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TransLink Capital

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

Palo Alto · Seed–Series B · 40 people tracked

Also known as Tranlink Capital · Transklink Captial · TRANSLINK CAPITAL JAPAN, LLC · Translink Capital Partners · TRANSLINK CAPITAL, LLC · TranslinkCapital

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Investment thesis

TransLink Capital invests in technology companies and helps them build cross-border relationships with Asia's largest corporations, including customer, channel partner, and supplier connections. The firm positions itself as a hands-on investor bringing significant cross-border operating experience, particularly in markets such as Japan and Korea. Over its history spanning 11 funds, it has supported more than 175 startups. Investments span seed to Series B stages with a focus on Series A. While the firm invests globally, its activity is concentrated in North America, Western Europe, and Asia, leveraging a global corporate partner network to help portfolio companies expand internationally.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series B
Check
$1M – $5M
HQ
Palo Alto, California, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2006
Last 12 months
2 investments
AUM
$1B
VC funds
8
Tracked investments
137
Unicorns
4
IPOs
2
Acquisitions
3

Team · 40 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Grace Lin· Accounting Manager
May Zhao· Assistant Controllerin
Nami Ashizawa· Office Manager
Tina Lu· Office Manager
Vesanna Fan· Sr. Controller
Violet Yan· Accounting Manager
Wendy Chuang· Staff Accountant
Daeki Lee· Investorin

What they invest in

from 90 of 137 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×48Enterprise Software ×25SaaS ×19Hardware ×17Cloud Computing ×13Cleantech ×11Data & Infrastructure ×11Mobility & Transportation ×11

HQs:United States×61Japan×3China×2United Kingdom×2India×2Singapore×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 69 portfolio companies
28%
solo founders
19 of 69 mapped founding teams
29%
repeat founders
of 80 founders with career history
~3 yrs
old at investment
median across 24 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×192 founders×243 founders×184+ founders×8

Where their founders studiedfrom 81 founders with education data

Stanford University ×9University of California, Berkeley ×6Harvard University ×5Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×5Tsinghua University ×3University of Toronto ×3University of Waterloo ×3Carnegie Mellon University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 81 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×38Engineering ×27Business & Management ×11Physics ×6Economics ×4Finance & Accounting ×2Law ×2Life Sciences ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 80 founders with career history

Google ×11Microsoft ×5Coursera ×3World Economic Forum ×3Aurora ×2Bank of America Merrill Lynch ×2Caltech ×2Cisco ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×10Techstars ×2

16 founders hold a PhD · 11 hold an MBA (of 83 with degree data)

Investments · 137 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 22025 · 42024 · 72023 · 52022 · 32021 · 32020 · 12019 · 12018 · 22017 · 12016 · 32015 · 441 dated

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Chih-Han Yu(Founder)inChia-Yung Su(Chief Information Officer & Co-founder)inWan-Ling Lee(Chief Operating Officer & Co-founder)inWinnieJoeMing-Yu Chen(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsFIRSTFLOOR CAPITALQualgroUMC CapitalUOB Venture ManagementWI Harper GroupJAFCO Asia+6 more

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BoardJung Kung Yang(Director)

Co-investorsAcorn Pacific VenturesBloomberg BetaAddin VentureParameter Ventures

Point Roboticspointroboticsinc.com✓ verified

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Crypto & Web3Developer Tools

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AdTechMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Gadi Eliashiv(CEO & Co-founder)inSusan Kuo(COO & Co-founder)inEran Friedman(CTO & Co-founder)inNichael Oiknine(Executive Officer)Stephanie Pilon(CMO)inYoni Amias(CCO)in

Co-investorsMethod CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersTitanium VenturesGeneral CatalystZ Venture CapitalACF Investors+3 more

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Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkCupertino, US

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BoardAshish Gupta(Director)TOSHIYA OTANI(Director)

Co-investorsPerot JainPresidio VenturesQualcomm VenturesSpider CapitalFollow[the]SeedNorwest Venture Partners+1 more

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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTRetail Tech

Steve Gu(Founder & CEO)Ying Zheng(Founder)in

Board seatEric Hsia· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAmino CapitalBRC InnovationCervinCommunitas Capital PartnersDuke Capital PartnersEvolution Ventures+9 more

Naborforcenaborforce.comin𝕏Feb 2026 · $9M

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B2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkHealthtechWellness & FitnessRichmond, US

Paige Wilson(Founder and CEO)Kelly Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardTania Grant(Director)in

Board seatEric Hsia· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsClaritas CapitalTechstarsThe Artemis FundThird Act Ventures

Pico MESpicomes.comin𝕏Jun 2023SEC filingmedium confidence

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Advanced ManufacturingHardwareIoTSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ryan Kuhlenbeck(Executive Officer, Director)inGeoffrey Stewart Bucks(Director)

Board seatLuis Llovera· per SEC Form D · $11.4M raise · filed Jun 2023

Co-investorsBosch VenturesCongruent VenturesCounterpart VenturesMomenta VenturesSE VenturesUNION Labs Ventures+1 more

Airplugairplug.com

Menlo Park, US

Seung Jun Lee(Founder)

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Jeffrey Haynie(Executive Officer, Director)Nolan Wright(Director)MIKE ASHER(Executive Officer)

BoardNavin Chadda(Director)John Occhipinti(Director)inLarry Augustin(Director)in

Co-investorsEbayEDB InvestmentsMayfield FundPresidio VenturesRelay VenturesRembrandt Venture Partners+4 more

Axonneaxonne.comin

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HardwareMobility & TransportationSemiconductors

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Co-investorsIntel CapitalSAIC Technologies Fund II, LLC

Beamridebeam.comin𝕏

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Climate TechMobility & TransportationSingapore, SG

Deb Gangopadhyay(Founder)inAlan Jiang(Founder)inAlan Jiang Deb Gangopadhyay(Founder)

Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesArbor VenturesGobi PartnersIndex VenturesK2 GlobalLIONHEART VENTURES+7 more

Bezerobezerocarbon.comin𝕏

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AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureImpact & Social Good

Tommy Ricketts(Co-founder & CEO)inSeb

Co-investorsContrarian VenturesHitachi VenturesMolten VenturesNorrsken VCEDF Pulse VenturesExtantia Capital+2 more

Bodyspecbodyspec.comin

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ConsumerDigital HealthWellness & Fitness

Elaine Shi(Founder)inRoy Shi(Founder)in

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AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics

Terry Scott(Founder)inCharlie Andersen(Founder)Vibhor Sood(Founder)

Co-investorsAsimov VenturesCatalyst InvestorsCIBUS ENTERPRISE FUND II LPEverywhere VenturesF-Prime CapitalFf Venture Capital+6 more

Cair Healthcairhealth.cominSeed

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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Shehbaz Virk(Founder)inIshan Balakrishnan(Founder)in

Co-investorsEvolution VenturesMaiora Rebel VenturesSoma CapitalTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Y CombinatorFoundation Capital+9 more

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CleantechClimate TechDeep TechPasadena, US

Chengxiang Xiang(Founder)Bernard David(Chairman of the Board of Directors)inHarry Atwater(Founder)inCX Xiang(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)inSteve Oldham(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardMichael Wheeler(Director)in

Co-investorsEni NextFREEFLOWFuture Planet CapitalHitachi VenturesMaersk GrowthMOL Switch+3 more

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Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureSaaS

David Friend(Founder)inJeff Flowers(Founder)

Co-investorsBantam GroupCouncilCrosslink CapitalGFT VenturesMenlo Ventures

Cdricdri.pro

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AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaS

Cloudoncloudon.com𝕏

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Cloud ComputingFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Cooler Screenscoolerscreens.com

Chicago, US

Arsen Avakian(Executive Officer, Director)Gregory Wasson(Director)Glen Tullman(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsGreatPoint VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Verizon Ventures

Dcarddcard.tw

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Kytu Lin(Founder)in

Co-investorsAppWorks Ventures

Diamantidiamanti.comin𝕏

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Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareWest Palm Beach, US

Amitava Guha(Founder)Gopal Sharma(Founder)Jeffrey Chou(Founder)Luis Robles(Founder)

Co-investorsClearSkyNeva Sgr.Threshold VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)DFJGoldman Sachs+1 more

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CybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwarePortland, US

Yuriy Bulygin(Founder)inAlex Bazhaniuk(Founder)inAlex B(Founder)John Ewert(Executive Officer)in

BoardAlex Doll(Director)inTimothy Porter(Director)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAV8 VenturesaVentureBasecamp FundDnipro+14 more

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Ejouleejoule.com

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EdTechBay Area, US

Hanmei Wu(Founder)inChangxiao Xie(Co-founder)

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Epicgetepic.com𝕏Oct 2015

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BoardJay Eum(Director)SaeMin Ahn(Director)

Co-investors500 GlobalMaven VenturesMenlo VenturesSocial StartsSpider CapitalStructural Capital+3 more

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AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyClimate TechImpact & Social GoodRoboticsFremont, US

JD Ambati(Founder/Chief Strategy Officer)inR Paul Singh(CEO)

Co-investorsSierra VenturesUnanimous CapitalXplorer CapitalBenhamou Global VenturesBGVHike Ventures+1 more

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Formic Technologiesformic.coin𝕏Sep 2020

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Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsChicago, US

Saman Farid(Founder)inMisa I.(Founder)inMisa Ilkhechi(Founder)

BoardGarry Tan(Director)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBlackhorn VenturesBlue Ivy VenturesCarnrite VenturesChapter OneCorrelation Ventures+16 more

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Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Mok Oh(Co-founder)inWojciech Matusik(Co-founder)inMichael Foshey(Co-founder)in

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Guavusguavus.comJun 2015

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Media & EntertainmentSan Mateo, US

Anukool Lakhina(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJose Suarez(Director)Amit Shah(Director)inBrian Wilcove(Director)Andrew Fligel(Director)Michael LaJoie(Director)

Co-investorsQuestMark PartnersArtiman VenturesGoldman SachsIntel CapitalSingTel Innov8 Pte Ltd.Sofinnova Ventures

Hegel AIhegel-ai.comSeed

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Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US

Kevin Tse(Founder)inSteve Krawczyk

Co-investorsAmino CapitalCervinSamsung NextY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzCapitalize VC+8 more

Hiloaktiia.comin𝕏

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Digital HealthHardwareMedical Devices

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Co-investorsSICTICVerve VenturesKfundKhosla VenturesnaturalX Health Venturesredalpine

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AI & Machine LearningCleantechDeep TechMobility & TransportationShanghai, CN

Co-investorsProsperity7 VenturesLinear CapitalTeda Venture Capital

Horizonhorizon.io𝕏

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Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechGaming

Peter Kieltyka(Founder)in

Co-investorsPolygon VenturesBNP ParibasMorgan Stanley

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Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsDraper, US

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BoardDouglas Jamison(Director)Patrick Poon(Director)Kamal Bherwani(Director)

Co-investorsHorizons VenturesIron Gate Capital

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AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthRoboticsPalo Alto, US

Dor Skuler(Founder)inItai Mendelsohn(Founder)inRoy Amir(Founder)

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Yudian Zheng(Executive Officer, Director)inEric (Yuan) Cheng(Co-Founder & CEO)inYuan Cheng(Director)Ethan Zheng(Co-Founder & CTO)

BoardJimmy Jian-Ping Shi(Director)

Co-investorsCreator Ventures

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ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US

Adi Rathnam(CEO)inMatt Zitzmann(CEO)inKevin Wang(Founder)inADITYA RATHNAM(Director)

BoardERIC HSIA(Director)in

Co-investorsDG Ventures, Inc.GV (Google Ventures)Merus CapitalXG VenturesY CombinatorAgrolimen Ventures+12 more

Kargokargo.aiinNov 2021

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AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US

Sam Lurye(Founder)in

BoardSpencer Foust(Director)in

Co-investorsSozo VenturesActivant CapitalAvenir Growth CapitalB3 CapitalEvolution VC PartnersGood Friends+10 more

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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBY, DE

Vlad Keil(Founder)inLukas Heinzmann(Founder)inTill Wagner(Founder)inVladimir Keil(Founder)

Co-investorsY Combinator20VCAndreessen HorowitzEight CapitalHeliad AGLightspeed India Partners+12 more

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AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardware

Co-investorsQualcomm VenturesVantagePoint Capital PartnersCrosslink CapitalPresidio Ventures

Makersitemakersite.ioin𝕏

Makersite provides a product compliance solution that maps supplier composition declarations (FMD, IPC, CoC) to bills of materials and automates compliance checks against regulations such as REACH, RoHS, SCIP, and PFAS.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Neil D'Souza(Founder)in

Co-investorsHitachi VenturesKOMPAS VCPartech VenturesPlanet A VenturesSE VenturesHitachi, Ltd.+1 more

Market Kurlykurly.comin𝕏

South Korean online grocery platform Kurly (formerly Market Kurly), pioneer of 7 a.m. "dawn delivery" of fresh food.

Sophie Kim(Founder)

Co-investorsDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VCLaunchBay CapitalAnchor CapitalDST GlobalFuse Venture Partners+3 more

MATTER Electric Motorcyclematter.inin𝕏

MATTER develops technology solutions focused on carbon neutrality and environmental impact, targeting practices and processes that affect households across India.

CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodIoTMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsCapital2BDholakia VenturesSucSEED Indovation

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Absolute Health & Performance, Inc.Augean Robotics, Inc.Loop LabsAdwoBCalterahDecartaEye FiFarm SkinFootprintkuFunshareGameviceImmotorIweecareKlaytn Fee-less Layer 1LinsiMontageNextonPeelQuixeySensifreeSquareTwoSwat MobilityTango LiveTeforiaThintronicsUbiaiUhomesUltronSmartWinkingWithinXsigo systemYunji TechnologyYunjichina

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has TransLink Capital made?
TransLink Capital has 137 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does TransLink Capital invest at?
TransLink Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What is TransLink Capital's typical check size?
TransLink Capital typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
What sectors does TransLink Capital focus on?
TransLink Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is TransLink Capital located?
TransLink Capital is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
Does TransLink Capital lead rounds?
TransLink Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does TransLink Capital co-invest with?
TransLink Capital most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Qualcomm Ventures, Western Technology Investment, among 407 tracked co-investors.

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Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
FOV Ventures

FOV Ventures is a European early-stage fund backing founders building in Robotics, Physical AI and Spatial Computing, investing from day zero at pre-seed and seed.

$100K – $1M

Firms observed investing alongside TransLink Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with TransLink Capital's recorded portfolio.

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Mainstreet Investment

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RAISE

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