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What does Translink Capital invest in?
Translink Capital invests most often at Series B and Series A (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biomarker, Ivd and In Vitro Diagnostics.
Translink Capital highlights
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131 rounds on record
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Mostly Series B and Series A: 59% of its rounds
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Sole investor in 32 rounds, median $6.5M
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8 exits from the portfolio
What they do
We're a venture capital firm with 20+ years of experience investing in technology companies and connecting them to Asia.From their own website
- Type
- VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- Cheque size
- $500K – $7.0M as they say
- Stages
- Pre-seedSeedSeries A
- Sectors
- BiomarkerIvdIn Vitro Diagnostics
- Based in
- Palo Alto, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not accepted
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first131 appearances
- 2025
11 rounds
- Sept
- Jul
- Jul
- Jun
- May
- May
- May
- May
- Apr
- Jan
- Jan
- 2024
8 rounds
- Oct
- Sept
- Aug
- Aug
- Jul
- Apr
- Feb
- Jan
- 2023
1 round
- Mar
- 2022
6 rounds
- Dec
- Oct
- Sept
- Aug
- Jun
- May
- 2021
3 rounds
- Oct
- Aug
- Jul
- 2020
2 rounds
- Jun
- May
- 2019
7 rounds
- Nov
- Oct
- Sept
- Aug
- Jul
- Mar
- Mar
- 2018
6 rounds
- Nov
- Oct
An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.
The team
Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration5 named
EHEric HsiaManaging Member, Translink Management IV, LLCiForm ADV
HPHee-Duk ParkManaging Member, Translink Investment Co., Ltd.iForm ADV
JKJung Kung Jackie YangManaging Member, Translink Capital, LLCiForm ADV
SPSung ParkManaging Member, Translink Capital, LLCiForm ADV
TOToshiya OtaniManaging Member, Translink Capital, LLCiForm ADV
We also hold 39 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.
What the register says
From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law
$901Mgross assets of its funds, 2 advisers combinedOct 2026
3+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
- Legal name
- Translink Capital Japan, LLC
- SEC number
- CRD 301360
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed8 in all
Misfit WearablesBought by Fossil$260MNov 2015
LivescribeBought by Anoto Group$15MNov 2015
deCartaBought by UberUndisclosedMar 2015
Smart ToyBought by Cartwheel KidsUndisclosedOct 2014
YuMeListed$65MJul 2013
XsigoBought by Oracle Corporation$220MJul 2012
SandForceBought by LSI$400MOct 2011
An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.