Zedge Achieves 37% Subscriber Growth and Launches DataSeeds.AI for B2B Revenue

Zedge, a mobile app developer, reported a 37% increase in subscribers and launched DataSeeds.AI, a new B2B revenue stream. The company's growth is driven by its focus on creating engaging content and monetizing its user base through targeted advertising and sponsored content. The launch of DataSeeds.AI further diversifies Zedge's revenue streams and enhances its position in the competitive mobile app market.

Zedge, a leading mobile app developer, reported a 37% increase in subscribers and launched DataSeeds.AI, a new B2B revenue stream. The company's growth is driven by its focus on creating engaging content and monetizing its user base through targeted advertising and sponsored content. The launch of DataSeeds.AI further diversifies Zedge's revenue streams and enhances its position in the competitive mobile app market.

DataSeeds.AI is a foundational image dataset designed for computer vision and generative AI model training. Developed in collaboration with Perle.ai and Émet Research, the dataset contains 7,843 high-quality photos from GuruShots' photographer community. These images feature comprehensive annotations and expert reviews, positioning Zedge as a major supplier for enterprises creating foundational AI models [1].

The dataset, known as DataSeeds.AI Sample Dataset (DSD), has demonstrated substantial technical advantages. AI models trained with DSD achieved 70% better results compared to benchmark datasets, with LLAVA-NEXT showing a 24.09% increase in BLEU-4 scores [1]. The dataset includes pixel-level segmentation, structured scene descriptions, and technical metadata, making it a valuable resource for AI training.

Zedge's strategic entry into the AI training data market leverages its existing content ecosystem, providing a scalable pipeline to respond rapidly to enterprise AI training needs. The company's ability to generate custom datasets through targeted GuruShots challenges positions it competitively in the data-centric AI development paradigm [1].

The launch of DataSeeds.AI represents a significant business model expansion for Zedge. By transforming its existing user-generated content (UGC) assets into enterprise-grade AI training resources, the company has created a new revenue stream that leverages its core community assets while diversifying beyond its traditional marketplace model [2].

Zedge's CEO, Jonathan Reich, commented on the significance of DataSeeds.AI: "DataSeeds.AI marks a profound evolution of our business model and builds on Zedge's extensive know-how in the direct-to-consumer marketplace vertical. Our vision is to become the go-to source for pre-training and fine-tuning datasets stemming from enterprises' need for high-quality, authentic, diverse and rights-cleared content at scale" [2].

DataSeeds.AI offers both on-demand and off-the-shelf image datasets enriched with detailed metadata, perfectly suited for AI model training. Leveraging a vast global network of creators and an extensive catalog, Zedge provides rapid data collection and diverse content, ensuring swift, scalable solutions that accelerate AI training [2].

The company's strategic expansion into the B2B AI sector offers significant synergies with its existing consumer platforms and provides growth potential with a recurring revenue stream. Zedge has signed its first AI content dataset agreement with a leading AI company, validating the strong product-market fit and commercial viability of DataSeeds.AI [2].

References:
[1] https://www.stocktitan.net/news/ZDGE/zedge-s-data-seeds-ai-releases-foundational-dataset-for-computer-sckaxn99mqok.html
[2] https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ZEDGE-INC-27862538/news/Zedge-Launches-DataSeeds-AI-a-Content-Marketplace-for-AI-Training-Sets-50180036/