Sesame Ventures (Yeah, That Sesame) Wants To Make Technology More Accessible

The Count would be thrilled by the number of dollars invested

There are not one but two letters of the day at nonprofit Sesame Workshop’s New York headquarters today: V and C.

That’s because its venture arm, Sesame Ventures, has invested in Kano, a London-based startup that seeks to make technology as simple and fun to create as it is to consume.

In a statement, Kano called the investment an extension of its $28 million Series B funding, which it announced in November 2017, but it did not specify how much Sesame Ventures contributed.

A rep for Sesame Ventures was not available to comment by deadline.

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