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.
Global Book Market
The global book market represents over $150 billion in value, yet the core format of books has remained largely unchanged for decades. Sinai.ai was founded on the conviction that this is about to change, and that the transition must happen in partnership with the publishers and rights holders who built the industry, not at their expense.
aiBook
At the heart of Sinai is the aiBook™, a trademarked, patent-backed book format that transforms traditional books into multimodal, hyper-personalized experiences. Unlike generic AI tools that hit copyright walls when engaging with published works, Sinai sources 100% licensed, full-text content directly from publishers and rights holders, allowing its AI to operate on complete books in a fully legal, fully compliant environment.
Readers can converse with their book in real time, generate custom study guides and quizzes, access titles across multiple languages, switch between reading and listening, and visualize ideas and narratives as they explore. Sinai is launching with thousands of titles across its library, having already secured partnerships with double-digit publishers, including several prominent names in the industry.
For publishers, Sinai offers a partnership model designed to protect rights, grow revenue, and open new global markets, built on the belief that AI and the publishing industry should grow together.