Tokyo, JapanFounded 2014300+ employeesPrivate · ~$2B valuationAI · Industrial
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ENTRA Talent Index
Hiring quality verdict.
73/ 100
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Preferred Networks is Japan's deep-tech AI champion — Toyota and FANUC partnerships anchor the industrial AI commercial pipeline. 300+ research engineers concentrated in Tokyo. The applied-AI thesis is industrial robotics plus the domestic AI compute build-out (MN-Core chip family).
Hiring Velocity64
Compensation74
Retention78
Mission Alignment76
Methodology · 5 dimensions equally weightedData as of FEB 12, 2026
Hiring Intelligence
Preferred Networks by the numbers.
Open roles
80
Verified live postings
Hiring velocity · YoY
+38%
Net-new AI hires (12-month)
Funding stage
Private · ~$2B valuation
AI · Industrial
Salary Intelligence
Verified salary ranges.
Total comp · USD · annual
Senior Research Engineer
JPY 16MtoJPY 30M
ML Engineer
JPY 14MtoJPY 26M
Leadership
Who runs talent at Preferred Networks.
Toru Nishikawa
Founder & CEO
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