Building Practical Enterprise AI

Nebula Is Now Available in ChatGPT, with MCP Support and New Sign-in Options

The Nebula plugin for ChatGPT is live. Together with MCP support for Claude, Claude Code, Codex and other assistants, and sign-in with Google or GitHub, it brings Nebula's document conversion into the AI tools people already use.

Sandeep Yella

November 6, 2026

PartnershipsInsights

Ur AI selects 10 interns from 312 applicants in METI's Global South internship program

Through METI's GS-JTI program we received 312 applications for our document intelligence R&D internship and selected 10 students, who join us in December. Here is what they will work on, and why we are betting on AI-native talent.

Sandeep Yella

November 6, 2026

Ur AI wins the Best Growth Award at Incubate Camp 19th

We won the Best Growth Award at Incubate Camp 19th, given to the startups whose ranking rose most between Day 1 and Day 2. Here is what two days of pure focus, and one long night with a mentor, changed for me.

Sandeep Yella

October 30, 2026

A Night That Made Me Want to Volunteer Again—Even Though I'd Never Been Interested Before

To be honest, volunteering had never really interested me. That changed on Thursday, October 22, 2026, when I joined my Ur AI teammates as a volunteer at Tokyo Night Market.

Ayaka Mizuochi

October 28, 2026

Security

Zero Data Retention Is Now Enabled on Our OpenAI API Workloads

Since October 8, 2026, OpenAI does not retain the data Ur AI sends through its API. It is one more step in our commitment to data sovereignty for enterprises.

Sandeep Yella

October 8, 2026

Ur AI holds team offsite in Atami

In May, the Ur AI team and our families spent two days together in Atami. Alongside time as a team, we talked through where Nebula and Specter are headed, as one platform built from Japan.

Sandeep Yella

October 6, 2026

SecurityInsights

Ur AI Achieves SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR Compliance: What Those Words Actually Prove

Ur AI has completed its SOC 2 Type 2 examination and its GDPR compliance program, joining the ISO 27001:2022 certification we received in January. What each framework proves, what none of them prove, and how to check any AI vendor for yourself.

Sandeep Yella

September 3, 2026

InsightsResearch

10 min

Where Is Enterprise AI Headed? From Files to Machine-Native Information Systems

Enterprise AI is moving beyond isolated model features toward information systems that can preserve meaning, choose the right evidence, govern agent actions, and improve through measurable feedback loops.

Sandeep Yella

August 20, 2026

ResearchProduct

8 min

Introducing the RCRR Benchmark: Does Meaning Survive Document Conversion?

We measured 14 document conversion systems (commercial OCR products, open-weight models, and frontier VLM APIs) on one question: after a Japanese IR page is converted to Markdown, can an AI still answer what a human answers from the original? Scores ranged from 20.2 to 94.6, and the market separates on charts.

Sandeep Yella

July 13, 2026

Research

18 min

RCRR Technical Report: Which Document Conversion Systems Preserve the Meaning of Japanese IR Materials?

The full RCRR technical report: 14 systems in the primary comparison, 99 real Japanese IR pages, 1,410 verified questions, measured end to end. Method, worked examples, statistics, provenance, limitations: everything needed to challenge the results.

Sandeep Yella

July 13, 2026

InsightsResearch

Why Frontier LLMs Fail at Parsing Japanese Documents (and What Makes Japanese Unique)

Frontier LLMs fail at Japanese documents because Japanese mixes three scripts, omits spaces between words, and is often written vertically — pushing models’ error rates on vertical text roughly tenfold. What makes Japanese documents unique, where the models break, and what actually works.

Sandeep Yella

June 21, 2026

What Is AI Capability? How Enterprises Build It (and Why Most Stall)

AI capability is an organization’s ability to deploy, measure, and scale AI in a repeatable, value-driven way — not one-off projects, but an operating capability. What it includes, the maturity stages, why most efforts stall in pilots, and how to build capability you can trust.

Sandeep Yella

June 1, 2026

The M&A Due Diligence Checklist: 12 Workstreams to Cover Before You Sign

A complete M&A due diligence checklist organizes the review into about 12 workstreams and 180+ items — from corporate records and financials to IP, data privacy, and environmental. The full checklist, the red flags to watch, and how to work it faster.

Sandeep Yella

May 26, 2026

Generative AI in M&A Due Diligence: Use Cases, Risks, and What Actually Works

Generative AI is now mainstream in M&A — 86% of corporate and PE leaders use it, per Deloitte. This guide covers how GenAI is used in due diligence, the evidence on speed and cost, the real risks, and why auditable, human-led AI is the version that works.

Sandeep Yella

May 19, 2026

How Much Does M&A Due Diligence Cost? A Practical Guide for 2026

M&A due diligence cost is driven mostly by deal size, scope, and the volume of documents reviewed. This guide breaks down typical ranges, the cost of each workstream, and how AI cuts the largest expense — review hours.

Sandeep Yella

May 12, 2026

ProductResearch

Nebula Is Now Public: AI-Ready Markdown for PDFs, PPTs, Charts, and Tables

Nebula 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.

Sandeep Yella

May 1, 2026

Ur AI Teams Place 1st and 2nd at the DeepCore × OpenAI Hackathon in Tokyo

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.

Sandeep Yella

April 24, 2026

Advancing Specter's AI Capabilities with SoftBank Corp.'s GPU Infrastructure

We are working with SoftBank Corp. to leverage their AI data center GPU infrastructure to accelerate the development of Specter's AI capabilities.

Sandeep Yella

April 16, 2026

Research

15 min

Benchmark Report: Ur-AI Parser API vs. Azure, LlamaParse, and IBM Docling on Japanese Enterprise and Financial Documents

The Ur-AI Parser API achieves parity with Azure Document Intelligence and LlamaParse on text and table reasoning — and outperforms Azure by 28 percentage points on chart understanding. Validated on 25 Japanese enterprise and financial documents across 363 tasks, with results that traditional OCR metrics (CER, TEDS) fail to capture.

Sandeep Yella

April 10, 2026

Inside Specter: The Three Technical Pillars Behind Our Due Diligence Platform

What makes Specter different is not just AI — it is the proprietary technology stack we built around it. Here are the three pillars that power accurate, auditable due diligence.

Sandeep Yella

March 17, 2026

PartnershipsSecurity

We Have Commenced Our SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR Certification Processes

We are proud to announce that Ur AI has commenced both its SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR certification processes through Vanta, with the SOC 2 audit engagement scheduled to begin on March 27, 2026. This marks our continued commitment to enterprise-grade security and data privacy.

Sandeep Yella

February 26, 2026

8 min

From Data Room to IC Memo in Hours: A New Workflow for Deal Teams

A step-by-step look at how Specter's AI-powered workflow compresses the due diligence timeline from weeks to hours without sacrificing depth or accuracy.

Sandeep Yella

February 21, 2026

Specter Is Gaining Enterprise Traction with Fortune 100 Companies

We are proud to share that Specter has secured multiple paying customers and pilots, including Fortune 100 companies of Japan origin, validating enterprise demand for AI-powered due diligence.

Sandeep Yella

February 15, 2026

How Specter Makes Every Finding Instantly Verifiable: The Architecture Behind One-Click Citations

Specter's citation verification is not a post-processing check — it is a structural guarantee. Here is how a DD-specific ontology, knowledge graph, and minute-level metadata tracking combine to make every finding verifiable with a single click.

Sandeep Yella

February 14, 2026

Cross-Border M&A: How Multi-Language AI Analysis Changes the Game

Cross-border deals involving documents in multiple languages have always been among the most complex and expensive. AI is changing that equation fundamentally.

Sandeep Yella

February 7, 2026

We Have Raised Financing from Incubate Fund, One of Japan's Largest Early-Stage VCs

We are excited to announce that we have secured financing from Incubate Fund, one of Japan's most prominent early-stage venture capital firms, to accelerate Specter development and market expansion.

Sandeep Yella

January 26, 2026

8 min

How AI Is Transforming M&A Due Diligence in 2026

From automated document analysis to AI-generated IC memos, the industry is in the early innings of a technology shift that will redefine how deals get done.

Sandeep Yella

January 22, 2026

Specter Launches: Our AI-Powered Due Diligence Platform Goes Live

Specter, our AI-powered due diligence platform, is now live — delivering 100% auditable analysis, multi-language support, and human-directed AI workflows to deal teams worldwide.

Sandeep Yella

January 14, 2026

Security

Ur AI Achieves ISO 27001 Certification

We are proud to announce that Ur AI has obtained ISO 27001 certification, following a rigorous audit by Bureau Veritas Japan in December 2025. Security has always been core to how we build — this certification reflects that commitment.

Sandeep Yella

January 9, 2026

Why Traditional Due Diligence Is Broken — And What Comes Next

Deal teams spend weeks buried in data rooms, producing reports riddled with human error. The industry is overdue for a fundamental rethink of how due diligence works.

Sandeep Yella

December 22, 2025

Why We Fine-Tune AI Models Instead of Building Them from Scratch

UrAI builds reliable, enterprise-grade AI products on top of existing foundation models — not by reinventing the engine. Why that matters.

Sandeep Yella

December 8, 2025

The Hidden Cost of Slow Due Diligence: How Speed Impacts Deal Outcomes

Speed in due diligence isn't just about convenience — it directly impacts deal pricing, competitive positioning, and post-acquisition value creation.

Sandeep Yella

September 8, 2025

We Secured the Largest Loan at Issuance Under JFC's Startup Support Program

Within months of our founding, we secured the largest loan at time of issuance under Japan Finance Corporation's 新規開業・スタートアップ支援資金 (New Business Startup Support Fund) program — funding Specter's development and our commitment to AI innovation from Japan.

Sandeep Yella

August 1, 2025