Kid-focused STEM device startup Kano sees layoffs as it puts Disney e-device on ice
https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/16/kid-focused-stem-device-startup-kano-sees-layoffs-as-it-puts-disney-e-device-on-ice/
London-based STEM device maker Kano has confirmed it’s cutting a number of jobs which it claims is part of a restructuring effort to shift focus to “educational computing”.
The job cuts — from 65 to 50 staff — were reported earlier by The Telegraph. Kano founder Alex Stein confirmed in a call with TechCrunch that Kano will have 50 staff going into next year. Although he said the kid-focused learn to code device business is also adding jobs in engineering and design, as well as eliminating other roles as it shifts focus.