# Preferred Networks, Inc. funding rounds and investors

As of 13 Oct 2026, Preferred Networks, Inc. has raised $212.3M across 5 verified rounds on record (amounts in other currencies converted to USD); latest: 10 billion yen capital and business alliance agreement round, announced 16 Sep 2026.

Preferred Networks specializes in developing AI products and solutions, including AI chips and computing infrastructure, serving a variety of industries from manufacturing to life sciences.

Website: https://www.preferred.jp/en/  
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan  
Page: https://fireround.dev/companies/preferred.jp

## Verified rounds

| Announced | Round | Amount | Lead investors | Other investors | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-16 | Capital and business alliance agreement | 10 billion yen | not stated | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) | [preferred.jp](https://www.preferred.jp/en/news/pr20260916) |
| 2025-04-30 | Extension round extension | 5 billion yen | not stated | Kodansha, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking, Sekisui House Investment Limited Partnership, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, TBS Innovation Partners Fund III, Toei Animation | [preferred.jp](https://www.preferred.jp/en/news/pr20250430) |
| 2019-06-25 | Funding round | approximately 1 billion yen | not stated | JXTG Holdings | [preferred.jp](https://www.preferred.jp/en/news/pr20190625) |
| 2018-07-26 | Funding round | about 900 million yen | not stated | Chugai Pharmaceutical, Tokyo Electron | [preferred.jp](https://www.preferred.jp/en/news/pr20180726), [preferred.jp](https://www.preferred.jp/en/news/pr20181726) |
| 2017-08-04 | Funding round | 10.5 billion yen | not stated | Toyota Motor | [preferred.jp](https://www.preferred.jp/en/news/pr20170804) |

Source: Fireround (https://fireround.dev), an open-source funding feed. Each round is checked against the pages listed with it.