# Firsthand

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/firsthand

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: New York, US
- Website: www.firsthand.ai
- Total disclosed funding: $33M
- Latest round: Series A (Mar 4, 2025)
- Investors on record: 4

## About

Based in New York, US, and founded in 2023 by co-founders Jonathan Heller, Michael Rubenstein, and Wei Wei, Firsthand Labs, Inc. operates as a developer of a digital platform that allows brands and publishers to create their own AI agents. In February 2024, Firsthand Labs, Inc. raised seed funding led by  Radical Ventures. 

Firsthand Labs, Inc. developed AI Agent Platform for brands and publishers to improve consumer engagement in the digital era. The company’s platform offers support to brands and publishers to regain control through an AI-first approach. It combines AI rights and data management with customizable AI agents to enables direct, one-to-one conversations with consumers in real-time. The platform's core components include Lakebed, an AI rights and data management layer granting full ownership of knowledge assets, and custom AI agents capable of engaging consumers anywhere on the web.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Mar 4, 2025, $26M — FirstMark Capital, Radical Ventures, Aperiam Ventures, Crossbeam Venture Partners
- Seed, Feb 21, 2024, $6.6M — Radical Ventures

## Investors

- Radical Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/radical-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- FirstMark Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/firstmark-capital) — Series A
- Aperiam Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/aperiam-ventures) — Series A
- Crossbeam Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/crossbeam-venture-partners) — Series A