When was Kano founded?

Kano was founded in 2013 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Kano located?

Kano is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Who is the current CEO of Kano?

Alex Klein of Kano. They have also founded 1 company.

Which legal entities is Kano associated with?

Kano is associated with KANO COMPUTING LIMITED and 1 other.

How many employees does Kano have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Kano is 48.

Is Kano a funded company?

Kano is a funded company, having raised a total of $62.3M across 8 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on May 07, 2014.

How much is Kano worth?

The latest valuation of Kano is $***** as of Apr 25, 2017.

When was the latest funding round of Kano?

Kano's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Jul 14, 2020, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is K-12 EdTech. In United Kingdom, the K-12 EdTech sector has seen $54.3M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Kano rank among its competitors?

Kano ranks 1st amongst 152 active competitors, of which 14 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was CuriousJr, which secured $1.01M in Jun, 2021.

Who are the top competitors of Kano?

Kano's top competitors include codeSpark, CuriousJr and ScratchJr. Among them, CuriousJr secured the most recent funding round in June, 2021.

Kano - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Activity based learning platform for coding. It is an online platform that offers learning materials, tutorials, tips, activities and more for kids to learn coding. It also allows students to create art, music and games.

Website: www.kano.me/
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Email ID: *****@kano.me, *****@kano.me, *****@kano.me, *****@kano.me, *****@kano.me, *****@kano.me
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2013

Location

London, United Kingdom

Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$62.3M in 8 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Jul 14, 2020, $*****

Post Money Valuation

$***** as on Apr 25, 2017

Investors

Breyer Capital & 44 more

Ranked

1^st among 152 active competitors

Employee Count

48 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

CuriousJr & 173 more

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Kano is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Kano Computing Limited CIN: 8375450 , United Kingdom, Active	Jan 25, 2013	-	-
KANO COMPUTING LIMITED CIN: 32073452974 , United States, Active		-	-	-

Kano has raised a total funding of $62.3M over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 07, 2014. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Jul 14, 2020 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Kano has 21 institutional investors and 24 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Kano:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 14, 2020	4902105	Series B	6041089	7358450	7858010	9712640
2019	8765	Series B	2740	8924	8131	General Catalyst
Jun 11, 2018	5579153	Series B	6106777	7639974	8958938	1838332

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The founders of Kano are Saul Klein, Yonatan Raz Fridman and Alex Klein. Alex Klein is the CEO of Kano.

Here are the details of Kano's key team members:

Saul Klein: Former Co-Founder of Kano and founder of 7 other companies, including LocalGlobe, Phoenix Court and Latitude. They are also an angel investor in 7 startups.
Yonatan Raz Fridman: Former Co-Founder of Kano and founder of 2 other companies, Supersocial and Sosu. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Alex Klein: Co-Founder & CEO of Kano and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the board of 1 company.

Kano's Board of Directors

Kano's board has 7 active members. Jonathan Klein, Yonatan Raz Fridman, Alex Klein, John Makinson and Saul Klein are part of team and Simon Ianson and Tadashi James Higa are independent board members.

Here is the list of Kano's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Yonatan Raz Fridman	Team	-	Current	13y 9m
Alex Klein	Team	-	Current	13y 9m
Saul Klein	Team	-	Current	13y 9m
Jonathan Klein	Investor	-	Current	7y 7m
John Makinson	Investor	-	Current	10y 6m
Simon Ianson	Independent board member	-	Current	6y 2m
duhspav	Independent board member	-	Current	1y 5m
hizzppx	Independent board member	-	Past	1y 6m

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Kano's employee count trend

Kano has 48 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Kano's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Kano include codeSpark, CuriousJr and ScratchJr. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Kano, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Kano 2013, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Activity based learning platform for coding	$62.3M	TriplePoint Capital, JamJar Investments & 43 others	52/100
2nd	codeSpark 2014, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired	Gamified platform for kids to learn coding	$5.45M	Kapor Capital, LUN Partners Group & 9 others	50/100
3rd	CuriousJr 2020, Gurugram (India), Seed	Mobile-based platform providing coding-related learning solutions	$1.01M	WaterBridge, Enzia Ventures & 7 others	49/100
4th	ScratchJr 2013, Boston (United States), Unfunded	Mobile app enabling children to program their own stories and games	-	-	44/100
5th	Walnut Coding 2017, Singapore (Singapore), Funding Raised	Providing online game-based learning for kids aged 6-14	-	Next Capital	41/100
6th	Tux Paint Unfunded	Developer of open source drawing software for young computer users	-	-	39/100
7th	devLearn 2014, Ooltewah (United States), Unfunded	Mobile app for teaching programming to kids	-	-	39/100
8th	OctoStudio 2023, Cambridge (United States), Unfunded	Developer of mobile applications for teaching coding and creative skills	-	-	38/100
9th	Cbse computer science 2019, Kanpur (India), Unfunded	Online platform providing learning resources for computer science students	-	-	38/100
10th	Zoombinis 1996, Cambridge (United States), Unfunded	Developer of educational software focused on logic and problem solving	-	-	37/100

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Founders own 23.50%, Funds (largest shareholder) own 52.30%, Enterprises own 8.80% and Angels own 12.00%. The net worth of Kano's founders is INR 22.5M as of Apr 25, 2017.

Shareholders Name	Post Round Holding %	Net worth	Cumulative Investment	Realised Returns	Unrealised Returns	Return Multiple
Founder	23.50%	22.5M	3114456	9072482	1433041	6676833
Alex Klein	5103264	5494972	5472468	7391671	6510232	4290297
Yonatan Raz Fridman	8816777	9122293	6717586	8114977	5645720	4821754
Fund	52.30%	36.2M	3181451	1637800	2640024	8166264
Breyer Capital	3195181	9200105	1879156	2018468	3755262	7953546
Index Ventures	6272594	4157208	7102754	1520294	7040183	7295225
Enterprise	8.80%	8.43M	1920172	7236724	7172304	1543776
Angel	12.00%	11.3M	7277562	8815256	2287106	1503798
John Makinson	51	89	64	51	55	14
Other People	1.10%	1.22M	6	3	5	1
Total	97.70%	7.97Cr	2577799	4143823	7119862	4431097