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Yoshihisa Kaino改野 由尚

  • CEO, Preferred Inc.
  • CEO, AIO Research Institute Inc.
  • CAIO, Macbee Planet, Inc.
  • AI Officer, The Mathematics Certification Institute of Japan
  • Chairman, newCreator.org

Profile

Born in 2001 in Hyogo, Japan. Graduated from N High School (Entrepreneurship Club, Active Learner certified) by Kadokawa Dwango Gakuen, and Keio University Faculty of Environment and Information Studies (Masui Lab).

Started freelancing as a web engineer, UX/UI designer, and IT adoption consultant (DX) in April 2018. As projects grew in scale, incorporated as Preferred Inc. in November 2022. As CEO, he oversees everything from management strategy, DX consulting, and AI adoption support to launching in-house businesses (café, real estate), and led the acquisition of ISMS (ISO 27001) certification.

In October 2024, founded XTEM Inc. to promote AI-driven development, delivering training programs to major system integrators and enterprises. Successfully sold the company within one year of launch. In October 2025, established AIO Research Institute Inc. to drive the social implementation of AI technology, serving as CEO. In December 2025, appointed AI Officer of The Mathematics Certification Institute of Japan. In October 2026, appointed CAIO (Chief AI Officer) of Macbee Planet, Inc.

As a lifelong mission, founded newCreator.org in 2019. Has delivered hands-on programming and STEAM education workshops at over 50 schools nationwide, reaching more than 3,000 children, and provided training to over 500 educators. Since 2023, has also focused on generative AI education.

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Career

  • 2026.10 - current
    Macbee Planet, Inc.　CAIO (Chief AI Officer)
  • 2026.09 - current
    MIRABO (Qrad Inc.)　Lead Instructor
  • 2025.12 - current
    AdOps Inc.　Partner CTO
  • 2025.12 - current
    The Mathematics Certification Institute of Japan　AI Officer
  • 2025.10 - current
    AIO Research Institute Inc.　Founder, CEO
  • 2024.10 - 2025.11
    XTEM Inc.　Founder, CEO (Exited)
  • 2024.04 - 2026.03
    Hiroshima Sakuragaoka High School (Matsumoto Gakuen)　Instructor, Programming Course
  • 2023.05 - 2024.12
    newCreator Inc.　Founder, CTO
  • 2022.11 - current
    Preferred Inc.　Founder, CEO
  • 2020.04 - 2024.03
    Keio University　Faculty of Environment and Information Studies (Masui Lab)
  • 2019.01 - current
    newCreator.org　Founder, Chairman
  • 2018.09 - 2019.09
    Bae8 Inc.　CTO
  • 2018.05 - 2018.10
    SKYWARD Inc.　CTO
  • 2018.04 - 2022.10
    Freelance　Web / mobile development, UX/UI design, DX support
  • 2018.04 - 2020.03
    N High School (Kadokawa Dwango Gakuen)　Entrepreneurship Club, Active Learner
  • 2017.04 - 2018.03
    Hyogo Prefectural Himeji Technical High School

Skills

AI / AX, strategy, new business development, consulting, PdM / PM, development, marketing

  • Languages
    Python, TypeScript / JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby, PHP, SQL
  • Libraries
    React, Next.js, Node.js, Express, Flask, Django, Ruby on Rails, TensorFlow, PyTorch
  • Cloud
    AWS, Google Cloud, Vercel, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform
  • Databases
    PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Cloudflare D1
  • AI / LLM
    LLM fine-tuning, RAG, AI agents, prompt engineering, NLP, Claude Agent SDK, Claude Code, Codex CLI
  • Business
    Startup management, product management, project management, agile development, UX/UI design, DX support
  • Marketing
    Growth hacking, SEO, content marketing, data analysis (GA, BigQuery)

Certifications

  • 2025.03
    Salesforce Certified AI Associate
  • 2022.12
    Applied Information Technology Engineer Examination
  • 2020.04
    Fundamental Information Technology Engineer Examination
  • 2020.04
    Information Technology Passport Examination
  • 2018.03
    TOEIC 720

Businesses

  • 2023 - Current
    Slow Rush Coffee　Launched a cafe in Kamakura (Preferred Inc.)
  • 2025 - Current
    Preferred Estate　Launched a real estate brokerage in Tokyo (Preferred Inc.)
  • 2025 - Current
    LC COFFEE　E-commerce collaboration with Luxury Card (Preferred Inc.)

Press, Talks, and Awards