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Prep Intel
Techstars '23Trussville, US · Founded 2023 · 1 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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Prep Intel builds AI and machine-learning tools that help schools and military recruiters find and engage prospective students and recruits.
Also known as PrepIntel
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Prep Intel is an education technology company applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to student and recruit identification. Its stated aim is to address the difficulty educational institutions and military recruiters face in identifying and engaging prospective students and recruits efficiently.
The company is the second venture of CEO and co-founder Jay Johnson, who also founded College Prep U, a business that provides parents and students with information to prepare for education during and after high school. Johnson has described building Prep Intel with a newly assembled team while restructuring College Prep U so it could operate without his day-to-day involvement.
Founding story
Prep Intel was started by Jay Johnson as a second venture alongside his existing company, College Prep U. Johnson has recounted that the launch was slower than anticipated, and that he spent roughly a year re-training College Prep U staff so the business could function without his daily presence, allowing him to fund and begin work on Prep Intel and put a new team of employees in place for the second venture.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market
Market position
Prep Intel is an early-stage venture founded by an entrepreneur with a background in college admissions counseling and a prior education company, College Prep U.
Technology
The company's offering is described as AI- and machine-learning-powered technology for identifying and engaging prospective students and recruits.
Go-to-market
Educational institutions and military recruiters seeking to identify and engage prospective students and recruits.
Compiled by commissioned research from 4 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
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Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsJay Johnson, CEO and co-founder of Prep Intel and founder of College Prep U, discussed launching his second venture, including preparing his first company's staff to operate without him, self-funding the start of Prep Intel, and assembling a new team.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 4
primary sources listed
- Jay Johnson's Journey from College Prep U to Prep Inteldogoodx.org · web
4 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Prep Intel do?
- Prep Intel builds AI and machine-learning tools that help schools and military recruiters find and engage prospective students and recruits.
- Who are Prep Intel's investors?
- Prep Intel's investors include Techstars.
- Where is Prep Intel headquartered?
- Prep Intel is headquartered in Trussville, US.