# Andrey Usoltsev

> Andrey Usoltsev is the co-founder and CEO of Prisma Labs, the company behind Prisma and Lensa. A former Yandex product designer, he helped launch Prisma in 2016, took over as CEO in 2018, and led the business during Lensa’s Magic Avatars surge in late 2022. His public design portfolio also lists Morning Mail, Mapoji and Prototypr.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Prisma Labs
- **Organizations:** Prisma Labs, Yandex
- **Known for:** Co-founded Prisma Labs, maker of Prisma and Lensa., Helped build Prisma, which won App of the Year recognition on the App Store and Google Play in 2016., Led Prisma Labs through its $6 million Series A in 2019.

## Career timeline

- **2011–2016** — Worked on Yandex.Maps; his LinkedIn project history dates the project June 2011 to June 2016.
- **2011–2013** — Worked on Prototypr for Mac and iOS, an app prototyping tool.
- **2015–2016** — Worked on Yandex.Metro.
- **2016** — Co-founded Prisma Labs; Prisma launched in June.
- **2018** — Became CEO of Prisma Labs following Alexey Moiseenkov’s departure; Lensa launched late that year.
- **2019** — Led Prisma Labs when it raised a $6 million Series A led by Haxus.
- **2022** — Led the company during Lensa’s Magic Avatars launch and subsequent viral growth.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Prisma Labs, maker of Prisma and Lensa.
- Helped build Prisma, which won App of the Year recognition on the App Store and Google Play in 2016.
- Led Prisma Labs through its $6 million Series A in 2019.
- Led the company during Lensa’s late-2022 Magic Avatars surge.

## Latest updates

- **2022-12** — Publicly addressed questions about Lensa’s individualized models and deletion of uploaded photos after avatar generation.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/usolt/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22