# Anurupa Ganguly

> Anurupa Ganguly is the founder and CEO of Prisms, a spatial learning platform that uses virtual reality to teach core math and science to middle and high school students. A former math and physics teacher with degrees from MIT and Boston University, she built Prisms after a decade-plus in education leadership at Boston Public Schools and the NYC Department of Education. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz with $18.4M raised, Prisms now reaches 300,000+ students across 300+ school districts in 35 states, delivering measurable gains in algebra and science comprehension through embodied, problem-driven VR experiences.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Prisms
- **Organizations:** Prisms, Boston Public Schools, NYC Department of Education, Success Academy Charter Schools, MIT
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS and M.Eng in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), EdM in Curriculum and Teaching, Boston University
- **Known for:** Raised $18.4M total including $12.5M Series A from Andreessen Horowitz, Scaled Prisms to 300+ school districts in 35 states serving 300,000+ students, Demonstrated 11% increase in Algebra I test scores in treatment vs control groups

## Career timeline

- **2003-2009** — BS and M.Eng in EECS at MIT
- **2009-2012** — Math and physics teacher at Boston Public Schools
- **2012-2014** — Moved to Mumbai, India - recruited teachers and developed professional development programs
- **2014-2016** — Returned to Boston Public Schools as Head of Secondary Mathematics Office
- **2016-2018** — Director of Mathematics and Engineering at Success Academy Charter Schools, NYC
- **2018-2020** — Senior Director of Teaching and Learning at NYC Department of Education
- **2020-06** — Founded Prisms with National Science Foundation support
- **2022-06** — Raised $4.25M seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with GGV Capital and Nate Mitchell (Oculus co-founder)
- **2023-01** — Raised $12.5M Series A from Andreessen Horowitz
- **2024** — Prisms reaches 300,000+ students across 300+ school districts in 35 states; featured in MIT News

## Achievements

- Raised $18.4M total including $12.5M Series A from Andreessen Horowitz
- Scaled Prisms to 300+ school districts in 35 states serving 300,000+ students
- Demonstrated 11% increase in Algebra I test scores in treatment vs control groups
- Built 80+ full-length VR content modules across Grades 7-11 Math and Science
- Received National Science Foundation SBIR grant to found Prisms
- Speaker at Aspen Ideas Forum, ASU GSV Summit, AWE USA
- Featured in MIT News, TechCrunch, IEEE Spectrum, BusinessWire
- Reduced multi-week math concepts to 1-week mastery via VR immersion

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — MIT News featured Prisms VR's spatial learning approach for math and science education
- **2024** — Prisms reaches 300,000+ students across 300+ school districts in 35 states
- **2023-01** — Raised $12.5M Series A from Andreessen Horowitz
- **2023-08** — Featured on TechCrunch Found podcast: 'Bringing VR to IRL Classrooms'

## Links

- Website: https://prismsvr.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anurupa-ganguly-92790379
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/aganguly26
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/PrismsOfReality/

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Last updated: 2026-05-13