Preferred Networks is a corporate venture arm. Based in Chiyoda-ku, Japan. Among the 4 companies in the known portfolio are 8sense, Whomor, Intimate Merger and Quantum Biosystems.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Seed
- Sector
- AIHardwareHealthcareSaaS
- Focus
- AI InfrastructureChipsData AnalyticsEnterprise SaaSGenerative AILLMSemiconductors
Contacts
Preferred Networks portfolio companies (4)
- 8sense
- Whomor
- Intimate Merger
- Quantum Biosystems
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About Preferred Networks
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Hardware, Healthcare and SaaS, and focus areas AI Infrastructure, Chips, Data Analytics and Enterprise SaaS; known deals cluster at Seed.
Across the known portfolio, 3 co-investors appear alongside Preferred Networks, including Kodansha, Hitachi and BayStartUP.
Frequently asked questions
What is Preferred Networks?
Preferred Networks is a corporate venture arm based in Chiyoda-ku, Japan, with a known portfolio of 4 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Preferred Networks invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Hardware, Healthcare and SaaS; listed focus areas include AI Infrastructure, Chips, Data Analytics and Enterprise SaaS. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Preferred Networks invest at?
The known deals of Preferred Networks include Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
How do I contact Preferred Networks?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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