Translink Capital
Early-stage tech investor that links startups with large Asian corporations, from Seed to Series B.
🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California · Founded 2006
Checks $500K – $7M·Seed to Series B·Leads or follows
Translink Capital is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2006. It invests in early-stage technology startups from Seed to Series B, with an emphasis on Series A, in North America, Western Europe and Asia. It connects portfolio companies with more than 40 Asian corporate partners. It has offices in Palo Alto, Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Taipei and Kuala Lumpur. It says it has raised 13 funds and invested in more than 175 startups.
What they invest in
We are hands-on investors that bring significant cross-border operating experience. Our platform helps connect founders to some of the world's largest multinationals and markets.
- Check size
- $500K – $7M
- Stage
- Seed to Series B
- Role in a round
- Leads or follows
- Fund
- 13 funds raised since 2006
- AI
- Cybersecurity
- Mobility
- Digital Health
- Robotics
- North America
- Western Europe
- Asia
How to pitch
Openfor introduces founders whose company fits the criteria above.
Portfolio
More than 175 early-stage investments since 2006, mostly from Seed to Series B. Sectors include AI, enterprise software, mobility, robotics, digital health and semiconductors, across North America, Europe and Asia. Exits include Carbonite, SoundHound, Cliqr, Misfit and Wildfire.
Some of the companies they have backed
The portfolio at a glance · 60 companies · 2021–2026 · 13 exits · led 6
Sectors
- Enterprise28%
- Consumer12%
- Robotics12%
- Mobility10%
- Other32%
Stage when they invested
- Seed18%
- Series A40%
- Series B27%
- Series C+13%
Where the companies are
- 🇺🇸 United States23%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3%
- 🇰🇷 South Korea3%
- 🇨🇦 Canada2%
- Other8%
55 of the 118 companies on the fund's own portfolio page, plus five named only by CB Insights or Seedtable, as of Oct 2026. Years and lead flags are from Seedtable and press.
Co-investors and partners
Funds that invested in the same rounds.
