3. www.sti-innsbruck.at
About Prezi
• Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software.
• Main feature:
– Zoomable canvas
• History:
– Co-founder Adam Somlai-Fischer, architect and visual artist, making zooming
presentations on his own since 2001.
– In 2007, Budapest University of Technology professor Peter Halacsy convinced Adam
to develop an editor so that anyone could make zooming presentations.
– Prezi was launched in April 2009 from Budapest, leading to investments from TED
Conferences and Sunstone Capital. The San Francisco office was established in
November 2009.
• Over 10 million people are using Prezi (May 2012):
– Around one million new users every month.
– A recent funding round of $14 million from Accel Partners.
– The company claims to be cashflow positive from the first year of operation.
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