Theo Kitsberg

Theo Kitsberg is Co-Founder and CEO of Prism, a Y Combinator-backed AI-native recruiting agency that uses software and agents to help companies find better candidates faster.
Theo studied Philosophy with Psychology at Cambridge and conducted research on Human-Computer Interaction at MIT's Media Lab and the Cambridge Computer Science Faculty before dropping out to build Prism.
Prior to Prism, Theo built and ran recruiting and training operations for a UK crisis helpline, giving him firsthand experience in the human and operational complexity of talent acquisition.
Prism is part of Y Combinator's F25 cohort (YC P26) and operates out of London, offering an AI-driven end-to-end recruiting service where clients brief via Slack and Prism handles sourcing, engagement, and screening.
Prism's people search engine scores 89.6 on the Public Sourcing Benchmark, placing it over 21 points ahead of every published baseline, signaling a step-change in AI-powered talent discovery.