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Axel La Pira

Founder

Founder at Prism

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedPrism · YC

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 PrismYC X26

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

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

TKTheo Kitsberg
Theo KitsbergFounder

Experience

  1. Prism (YC P26)Founder & CTOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. AlanCEO Founder Associate2025Paris, Île-de-France, France
  3. Department of Economics, University of OxfordResearch Assistant2024 — 2025Oxford, England, United Kingdom
  4. Self-employedWeb Designer & Developer (Freelance)2024 — 2025
  5. Oxford Alpha FundAnalyst2024 — 2025
  6. Enchanted ToolsProduct Manager Intern2024
  7. Oxford Founders SocietyStartup Initiative2024
  8. 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 moreDatabasesScalaPython (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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