{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","id":"cmtf13ejh000uo3neqe49paf6","name":"Prelude","slug":"prelude","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/prelude","shortDescription":"Recruiting-operations and interview-scheduling platform (formerly Interview Schedule); acquired by Calendly.","categories":[{"name":"Recruiting","slug":"recruiting"}],"verification":{"status":"unverified","sources":[{"name":"Website health check: parked","url":"https://www.preludehq.com","type":"verification","field":"website","verifiedAt":"2026-10-16"}]},"meta":{"updatedAt":"2026-10-16T01:18:36.318Z","canonical":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/prelude","license":"© DHRMap. Facts may be quoted with attribution and a link to the canonical page. Not for bulk redistribution."},"nameShort":"Prelude","longDescription":"Prelude was a San Francisco recruiting-operations platform that automated interview scheduling, candidate communications and logistics, integrating with ATSs to simplify complex panel interviews, serving companies like Duolingo, Cloudflare and Snowflake. Founded in 2017 (as Interview Schedule); acquired by Calendly in 2022 (Calendly's first acquisition) to expand into recruitment scheduling.","hqLocation":"San Francisco","country":"United States","foundedYear":"2017","founder":"Will Laufer, Alexander Soto","employeeCountRange":"11-50","fundingStage":"Acquired","totalFunding":"$1.2M","acquiredBy":"Calendly","social":{},"leadership":[{"name":"Will Laufer","role":"co-founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/will-laufer"},{"name":"Alexander Soto","role":"co-founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/alexander-soto"}],"faq":[{"q":"What does Prelude do?","a":"Recruiting-operations and interview-scheduling platform (formerly Interview Schedule); acquired by Calendly."},{"q":"Where is Prelude headquartered?","a":"Prelude is headquartered in San Francisco, United States."},{"q":"When was Prelude founded?","a":"Prelude was founded in 2017."},{"q":"Who founded Prelude?","a":"Prelude was founded by Will Laufer, Alexander Soto."},{"q":"How many employees does Prelude have?","a":"Prelude has 11-50 employees."},{"q":"How much funding has Prelude raised?","a":"Prelude has raised $1.2M (Acquired) to date, per DHRMap records."},{"q":"What kind of HR technology is Prelude?","a":"Prelude is categorized under Recruiting on DHRMap."}]}