Company
Preferred Networks, Inc.
Japanese AI/deep-learning company founded March 2014; established the autonomous mobile robot subsidiary Preferred Robotics in November 2021 via a company…
- Founded
- 2014
- HQ
- Tokyo, Japan
- Status
- private
Verified profile
2
Sources on record
1
Tracked changes
Updated 6 days ago
Last verified change
Key facts
Focus
AI and deep learning.
Robot
Established autonomous mobile robot subsidiary Preferred Robotics in November 2021 via a company split.
Founding month
March
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Data & sources
- Web sources2
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Safety record
No incidents on record for Preferred Networks, Inc..
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is Preferred Networks, Inc.?
- Japanese AI/deep-learning company founded March 2014; established the autonomous mobile robot subsidiary Preferred Robotics in November 2021 via a company split.
- Where is Preferred Networks, Inc. based?
- Preferred Networks, Inc. is based in Tokyo, Japan.
- When was Preferred Networks, Inc. founded?
- Preferred Networks, Inc. was founded in 2014.
- What does Preferred Networks, Inc. make?
- Preferred Networks, Inc. has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Preferred Networks, Inc. builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.
- Is Preferred Networks, Inc. safe?
- Preferred Networks, Inc. has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
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Methodology surface for Preferred Networks, Inc..Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/preferred-networks.md
- RSS feed: /companies/preferred-networks/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/afdaa0cd-26b3-4164-b31d-5f8790940289
- Revision history: /companies/preferred-networks/history
- Data documentation: /data
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DEPLOY Intelligence Score
4.8/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Safety Record
Funding Health
IP Activity
Deployment Scale
Hiring Signal
Market Presence
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
Intelligence layer