Seed Watch: Three Innovative Startups Take Centre Stage in 2025

Find out the top 3 Global Pre-seed & Seed funding deals so far

Author

Ofodile Iloanya
January 03, 2025

Welcome to our weekly edition of Seed Watch- a segment of Market Insyte Digest focused on sharing some of the latest and most intriguing Pre-seed & Seed funding rounds from our Database. Find out the top three deals heading into 2025 which caught our eye.

  • Startup Name: Sentient

  • Industry: AI

  • Region: USA

  • Amount (USD): $85 million

  • The problem it is solving: Sentient aims to address the centralization of AI development by providing an open-source platform for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). This ensures AI’s benefits are distributed equitably, preventing a few large corporations (like Google and Meta) from monopolizing AI advancements.

  • What the Funds Will Be Spent On: The funds will support the development of Sentient’s platform and help attract talent from the fields of AI research and blockchain engineering.

  • Startup Name: CredibleX

  • Industry: Fintech

  • Region: UAE

  • Amount (USD): $55 million

  • The problem it is solving: CredibleX addresses the challenges SMEs face in accessing financing by offering fast, transparent, and accessible funding options tailored to their unique needs.

  • What the Funds Will Be Spent On: The funds will be used to accelerate CredibleX’s growth and expand its offerings, allowing it to provide even more SMEs with easy access to working capital

  • Startup Name: Fairly

  • Industry: Vacation Rental Management / SaaS

  • Region: USA

  • Amount (USD): $10.1 million

  • The problem it is solving: Fairly addresses the challenges vacation rental homeowners face by offering a collaborative platform that provides personalized care and automates key processes like labour management, finances, tax remittance, and dynamic pricing, ensuring a smooth and efficient property management experience.

  • What the Funds Will Be Spent On: Development and launch of the SaaS platform, along with scaling its unique care team model and automation features