Big news from Firsthand: We’ve secured $26M in Series A funding to scale the industry’s first AI-powered Brand Agent Platform for marketers and publishers. Read @kerrymflynn's coverage for @axios: axios.com/2025/03/04/firstha…

Live on @Digiday: Why publishers should sell agents, not ads. In this piece, our co-founder @mrubenstein99 explains: 🔺 How AI powers adaptive, assistive experiences 🔺 Why Brand Agents > static ads 🔺 Why publishers can lead this shift 👉 digiday.com/sponsored/why-pu…

We’re at an inflection point. AI gives marketers and publishers the chance to move beyond ads, toward Brand Agents that build lasting relationships with consumers. Firsthand co-CEOs Jonathan Heller & @mrubenstein99 break down the shift in @adexchanger: adexchanger.com/ai/meet-the-…

Congrats to Jon, @mrubenstein99, Wei Wei, and the entire Firsthand team! Excited to be partnered with this incredible team of digital ad pioneers, building the first ever Brand Agent Platform™ in NYC 🗽

We’re Firsthand, the AI agent platform purpose-built for brands and publishers. Find out how and why we’re building the data and agent infrastructure to power consumer interactions in the AI era: venturebeat.com/ai/exclusive… #ai #GenAI #media #Advertising