What PROSPERO DIGITAL LTD does

Prospero Digital Ltd operates a browser-based digital participation platform that enables organisations to create, deliver and analyse interactive storytelling, learning, research and audience engagement experiences. The platform is built around Smartscripts, a proprietary authoring concept for dynamic, branching digital scripts that combine text, video, audio, imagery, quizzes, polls and live inputs, augmented with GPS-triggered location experiences and motion detection. All content is accessible via smartphones, tablets and web browsers without app downloads, and a drag-and-drop authoring interface allows non-technical practitioners to build and update experiences rapidly. The offering is organised into four modules: Play (interactive stories and games), Learn (experiential learning/LMS), Research (Theory of Change evaluation) and Curate (museums, galleries, archives, heritage).

The company is a wholly owned initiative of C&T (Collar & Tie Limited), a company limited by guarantee and registered charity in England (charity 1085653, company 2878790), founded in 1994. Prospero itself was launched around 2019 and rebranded into the current four-module suite in July 2025. Revenue is generated through annual subscription licences starting at £500 (Research) up to £1,950 (Learn) for self-service tiers, with bespoke packages priced from £5,000–£6,000, plus a Smartscript marketplace where Prospero acts as merchant of record via Stripe. All licence income is reinvested into the platform under the charity structure; no external equity funding is disclosed. The go-to-market combines self-service website purchase with consultative sales-assisted engagement, targeting schools, universities, arts organisations, museums, heritage sites, community groups and, increasingly, business training customers, with documented engagements in the UK, US, New Zealand, Kenya and China.

Name

PROSPERO DIGITAL LTD

Legal name

Collar And Tie Limited

Website

https://prospero.digital

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Prospero Digital Ltd, a charity-owned UK company, operates a browser-based digital participation platform built on proprietary Smartscripts, offering Play, Learn, Research and Curate modules to schools, arts organisations, museums, heritage sites and community groups worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Learning Platform

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Assessment & Test Prep Media (Video Lessons, Drills, Simulations) (EDAGALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Video Creation, Editing & Publishing Tools (Creator Software) (MPACABAD)

Keywords

• Interactive learning platform
• Audience engagement software
• Creative participation tools
• Educational technology platform
• Arts engagement software

Headquarters

HQ city

Newmarket

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription Licenses: Annual subscription model providing access to the Prospero platform and its tools (Play, Learn, Research, Curate). Licenses are available at different price points depending on the module and package selected. Subscriptions include introductory training and access to online tutorials. Auto-renewal on annual basis.
2. Bespoke Packages: Premium packages starting from £5,000-£6,000 where Prospero works closely with clients to design, build and deploy custom resources. Includes world-class, award-winning expertise and end-to-end project support.
3. Smartscript Playback Licenses: Individual Smartscript playback licenses available for free or for a charge. Prices set by Smartscript creators (Producers). Prospero acts as merchant of record, processing payments through Stripe.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PROSPERO DIGITAL LTD operates the Prospero platform, a browser-based participation and learning platform built on proprietary Smartscript technology. The platform enables organisations to create interactive, multimedia projects combining video, audio, and text for education, arts, research, and community engagement, delivered through four product modules: Prospero Play, Prospero Learn, Prospero Research, and Prospero Curate.

Product overview

Prospero is an award-winning digital participation platform offered as a unified system with four integrated modules: Play (interactive stories and games), Learn (experiential learning), Research (evaluation and Theory of Change), and Curate (collections and heritage). All modules are built on a core Smartscripts technology that enables branching, interactive experiences combining text, video, audio, imagery, and participatory elements. The platform is accessible via web browsers on smartphones, tablets and computers, and is designed for organisations in theatre, arts, education, training, and heritage sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Prospero Play: Interactive storytelling, games and participatory experiences platform for creating interactive stories, location-based experiences, games and challenges.
• Prospero Learn
• Prospero Research
• Prospero Curate

Products and services

• Prospero Play

Quantifiable outcome

• £5.6 million Centre for Performance, Technology & Equity developed in partnership with Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability6 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• C&T (Collar & Tie Ltd)coreOthersC&T is the parent company that created Prospero. It is a theatre company with a thirty year track record in drama, learning and technology. C&T is a company limited by guarantee registered in England (number: 2878790) and a registered charity (number: 1085653). All income from Prospero licenses is invested back into the platform.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nearpod: Interactive classroom platform combining presentations, quizzes, polls, VR, and collaboration; subscription SaaS targeting schools — directly comparable to Prospero Learn's interactive education focus.
• Sutori: Interactive storytelling and timeline platform for educators with multimedia, quizzes, and collaborative features — closely matches Prospero Play/Learn for narrative-driven learning experiences.
• Ceros: No-code interactive content platform for creating immersive digital experiences (marketing and editorial) with branching, multimedia, and analytics — comparable to Prospero's interactive experience focus at the enterprise tier.
• Genially: No-code platform for creating interactive presentations, infographics, and learning experiences with multimedia — direct competitor in interactive content authoring for education and training.
• Articulate: Industry-leading eLearning authoring platform (Storyline, Rise) with subscription pricing for creating interactive courses; closest direct peer given Prospero's subscription-based authoring model targeting education and training buyers.
• H5P: Open-source framework for creating, sharing, and reusing interactive HTML5 content (quizzes, branching scenarios, interactive video) — closely mirrors Prospero's Smartscripts-style interactive content focus, especially in education.
• Book Creator: Web-based digital book creation tool widely used in K-12 schools to combine text, images, video, and audio into interactive publications — directly comparable to Prospero's interactive authoring for education.
• ThingLink: Interactive multimedia storytelling platform combining images, video, audio, and 360° content with branching — strong overlap with Prospero Curate and Play modules for cultural heritage and education use cases.
• Eko: Interactive video storytelling platform enabling branching narratives with multimedia inputs — closely mirrors Prospero's Smartscripts model of branching interactive video experiences.

Emerging players

• Inkle Studios: Independent studio specializing in branching narrative interactive fiction (inkle); shares Prospero's applied-narrative DNA but primarily serves consumer games rather than institutional education/heritage markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prosperodigital

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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