VC  Translink Capital

https://www.translinkcapital.com/





     Office Locations:

530 Lytton Avenue, Suite 300
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: 650-330-7353

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Stages:

  • Early
  • Expansion
  • Growth


 

Industries:

  • Communications & Networking
  • Information Technology
  • Media & Digital Media
  • Software & Internet

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    Description:

    Translink Capital is a venture capital firm focused on investments in early to expansion stage startup companies in Mobile, Communications and Digital Media sectors. The firm builds relationships between high technology start-ups in the U.S. and industry leaders in the early adopter markets of Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. With Translink's hands-on business development support and capital investment, start-ups grow into successful global companies; and established companies in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan discover cutting-edge technology in the U.S. Initial investments typically range from $2-3 million with approximately $5-7 million anticipated in total funding over the investment life of a typical portfolio company. Since founding, the firm has raised 8 funds to invest in and support innovative early stage startups.


     

    Funds:


      Fund Name


      Amount


      Date

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    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    DC Cheng Venture Partner
    Eric Hsia Venture Partner
    Frey Yang Partner
    Gwong-Yih Lee Senior Managing Director
    Hideki Fujita Operating Partner

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      10/09/2024


      TensorWave


      NV


      $43,000,000


      SAFE


      07/24/2024


      Uplimit


      CA


      $11,000,000


      Series A


      06/25/2024


      Formic


      IL


      $27,400,000


      Series A


      04/29/2024


      Thintronics


      CA


      $23,000,000


      Series A


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      AIFI


      Appcelerator
        web link


      Chartboost
        web link


      CliQr
        web link


      Diamanti
        web link


      Eclypsium
        web link


      Empowerly
        web link


      Eye-Fi
        web link


      Fetch Robotics
        web link


      Formic
        web link


      Guavus
        web link


      Molekule
        web link


      Naborforce
        web link


      Nexenta Systems
        web link


      NOOM


      Notion


      Penrose Studios
        web link


      Plus One Robotics


      Quixey


      SeaLights
        web link


      Sensifree
        web link


      Singular
        web link


      Skymind
        web link


      Solinea
        web link


      Somnoware


      Sonatus
        web link


      SoundHound
        web link


      TensorWave
        web link


      Thintronics
        web link


      Umbo Computer Vision
        web link


      Uplimit
        web link


      Workspot


      ZEPL
        web link


     

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