Banzai International, Inc. has appointed Demio co-founders David Abrams and Wyatt Jozwowski to lead its CreateStudio business unit, effective immediately. The strategic move aims to leverage the duo's proven leadership and deep domain expertise to navigate the evolving AI video landscape. Both executives bring prior experience with Banzai, having served at the company following its acquisition of Demio.

Mr. Abrams joins as General Manager of the CreateStudio business, bringing market vision and go-to-market execution skills. Mr. Jozwowski assumes the role of Vice President of Product for CreateStudio, focusing on product and design excellence. Their combined leadership is expected to drive innovation and growth within the business unit.

"David and Wyatt bring complementary strengths," said Joe Davy, Founder and CEO of Banzai. "David's market vision and go-to-market execution, paired with Wyatt's focus on product and design excellence. Their success at Demio speaks for itself, and we’re thrilled to be working with them again. Together they give CreateStudio the complete leadership team it needs as it navigates the future of AI video."

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Strategic Focus on AI Video

The appointments come at a time when AI video editing is rapidly evolving, presenting new opportunities to compete with legacy editors. Mr. Abrams highlighted the potential for CreateStudio to lead in this space, citing the fast-paced changes in the industry. Mr. Jozwowski emphasized the transformative impact of AI on video technology and the team's readiness to capitalize on these advancements.

Banzai is a marketing technology company providing AI-enabled marketing and sales solutions for businesses of all sizes. The company serves over 150,000 customers, including Amazon, Dell, and Salesforce.

Banzai International, Inc. has filed a prospectus for the offer and sale of up to 15,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock by selling securityholders. The shares consist of those issuable pursuant to advances under a standby equity purchase agreement (SEPA) originally dated December 14, 2023, and amended on February 5, 2024. The company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of these shares, though it will pay associated expenses excluding underwriting discounts and commissions.

The filing follows several prior registration statements related to the SEPA. On December 29, 2023, Banzai filed a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-276307) to register up to 11,453 shares, which was declared effective on February 2, 2024. Subsequently, a Form S-1 (File No. 333-282232) filed on September 20, 2024, registered an additional 2,500,000 shares and was declared effective on September 26, 2024. Another Form S-1 (File No. 333-290241) filed on September 12, 2025, registered a further 2,500,000 shares and was declared effective on September 19, 2025.

The SEPA involves Legacy Banzai, 7GC, and YA II PN, LTD, a Cayman Islands exempt limited partnership managed by Yorkville Advisors Global, LP. The current filing is intended to register additional shares issuable under the SEPA for resale. The prospectus includes details regarding the securities and the selling securityholder under sections such as "Material Financing Arrangements – SEPA" and "Description of Securities."

Banzai is a marketing technology company providing AI-enabled marketing and sales solutions. The company serves over 150,000 customers, including Amazon, Dell, Salesforce, Aflac, Thermo Fisher Scientific, RBC Wealth Management, and Fitch Group.