K25.ai
Category: AI in Media / Gaming / Entertainment
Singapore-based AI-native live streaming and watch-to-predict platform combining AI, live content, creator communities, and prediction-based information markets for APAC markets. K25.ai was founded in 2024. The company is led by Andy Cheung. Based in Singapore, Singapore. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $2,000,000. Latest round: Pre-Series A. Key investors include NewGenIVF Group Limited (Nasdaq: NIVF).
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- Singapore, Singapore
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $2,000,000
Value proposition
K25.ai transforms live streaming from passive viewing into an interactive information market where audiences can watch, engage, and predict around real-time content (sports, esports, entertainment, creator challenges, cultural events) using AI-assisted event generation, market creation, and outcome resolution.
Products and solutions
AI-powered watch-to-predict live streaming platform; AI-assisted prediction market lifecycle (event discovery, market generation, live-content understanding, data extraction, outcome monitoring and resolution workflows); creator monetization tools for prediction-based engagement
Unique value
World's first AI-native watch-to-predict platform that combines live streaming, creator monetization, and AI-powered prediction markets into a single consumer layer, specifically localized for APAC markets underserved by existing prediction platforms.
Target customer
Consumers in permitted APAC markets (Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Australia, New Zealand) who watch live content; content creators seeking new monetization channels; live-streaming audiences interested in interactive prediction-based engagement around sports, esports, entertainment, and cultural events
Industries served
Live streaming; Creator economy; Prediction markets; Sports & esports entertainment; Digital media & content
Technology advantage
AI layer that automates the entire prediction market lifecycle (event discovery, market generation, live-content understanding, data extraction, outcome monitoring, resolution); APAC-localized content focus; watch-to-predict model combining live streaming with prediction mechanics; creator-led distribution model
How they differentiate
Unlike traditional prediction markets (Polymarket, Kalshi) that focus on financial speculation or election betting, K25.ai is building a consumer entertainment layer around live content, creator communities, and APAC-relevant events. It combines AI-assisted market generation with live streaming, targeting mainstream users rather than crypto-native traders. The platform is also pursuing a public-market pathway via its Nasdaq-listed strategic partner NIVF.
Main competitors
Polymarket; Kalshi; Manifold Markets
Key partnerships
Exclusive APAC agency partnership with NewGenIVF Group (Nasdaq: NIVF) covering Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and other permitted APAC markets; K25.ai co-founders to join NIVF board of directors
Major milestones
May 2026: Closed $2M Pre-A strategic investment from Nasdaq-listed NewGenIVF at $100M pre-money valuation, with option for up to $10M; Exclusive APAC agency partnership with NIVF; K25.ai co-founders to join NIVF board; Eyes potential public listing as world's first AI prediction market
Market positioning
Early-stage first-mover in the convergence of AI, live streaming, and prediction markets, specifically targeting underserved APAC markets. Positioning itself as a potential publicly listed category leader in AI-powered prediction and information markets.
Geographic focus
APAC (Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Australia, New Zealand); explicitly excludes Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and US persons
About Andy Cheung
Ex-COO of OKX (formerly OKEx), where he helped scale one of the world's leading digital asset exchanges; former CEO of Groupon Hong Kong; former Head of Hong Kong of iClick Interactive Asia Group (Nasdaq: ICLK); former Independent Director of Prenetics Global Limited (Nasdaq: PRE)
Official website: https://k25.ai