Sinai.ai, an AI-native reading platform focused on reimagining how people interact with books, has raised $1.45 million in a pre-seed funding round to accelerate development of its proprietary technology, expand AI infrastructure, grow its user base, and secure additional publishing partnerships. The company aims to redefine digital reading by transforming traditional books into interactive, multimodal experiences while working directly with publishers and rights holders to ensure licensed content remains at the center of its platform.

The pre-seed round was led by KAUST Innovation Ventures and DisrupTech Ventures, with participation from Maza Ventures and YOUXEL Ventures, alongside a coalition of angel investors. The financing provides Sinai.ai with the resources needed to continue building its AI-powered reading ecosystem while expanding relationships with publishers across global markets.

Founded in 2024 by Ahmed Kamel, Mohamed El-Shamy, Mohamed El-Shenawy, Hana Malhas, and Abdullah Moatasem, Sinai.ai is developing what it calls the aiBook™, a patent-backed book format designed to transform static books into dynamic, personalized experiences. Rather than functioning as a traditional e-book platform, Sinai.ai combines artificial intelligence with licensed full-text content to create interactive books that allow readers to engage directly with the material through conversations, summaries, quizzes, visualizations, multilingual translation, and audio features.

The company believes the global book industry, valued at more than $150 billion, has seen relatively little innovation in how content is experienced despite rapid advances in artificial intelligence. Sinai.ai’s platform seeks to modernize reading without disrupting the publishing ecosystem by partnering directly with publishers instead of relying on unauthorized or publicly scraped content. The company says every title available on its platform is based on fully licensed material, allowing its AI models to operate within a compliant environment that respects intellectual property rights.

Unlike general-purpose AI chatbots that often have limited access to copyrighted books, Sinai.ai’s technology operates on complete licensed texts, enabling readers to ask questions about a book, generate personalized study materials, receive chapter summaries, explore concepts visually, and interact with characters or ideas while reading. The company believes this creates a significantly richer educational and entertainment experience than conventional digital books.

Chief Executive Officer and co-founder Ahmed Kamel said the company’s mission is to make reading more engaging and accessible by bringing books to life as intelligent, adaptive experiences. According to the company, many people aspire to read more but struggle with comprehension, time constraints, or maintaining engagement. Sinai.ai believes artificial intelligence can remove many of these barriers while preserving the value of authors’ original work through close collaboration with publishers.

The newly raised capital will primarily support continued investment in proprietary AI technologies, cloud infrastructure, licensing agreements, and customer acquisition. Sinai.ai also plans to expand its engineering and product development teams as it prepares for broader commercial growth. The company has already secured partnerships with multiple publishers and is launching with thousands of licensed titles spanning numerous categories.

Investor support reflects growing interest in AI applications that enhance existing industries rather than replacing them. KAUST Innovation Ventures focuses on commercializing breakthrough technologies emerging from science and innovation ecosystems, while DisrupTech Ventures has established itself as an active investor in technology startups across the Middle East and North Africa. Maza Ventures and YOUXEL Ventures similarly back high-growth technology companies addressing large global markets through artificial intelligence and digital transformation.

For publishers, Sinai.ai offers a partnership model intended to create new revenue opportunities while protecting intellectual property. Rather than competing with publishers, the company positions itself as an infrastructure provider that enables rights holders to offer enhanced reading experiences without relinquishing ownership of their content. This collaborative approach differentiates Sinai.ai from AI applications that have faced criticism over the use of copyrighted material without licensing agreements.

The emergence of Sinai.ai comes amid accelerating investment in artificial intelligence companies building specialized consumer applications beyond general-purpose chatbots. As AI increasingly reshapes education, publishing, and digital media, interactive content platforms have attracted growing attention from investors seeking technologies capable of improving user engagement while creating sustainable business models for content creators.

With $1.45 million in fresh pre-seed financing and backing from prominent regional venture investors, Sinai.ai is positioned to expand its AI-native reading platform while growing partnerships with publishers around the world. By combining licensed content, conversational artificial intelligence, and personalized learning tools, the company aims to redefine how readers discover, understand, and engage with books in the age of generative AI.

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