Preferred Networks

Preferred Infrastructure, Inc.
Native name	株式会社Preferred Infrastructure
Type	Private limited company
Traded as	Unlisted
Industry	Information technology
Founded	March 2006
Headquarters	1-6-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Toru Nishikawa

Preferred Networks Inc.
Native name	株式会社Preferred Networks
Type	Private limited company
Traded as	Unlisted
Industry	Artificial intelligence
Founded	March 26, 2014
Headquarters	1-6-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Toru Nishikawa (CEO); Daisuke Okanohara (COO);
Products	AI research, development, and commercialization for physical-world problems
Revenue	¥8,486 million (As of January 31, 2021)
Operating income	▲¥1,013 million (As of January 31, 2021)
Net income	▲¥1,218 million (As of January 31, 2021)
Total assets	¥25,758 million (As of January 31, 2021)
Total equity	¥17,242 million (As of January 31, 2021)
Website	www.preferred.jp

Preferred Networks Inc. is a Japanese startup focused on the research and development of deep learning for IoT applications. The company was spun off from Preferred Infrastructure (PFI), founded by Toru Nishikawa, Daisuke Okanohara, and others on March 26, 2014.