Egypt-based startup Sinai.ai has raised $1.45 million in pre-seed funding to reimagine how books are created and consumed through AI-driven interactivity.
The round was led by KAUST Innovation Ventures and DisrupTech Ventures, with additional backing from Maza Ventures, YOUXEL Ventures, and a group of angel investors.
Founded in 2024 by Ahmed Kamel, Mohamed Elshamy, Mohamed Elshenawy, Hana Malhas, and Abdullah Moatasem, Sinai.ai is building what it calls an AI-native book platform—aimed at transforming static books into dynamic, interactive experiences.
At the center of the platform is aiBook™, a patented format that allows readers to engage with content in real time. Instead of passively reading, users can ask questions, generate study guides, take quizzes, switch between text and audio, and even visualize concepts as they move through a book. The platform also supports multilingual access and personalized learning pathways.
A key differentiator is Sinai.ai’s fully licensed content model. Rather than scraping or relying on partial data, the company partners directly with publishers and rights holders, enabling its AI to operate on complete texts in a copyright-compliant environment. The startup says it has already secured partnerships with multiple publishers and will launch with thousands of titles.
The fresh capital will be used to scale AI infrastructure, proprietary technology, licensing agreements, and user acquisition efforts.
Sinai.ai is entering a global book market valued at over $150 billion, betting that AI can fundamentally reshape how people read, learn, and interact with written content—while bringing publishers along rather than disrupting them outright.
Investors are particularly drawn to this collaborative approach. DisrupTech Ventures’ Mohamed Okasha noted that Sinai.ai introduces “a truly new paradigm” for reading, while Maza Ventures’ Tambi Jalouqa highlighted the company’s strategy of modernizing the publishing ecosystem from within, rather than replacing it.
If executed well, Sinai.ai could sit at the intersection of edtech, publishing, and generative AI—a space that’s increasingly attracting attention as content consumption becomes more interactive and personalized.