# Prisms

> Prisms (legally Prisms of Reality) is a San Francisco-based education-technology company building the first spatial learning platform for K-12 math and science. Students don VR headsets and walk through problems - tsunamis, viral outbreaks, exponential growth - before ever picking up a pencil. Founded in 2020 by MIT-trained educator Anurupa Ganguly, the company now reaches hundreds of thousands of students across most US states.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Anurupa Ganguly (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~84
- **Products:** Prisms Spatial Learning Platform, Teacher Dashboard & Analytics, Educator Training & Curriculum
- **Notable:** Raised $12.5M Series A from Andreessen Horowitz in January 2023, Deployed to ~300,000 students across 35 US states, Independent study showed an 11% lift in algebra test scores

## Products & services

- **Prisms Spatial Learning Platform** — VR application for Meta Quest covering middle- and high-school math and science. Students explore problems like viral spread, tsunamis, or exponential growth in 3D before connecting them to symbolic notation.
- **Teacher Dashboard & Analytics** — Web app at app.prismsvr.com giving educators learning analytics, real-time progress tracking, and curriculum alignment tools.
- **Educator Training & Curriculum** — Professional development and curriculum design support so districts can integrate VR lessons into existing course sequences.

## Achievements

- Raised $12.5M Series A from Andreessen Horowitz in January 2023
- Deployed to ~300,000 students across 35 US states
- Independent study showed an 11% lift in algebra test scores
- Covered by MIT News, TechCrunch, IEEE Spectrum, EdTechReview

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — MIT News profile details Prisms' spatial learning approach and Gates-funded research.
- **2025-01** — Expansion of subject coverage announced - calculus, data science, statistics in development.

## Links

- Website: https://prismsvr.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/prisms-of-reality
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/prismsofreality
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/PrismsOfReality/

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Last updated: 2026-05-18