Topaz Labs
Addison, Texas developer of AI tools that upscale, denoise and restore photos and video, including Topaz Photo, Topaz Video and Gigapixel. Adobe completed its acquisition in September 2026.
Industry: AI image and video enhancement software | Location: Addison, United States | Founded: 2006
About Topaz Labs
Topaz Labs is a software company that builds artificial intelligence tools for enhancing photos and video. Adobe says its models handle upscaling, sharpening, stabilization, frame interpolation, noise removal and the restoration of old or degraded footage. The company is based in Addison, in the Dallas area of Texas.
Dallas Innovates reported in January 2025 that Feng Yang, known as Albert Yang, founded the company in 2006 in his guest bedroom. He stepped down as president and chief technology officer in 2021, and remains an adviser. His son Eric Yang is a co-founder and chief executive. Topaz's own website gives 2001 and 2005 in different places, so sources differ on the year.
Topaz's website lists Topaz Photo and Topaz Video for desktop use, Topaz Gigapixel for image upscaling, browser-based Topaz for Web, Topaz for Mobile, and an enterprise offering with an API. Adobe also names Astra, Bloom and Neurostream, a technology for running large AI models locally on consumer devices. Topaz says more than one million photographers and filmmakers use its products, and Adobe says its customers number in the millions and include 20 of the world's 50 largest companies.
In January 2025 the company said it would take over Building 900 at Village on the Parkway in Addison and expected to add 130 jobs by the end of 2027. It received a Technology and Engineering Emmy Award, announced on 4 December 2025, for AI image and video enhancement used in television catalogue restoration, shared with MTI Film. Topaz and Adobe first partnered at Adobe Max in October 2025, and Topaz Astra, a cloud upscaler, was integrated into Adobe Firefly.
Adobe announced a definitive agreement to acquire Topaz Labs on 25 June 2026 and did not disclose the price. Sources reviewed name no outside funding rounds for the company.
Adobe completed the acquisition on 23 September 2026. Topaz remains a standalone brand and its apps and models continue to be sold separately. Eric Yang is joining Adobe's Digital Video and Audio team. Adobe says Topaz technology is already available in Firefly and Photoshop.