Where does Axel La Pira work?

Axel La Pira is Founder of Prism.

Where did Axel La Pira go to school?

Axel La Pira studied at Y Combinator; University of Oxford (MCompPhil); St Paul's School.

Axel La Pira

Founder

Founder at Prism

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedPrism · YC

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866 people in our graph share verified history with Axel — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

MariaunlockedAxel: together at University of Oxford (2023)

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Axel: together at Alan

About

Axel studied Computer Science and Philosophy at Oxford and previously served as an associate at Alan before founding Prism, an AI-powered recruiting platform.

Founder at Prism YC X26

Intro paths

Axel went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Prism's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Axel can intro founders to Prism's investors below.

Prism's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Prism

Theo KitsbergFounder

Experience

Prism (YC P26)Founder & CTOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
AlanCEO Founder Associate2025Paris, Île-de-France, France
Department of Economics, University of OxfordResearch Assistant2024 — 2025Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Self-employedWeb Designer & Developer (Freelance)2024 — 2025
Oxford Alpha FundAnalyst2024 — 2025
Enchanted ToolsProduct Manager Intern2024
Oxford Founders SocietyStartup Initiative2024
J.C. Flowers & Co. LLCPrivate Equity Summer Intern2024London Area, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Fundamental AnalysisProject ManagementProduct ManagementMarket ResearchData AnalysisFinancial ModelingHaskellJavaScriptHTMLCascading Style Sheets (CSS)D3.jsOpenAI API

+4 more

DatabasesScalaPython (Programming Language)Photoshop and Image Editing

Languages English · French · Italian

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Axel La Pira?: Axel studied Computer Science and Philosophy at Oxford and previously served as an associate at Alan before founding Prism, an AI-powered recruiting platform.
Where does Axel La Pira work?: Axel La Pira is Founder of Prism.
What companies did Axel La Pira found?: Axel La Pira founded Prism.
Where did Axel La Pira go to school?: Axel La Pira studied at Y Combinator; University of Oxford (MCompPhil); St Paul's School.

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About

Founder at PrismYC X26

Intro paths

Prism's investors · 1

Co-founders at Prism

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

University of Oxford mafia622

St Paul's School mafia18

Alan mafia5

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Also attended University of Oxford1,753

Also attended St Paul's School49

Shared employers

Also worked at Prism (YC P26)1

Also worked at Alan15

Also worked at Oxford Alpha Fund2

Also worked at J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC1

Founder at Prism YC X26