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Prisms
The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
What it is
Prisms is a spatial learning platform for math and science that connects first-person physical experiences with symbolic notation. Its curriculum spans grades 6–12 and includes more than 100 content and skill-building modules. The classroom package includes VR headsets, charging and storage equipment, and mobile device management software; the listed headset support is Oculus Quest 1. Teachers can follow students in real time through casting or an event timeline and give feedback during lessons. Prisms AI provides short written feedback on student answers and classifies mastery for teachers, who can override the classifications. Released modules can be translated into Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Mandarin, and Russian. Prisms says student data is not used to train third-party AI models and that sensitive or personally identifying data is not fed into its AI. The company says AI processing complies with FERPA and COPPA. The offering also includes on-demand technical support and professional development with dedicated coaching. Pricing is available on request.
For and against
For
- More than 100 modules for grades 6–12 math and science.
- Teacher monitoring through casting or an event timeline.
- Released modules support six listed translation languages.
- Includes technical support and professional development coaching.
Against
- Pricing is available only on request.
- The listed headset support is Oculus Quest 1.
- Partnership terms set a one-year initial agreement by default.
The verdict
Prisms combines physical, first-person learning experiences with teacher monitoring and feedback tools. Schools considering it should review the contract scope, hardware needs, and pricing with the provider.
Who it suits
Prisms is aimed at educators, parents, schools, and district leaders seeking a VR-supported math and science learning program. Its school or district partnership is based on a fixed quantity of software licenses, with subject areas determined by contract scope.
Plans and prices
Prisms Math consumer subscription
Quest 2/Pro and Quest 3/3S · subscription required · listing marked discontinued July 8, 2024
Read 15 Oct 2026 · queststoredb.com
School software
Modules and web dashboard
Read 15 Oct 2026 · spectrum.ieee.org
Classroom equipment bundle
35 VR headsets · chargers
Read 15 Oct 2026 · spectrum.ieee.org
District software license
1 student per license · unlimited module access during term · subject scope depends on contract
Read 15 Oct 2026 · prismsvr.com
School or district partnership
Fixed quantity of software licenses · 1 student per license · Unlimited module access during the partnership term · Subject areas depend on contract scope
Read 8 Oct 2026 · prismsvr.com
On the record
- Access components
- The full solution combines VR headsets, charging and storage, mobile-device-management software, licenses, teacher and administrator dashboards, technical support and coaching.prismsvr.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- AI data safeguards
- Prisms states that student data is not used to train third-party models, personally identifying or sensitive data is excluded, and processing follows FERPA and COPPA.prismsvr.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- AI feedback
- Its AI gives short written feedback on student math and science answers and classifies mastery for teachers, who can override classifications.prismsvr.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- AI provider
- The stated primary AI provider is Anthropic through AWS Bedrock.prismsvr.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- AI providers
- Prisms says it uses foundation models from Anthropic through AWS Bedrock.prismsvr.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- API and SDKs
- The public pages reviewed describe dashboards, mobile applications, VR services and documentation but provide no public API or SDK documentation.prismsvr.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Assistive agent
- An in-headset assistive agent gives multimodal spatial guidance when students struggle with tasks.prismsvr.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Classroom hardware
- The Prisms solution includes VR headsets, charging and storage equipment, and mobile device management software.prismsvr.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Company founding
- Founder Anurupa Ganguly says she founded Prisms in June 2020 with support from the National Science Foundation.prismsvr.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- Crunchbase identifies the legal entity as Prisms of Reality, Inc.crunchbase.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists 11-50 employees and 86 visible employee profiles.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Contract term
- The terms set a one-year initial agreement term unless the applicable order form specifies otherwise, with successive one-year renewals under the stated notice conditions.prismsvr.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Curriculum
- The maker describes more than 100 content and skill-building modules across grades 6–12 math and science.prismsvr.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Curriculum scale
- The company says it has more than 100 content and skill-building modules across grades 6-12 math and science.prismsvr.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Data rights
- Students or parents can request information about AI interactions, and student AI submissions can be retrieved and audited on written request.prismsvr.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- Contract documentation is defined to include manuals, training materials, specifications, minimum system configurations and compatible-device lists.prismsvr.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Funding
- IEEE Spectrum reports a $12.5 million venture round led by Andreessen Horowitz and grants from NSF, NIH and the Gates Foundation.spectrum.ieee.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Language accessibility
- Released modules can be translated into Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Mandarin and Russian, including subtitles, interface text and voice-over.prismsvr.com · read 15 Oct 2026
