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Industrial AI
Japan's flagship deep learning lab applying AI to manufacturing, autonomous machines, drug discovery and materials. Trains the PLaMo Japanese foundation model in-house; raised ~19B yen in late 2024 led by SBI Group.
| Name | Preferred Networks |
|---|---|
| Aliases | PFN |
| Space | Industrial AI |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Latest valuation | ~$3.5B |
| Stage | — |
| Status | active |
| HQ | Tokyo |
| Founders | Toru Nishikawa, Daisuke Okanohara |
| Website | https://www.preferred.jp/en |
| Careers | https://www.preferred.jp/en/career |
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| Date | Round | Amount ($M) | Valuation | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | ~$3.5B | reported |
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| Date | Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | added | Preferred Networks added to tracker Latest valuation: ~$3.5B. | — |
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| Lab | Valuation | Founded |
|---|---|---|
| Machina Labs | — | 2019 |
| Project Prometheus | $38B | 2025 |