Prisms
Prisms is an edtech company that sells STEM learning software, having raised $19M in Series A funding in 2023. The 82-person startup counts Andreessen Horowitz among its investors.
The growth story
Prisms grew from 9 to 82 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $19M along the way, most recently a Series A in January 2023.
About
Prisms develops digital learning tools focused on STEM subjects, aiming to make technical education more intuitive. Its platform targets schools and educators seeking alternatives to traditional textbook-based instruction.
The company has grown to 82 employees since its 2019 founding, with engineering making up its largest department (17 staff). Its $19M Series A in 2023 was led by notable investors including Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Marc Andreessen's former colleague Nate Mitchell.
Founders and leadership
Engineering dominates Prisms' organizational structure with 17 staff, representing about 20% of total headcount. The company shows typical startup tenure patterns with a median employee stay of 2 years.
The Prisms org chart
Anurupa Ganguly (Founder & CEO) leads 22 mapped leaders with 6 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 21 (+31% YoY), Education 17 (-11% YoY), Customer Success and Support 7 (-12% YoY), Arts and Design 6 (0% YoY), Sales 5 (-29% YoY), Business Development 5 (+25% YoY).
Talent flow
Prisms recruits heavily from other edtech firms like ApplyBoard (5 hires) and Teach For America (4), while also drawing from MIT (3 alumni). Departures frequently move to AI education startups like MagicSchool AI (3 alumni).
Most common previous employers of Prisms staff: ApplyBoard (5), Teach For America (4), Renaissance Learning (3), FEV Tutor (3), Nearpod (3), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (3). Former Prisms employees most often moved to MagicSchool AI (3), ZS (2), University of California, Berkeley (1), SchoolAI (1), Lirvana Labs (1), Flying Carrot Consulting (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Prisms: Leadership (24), Teaching (23), Data Analysis (21), Project Management (21), Public Speaking (21), Unity (20), Communication (19), Curriculum Development (19).
Where the team actually sits
Prisms people are concentrated in California, United States (13), New York City Metropolitan Area (6), Washington, United States (4), New York, United States (3).
Search footprint
Prisms attracts about 2,607 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 68 ranking keywords and lost 41 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.80 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.10 / 5
Frequently asked
Prisms has 82 employees as of September 2026.
Prisms has raised $19M in total, most recently a Series A round in January 2023.
Prisms was founded in 2019 by Anurupa Ganguly.
Anurupa Ganguly (Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Prisms's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Prisms staff are ApplyBoard (5 people), Teach For America (4 people), Renaissance Learning (3 people).
Former Prisms employees most often move to MagicSchool AI (3), ZS (2), University of California, Berkeley (1).
Prisms attracts about 2,607 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Prisms staff are Leadership, Teaching, Data Analysis, Project Management, Public Speaking.
Prisms staff are concentrated in California, United States (13), New York City Metropolitan Area (6), Washington, United States (4).
Prisms has about 21 people in Engineering, up 31% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Prisms has about 17 people in Education, down 11% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 58 current and 62 former Prisms profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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