Sinai.ai, a new AI-powered reading platform, has raised US$1.45 million in pre-seed funding. The money will help the company grow and improve its technology.
The funding round was led by KAUST Innovation Ventures (KIV) and DisrupTech Ventures. Other investors like Maza Ventures, YOUXEL Ventures, and several angel investors also joined in.
The funds will be used to build AI technology, improve infrastructure, attract users, and manage content licensing with publishers.
The global book market is worth over $150 billion, but the way books are made and read has stayed mostly the same for many years.
Sinai.ai believes this is going to change soon. The company aims to transform books into more modern, interactive experiences.
At the same time, it wants to work closely with publishers and rights holders, making sure they are part of this change and not harmed by it.
“Sinai.ai, the next-generation adaptive reading platform transforming books into dynamic, intelligent experiences, today announced the close of its $1.45M pre-seed funding round. The round was led by KAUST Innovation Ventures (KIV) and DisrupTech Ventures, with participation from Maza Ventures and YOUXEL Ventures, alongside a coalition of angel investors. The capital will fund proprietary tech, AI infrastructure, user acquisition, and licensing,” said Ahmed Kamel, Co-Founder & CEO, Sinai.ai
“What drew me to Sinai.ai is that they’re approaching a huge, old industry with respect and clarity. Publishing has been around for centuries, and for good reason, but much of how it operates hasn’t evolved at the pace of technology. Instead of trying to break it, Sinai.ai is working alongside it, using AI to modernise how books are created, produced, and distributed.
That’s a harder path. It requires understanding the incentives of everyone involved and building something that fits into a real ecosystem, not just replacing it. But it’s also the more enduring one. The companies that last are often the ones that reshape industries from within, and Sinai.ai feels like it’s doing exactly that. ”Tambi Jalouqa, Maza Ventures
Founded in 2024 by Ahmed Kamel, Mohamed Elshamy, Mohamed Elshenawy, Hana Malhas, and Abdullah Moatasem, Sinai.ai is developing an AI-based book platform that turns regular books into interactive, engaging experiences.
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