Preferred Networks Timeline

Events

• 2026-09-16 - Market Signal - Preferred Networks discloses ¥10B capital alliance with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - The partners began joint development in June for autonomous machinery used in social infrastructure and national-security settings. MHI brings equipment, control and field-operations data; PFN contributes chips, computing infrastructure and foundation… - source: preferred.jp
• 2026-09-10 - Demonstration - ACSL and Preferred Networks reach AI flight-route demonstration stage - The work combines ACSL aircraft with Preferred Networks’ AI development. The programme targets dynamic replanning, object recognition and obstacle avoidance. A later phase is intended to coordinate multiple small drones autonomously; that capability is not… - source: preferred.jp
• 2026-09-09 - Partnership - Preferred Networks and Preferred Robotics begin PLaMo-SemGround development - The project targets navigable and prohibited-area understanding plus complex operating conditions to reduce mobile-robot deployment and operating effort. The model is planned at roughly two billion parameters or fewer and combines Preferred Networks’… - source: preferred.jp
• 2025-06-30 - Funding - Preferred Networks adds two investors in undisclosed extension - The financing used a third-party allocation of shares. The issuer did not disclose the amount contributed by the two investors. Preferred Networks linked the capital to development and provision of its vertically integrated AI technologies. - source: preferred.jp
• 2025-04-30 - Funding - Preferred Networks adds JPY 5 billion to financing round - The extension combined a third-party share allocation with debt financing from Mizuho Bank. Equity participants included Kodansha, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking, Sekisui House Investment Limited Partnership, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, TBS Innovation… - source: preferred.jp
• 2024-12-23 - Funding - Preferred Networks secures JPY 19 billion first close - SBI Group led the equity financing, with Development Bank of Japan, Mitsubishi Corporation, Sekisui House Investment Limited Partnership and Wacom also participating. MUFG Bank, Resona Bank, Shoko Chukin Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation supplied… - source: preferred.jp
• 2015-08-21 - Funding - Preferred Networks receives JPY900M FANUC investment at JPY15B post-money - FANUC agreed to invest JPY900 million through a third-party allotment of newly issued Preferred Networks shares; the acquisition was planned for completion before the end of September 2015. The capital tie-up was designed to combine Preferred Networks'… - source: fanuc.co.jp