We build human-led AI workflows that give teams vision into complex information and confidence in every decision.
"We're UrAI. Our mission is to Advance Humanity's Reach by transforming enterprise workflows with AI - unlocking the world's best talent to pursue greater ambitions, while helping enterprises transition to next-generation, AI-native workflows that deliver sustained competitive advantage in the AI era."
A diverse, international team from India, Japan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa, Australia, the US, and Spain — united by a mission to scale AI responsibly from Japan.
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""The West sparks 0–1 breakthroughs, Asia scales from 1–10 and transforms 10–100+. History proves it: cars (Benz & Ford → Toyota & Honda), EVs (Tesla → BYD), and the internet & SaaS (Google & Microsoft → Sundar Pichai & Satya Nadella driving scaling). Humanity thrives when the West invents and Asia scales."
Transformers, GPT, Gemini, Claude Code - the foundations of modern AI are being laid in the West. But for AI to truly fulfill its potential, Asia must now step up and scale it responsibly. The challenge ahead is ensuring AI evolves not only in capability, but also in service of humanity's progress.
UrAI was founded on the conviction that Asia must lead AI's next chapter. Headquartered in Japan, we assemble the best from India, Japan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa, Australia, the US, and Spain — drawing on experience from IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, and IESE, and institutions like McKinsey & Company, Fujitsu, Woven by Toyota, and Laboro AI.
We see AI as an instrument - like electricity or the internet. Through Specter, we enable transparent, human-guided workflows that drive faster, better decisions. As these gains compound, humanity can pursue what once seemed impossible - from thriving companies on Earth to missions reaching beyond the Milky Way toward Andromeda.
Read how we build, validate, and deploy AI systems for enterprise workflows in Japan and beyond.
Read the blogNebula is now available as a public initial release, converting PDFs, PowerPoint files, charts, tables, and business documents into AI-ready Markdown for LLM, RAG, and agent workflows.
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Ur AI members joined the DeepCore × OpenAI Hackathon in Tokyo, where teams featuring Teruaki Terai and Sandeep Yella placed 1st and 2nd in a fast two-hour build competition.
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We are working with SoftBank Corp. to leverage their AI data center GPU infrastructure to accelerate the development of Specter's AI capabilities.
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