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Prisms

San Francisco, US · Founded 2019 · 82 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors

Prisms develops VR/AR learning experiences for middle school math and science education, with a focus on teacher professional development and classroom outcomes. The company works with 200+ US school districts to design spatial learning environments that integrate instructional design, real-time analytics, and pedagogical frameworks.

Also known as Prisms of Reality · Prisms of Reality, Inc. · Prisms VR

Founders & leadership

Prisms was founded in 2019 by Anurupa Ganguly.

AGAnurupa Ganguly
Anurupa GangulyinFounder & CEO

Board

JJ
Jeffrey JordanBoard director

Investors · 5

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$17.8M disclosed across 1 round · 2022

$17.8MraisedJan 2023 · 36 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Jeffrey JordanDirector
  • Anurupa GangulyExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$18.3M
Amount sold
$17.8M
First sale
Dec 2022
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2019
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

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

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Prisms (legal name Prisms of Reality, Inc., also known as Prisms VR) operates a spatial learning platform in which students learn math and science concepts through first-person, embodied virtual reality experiences before connecting those experiences to symbolic notation, vocabulary and standard procedures. Modules place students in real-world scenarios — for example plotting waste production against population growth to derive a line of best fit, or neutralizing contaminated water at a simulated wastewater treatment plant — and ask them to complete tasks that build the underlying concept kinesthetically.

The platform targets what the company calls bottleneck concepts in grades 7-11, with libraries spanning grades 7-8 math, Algebra 1, geometry, advanced algebra, high school chemistry and high school biology, and announced future releases covering middle school science, physics, environmental science, grades 4-6 math, AP courses and humanities. The company reports 80+ full-length content and skill-building modules, with grades 4-12 math and science targeted for Fall 2025 and humanities for Fall 2026. The software runs on Meta and Pico headsets, with work reported toward Apple Vision Pro support.

The full solution sold to districts includes VR headsets, charging and storage equipment, mobile device management software, software licenses, a live teacher and admin dashboard with casting and event-timeline views, technical support, and professional development. Additional features include translation of all released modules into six languages (Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Mandarin and Russian), an in-VR assistive agent that guides students during moments of struggle, kinesthetic skill-building practice modules, and post-headset synthesis and paper-and-pencil transfer activities.

Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Competitors · 1

by search overlap

Companies competing with Prisms for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

Non-dilutive funding · 3 SBIR/STTR awards

Federal grants — no equity taken
AgencyPhaseYearAmount
National Science FoundationPhase II2021$944.5K
National Institutes of Health (NIH)National Institutes of HealthPhase I2021$246.8K
National Science FoundationPhase I2020$225K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

In the news

Research sources · 8

primary sources listed

8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Prisms do?
Prisms builds a spatial/VR learning platform for grades 7-11 math and science used by US school districts.
Who founded Prisms?
Prisms was founded by Anurupa Ganguly in 2019.
Who are Prisms's investors?
Prisms's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, First Row Partners, WXR Fund, Avalanche VC, Scout Fund.
How much funding has Prisms raised?
Prisms has disclosed $17.8M raised across 1 round.
Where is Prisms headquartered?
Prisms is headquartered in San Francisco, US.