After splitting with Kanye West, British audio startup Kano asks for funding
Kanye West arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Feb. 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Evan Agostini | Invision | AP British audio and computing hardware startup Kano is planning to raise equity funding from its users and fans, as the company tries to chart a path forward after cutting business ties with Kanye West, also known as Ye. The firm will launch a crowd funding campaign on Crowdcube on Tuesday, Kano's CEO Alex Klein told CNBC. Ordinary users will be able own a slice of Kano alongside its institutional backers, which include Microsoft and billionaire investor Jim Breyer's Breyer Capital. It's seeking to raise $900,000 from individual investors in the U.K. and Europe. The company also plans to expand the crowdfund to the U.S. Kano, which sells hardware targeted at musicians and creatives, has undergone a few dramatic twists over the years. Initially started as a venture to help kids code with easy to build computer kits, the firm has since moved much of i...