London ed tech startup pi-top has gone through another round of layoffs, TechCrunch has learned.

Staff have also been told that the business focus has shifted to the U.S schools market.

Sources familiar with pi-top say the company is seeking to pivot away from making proprietary ed tech hardware to focus on a SaaS learning platform for teaching STEM, called pi-top Further.

Asked about progress on the pi-top 4, the company told us the device began shipping to backers this week.

“We are pleased to announce the release of pi-top 4 and pi-top Further, our new learning and robotics coding platform,” it said. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1573848009.737382/More-layoffs-at-pivoting-London-ed-tech-startup-pi-top-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience