It was supposed to be just another normal workday," the Reddit user wrote. "But around midday, we all got an unexpected email from the CEO calling for an urgent all-...