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The latest AI and developer news from Upstage, with short summaries.
Visit website →Upstage Launches Studio to Connect Enterprise Documents and Automate Workflows
The new platform connects scattered documents like contracts and invoices to catch revenue leaks and reduce manual processing time.
PickUpstage Unveils 'Solar Mini 4' with Active 3B MoE Architecture
Achieved an AA Index score of 24.1 with an MoE architecture that activates only 3B of its total 35B parameters
Upstage Wins Two Stevie Awards at the 2026 American Business Awards
Upstage AI won the Bronze Stevie for 'AI Company of the Year' and a Silver Stevie for CEO Kasey Roh at the 2026 American Business Awards.
PickUpstage Unveils Solar Pro 4… Scores 42 on Artificial Analysis Index to Join Global Frontier Models
Upstage released Solar Pro 4, which enhances agent reliability, and joined the ranks of global frontier models with a score of 42 on the Artificial Analysis Index.
PickSolar Pro 4 - LLM Specialized for Agentic Work
Upstage released Solar Pro 4, an LLM designed to execute document, tool, and artifact tasks to completion.
Upstage and AMD Expand Strategic Partnership
Upstage adopts AMD Instinct MI355 GPUs to accelerate Korea's sovereign AI development.
Upstage AI Recaps Its 2025 Breakthrough Year After Taking Off in the US Launch
Upstage raised an additional $45 million in its first year after launching in the US, fueling its growth momentum.
Officially Certified as a High-Performance, High-Reliability Japanese-Made AI Model That Japanese Companies Can Confidently Adopt
Syn Pro, a Japanese-specialized LLM co-developed by Upstage and Karakuri, has been officially certified as a domestic Japanese foundation model.
Upstage Raises Series B Bridge Round Investment
Upstage raised a $45 million bridge investment, bringing its total funding to $157 million.
Upstage Signs Global Collaboration and Strategic Partnership with AWS
Upstage has signed a strategic collaboration with AWS and secured a minority equity investment from AWS as it moves to expand into global markets.
Solar Pro 2 Named a Frontier Model
Upstage's Solar Pro 2 was selected as one of the top 10 global 'Frontier Models,' proving the competitiveness of Korean AI.
Upstage Document Intelligence Listed on AWS Marketplace
Upstage Document Intelligence has been listed in AWS Marketplace's AI Agents and Tools category.
Solar Pro 2
Upstage unveiled the 31B Solar Pro 2, strengthening reasoning and agentic performance.
Upstage Secures Series B Investment
Upstage raised $72 million in Series B funding, surpassing $100 million in cumulative funding.
Upstage and LG Electronics Pursue On-Device AI Collaboration
Upstage and LG Electronics have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to implement on-device AI by embedding an SLM in LG gram laptops.
Upstage and Intel's Partnership
Upstage optimizes Solar Mini for Intel Core Ultra processors and integrates the WriteUp app to build an on-device AI environment.
Upstage Ranks No. 1 on the HuggingFace LLM Leaderboard
Upstage's latest LLM surpassed GPT-3.5 to rank No. 1 worldwide on the HuggingFace leaderboard.
Upstage and Fusic Form Strategic Partnership to Expand Generative AI in Japan
Upstage and Fusic have joined hands to expand the adoption of generative AI in Japan.
Upstage Optimizes Solar LLM with FuriosaAI
Upstage will optimize its Solar LLM for RNGD in partnership with FuriosaAI.