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San Francisco, US · Founded 2009 · 206 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors

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Prezi offers an AI-powered presentation tool that generates fully designed decks from a prompt or an uploaded file (PPTX, PDF, DOCX), with conversational refinement and support for its zooming presentation format. It serves individuals and teams creating decks for work, school, and personal projects, applying brand assets and enabling collaboration and export to PPTX, PDF, or weblink.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS

Founders & leadership

Prezi was founded in 2009 by Peter Halacsy, Peter Arvai, and Adam Somlai-Fischer.

PHPeter Halacsy
Peter Halacsyco-founder & CTO & board memberPeter Halacsy has worked as an engineering manager, software engineer, and scientist. He is currently CEO of Budapest School, a network of community-funded microschools.
PAPeter Arvai
Peter ArvaiExecutive Chair and Co-FounderPeter Arvai co-founded Prezi, a presentation platform that has grown to over 140 million users, and served as its executive leader for twelve years. He has also co-founded and led Bridge Budapest and WAO, organizations focused on entrepreneurship and workplace values in Central and Eastern Europe.
ASAdam Somlai-Fischer
Adam Somlai-FischerCo-FounderAdam Somlai-Fischer is co-founder of Prezi, a cloud-based presentation software company he started in 2008 with two co-founders after learning to code and creating an early prototype. He previously worked as an architect and artist focused on visual storytelling and presentations.
JSJim Szafranski
Jim SzafranskiChief Executive OfficerPreviously, he led product strategy at Tut Systems (acquired by Motorola) and oversaw mobile device management strategy at Fiberlink's MaaS360 (acquired by IBM), where he later served as an executive.
AS
Adam SomlaiFounder

Board

CLChristian Lindegard Jepsen
Christian Lindegard JepsenMember of the Board of DirectorsPartner at Heartcore Capital
AHAndre Haddad
Andre HaddadBoard Member2011–2015Angel

Investors · 4

Heartcore Capitallisted by Heartcore CapitalCopenhagen

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Spectrum Equitylisted by Spectrum EquityBoston · $25M – $250M

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Sunstone CapitalreportedFrederiksberg

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Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$66.3M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2011–2014

▶$52MraisedNov 2014 · 4 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Andrew BracciaDirector
  • Peter ArvaiExecutive Officer, Director
  • Vic ParkerDirector
  • Peter HalacsyExecutive Officer, Director
  • Andre HaddadDirector
  • Christian Lindegrad JepsenDirector
Offering amount
$52M
Amount sold
$52M
Proceeds to insiders
$10M
First sale
Nov 2014
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$14.3MraisedFeb 2012 · 7 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Peter HalacsyDirector
  • Peter ArvaiExecutive Officer, Director
  • Adam Somlai-FischerDirector
  • Christian Lindegard JepsenDirector
  • Andre HaddadDirector
Offering amount
$14.3M
Amount sold
$14.3M
Minimum investment
$77.5K
First sale
Dec 2011
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2009
Federal exemptions
06
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Founder mafia

The Prezi mafia →

7 people who came through Prezi went on to found or lead other companies.

Magnus BergmanEarly InvestorFounded Luminar VenturesLinda TongBoard DirectorFounded WebflowNicolai WadstromStartup Advisor/Angel InvestorFounded BootstrapLabsAndre HaddadDirectorFounded TuroScott KabatChief Marketing OfficerFounded KnowmiaLauris LietavietisSenior Director of Sales, EMEAFounded Desktop CommanderJack MardackHead of GrowthFounded Oyster

In the news

Prezi Secures $57M Growth Round From Spectrum And Accel, Passes 50M Users | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Nov 2014Hungarian startup Prezi secures $57 million in a round led by Spectrum Equity /eu-startups.com · Nov 2014

Frequently asked questions

What does Prezi do?
Prezi offers an AI-powered presentation tool that generates fully designed decks from a prompt or an uploaded file (PPTX, PDF, DOCX), with conversational refinement and support for its zooming presentation format. It serves individuals and teams creating decks for work, school, and personal projects, applying brand assets and enabling collaboration and export to PPTX, PDF, or weblink.
Who founded Prezi?
Prezi was founded by Peter Halacsy, Peter Arvai, Adam Somlai-Fischer in 2009.
Who are Prezi's investors?
Prezi's investors include Accel, Heartcore Capital, Spectrum Equity, Sunstone Capital.
How much funding has Prezi raised?
Prezi has disclosed $66.3M raised across 2 rounds.
Where is Prezi headquartered?
Prezi is headquartered in San Francisco, US.