About TransLink Capital
TransLink Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. It is primarily based out of Palo Alto, United States. As of Sep 2026, TransLink Capital is an active investor, having invested in 112 companies, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Velocity Overall, TransLink Capital portfolio has seen 4 unicorns, 7 IPOs and 28 acquisitions including key companies like Kurly, SoundHound and Appier Technologies. A lot of funds co-invest with TransLink Capital, with names like Japan Airlines sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. TransLink Capital has team of 19 people including 11 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series B & 5 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
TransLink Capital's List of Top Investments
TransLink Capital has a portfolio of 112 companies, including 4 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in YuMe and PlusOne Robotics.Their portfolio spans across United States, China, Israel and 9 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 28 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 5 more. Here is the list of top investments by TransLink Capital:
1. Kurly
Online platform offering groceries. The product catalog includes fruits, vegetables, household items, meat, bakery products, salads & snacks, and more. It also offers beauty care products, household products & kitchen utensils, and more.
Key facts about Kurly
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Seoul (South Korea)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $654M
- Employee Count: 643 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: TransLink Capital, Hillhouse and 31 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, May 06, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. SoundHound
Provider of cloud and AI-based sound recognition solutions for multiple applications. It is a mobile application for consumers to search and discover music via voice control. The engine is based on its proprietary technologies speech-to-meaning and deep meaning understanding, it allow users to ask multiple questions and filter results. Features include natural language understanding, speech recognition, audio and music identification, multi-lingual text-to-speech, and more. It offers applications for iOS and Android users.
Key facts about SoundHound
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Santa Clara (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $191M
- Employee Count: 779 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Walden Venture Capital, Global Catalyst Partners and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Feb 22, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Personalized omnichannel marketing and advertising solutions for businesses. It offers a range of AI-powered platforms to optimize user acquisition, campaign automation, conversion optimization, and personalized customer experiences. It enables businesses to create personalized marketing campaigns.
Key facts about Appier Technologies
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Taipei (Taiwan)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $184M
- Employee Count: 861 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: JAFCO Asia, SoftBank Group and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Feb 16, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Terra
Blockchain network for payments. It is an open-source blockchain payment platform for an algorithmic stablecoin, which are cryptocurrencies that automatically track the price of currencies or other assets. The platform enables users to spend, save, trade, or exchange Terra stablecoins.
Key facts about Terra
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $125M
- Employee Count: 10 - 49 as on Mar 01, 2026
- Investors: TransLink Capital, Orthogonal Thinker and 42 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 26, 2021, $*****
5. Epic
Provider of eBooks for kids. It has a collection of titles with audio where children can read along while stories are read to them. Parents can keep a track of their childs reading. Reward system offers motivation to keep kids reading. It is available on iOS and Android.
Key facts about Epic
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $62.5M
- Employee Count: 179 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Maven Ventures, Webb Investment Network and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jun 15, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
TransLink Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
TransLink Capital has invested in 112 companies over the last 19 years, with an average of 6 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 9 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 4 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Velocity and most recent follow-on round was in A Star Quantum.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2025 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
2024 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
2023 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2022 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
2021 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2020 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
2019 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2018 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
2017 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
TransLink Capital's Investments by Stage
TransLink Capital has made 41 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $13.7M, 26 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $19.8M and 12 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $30.7M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 41 |
Series B | 26 |
Series C | 12 |
Seed | 10 |
Series D | 3 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
TransLink Capital's Investments by Sector
TransLink Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer, Enterprise Infrastructure and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 103 Tech companies, 84 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 65 Software companies and at least 34 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 44 |
High Tech | 34 |
Consumer | 21 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 16 |
Sustainability Tech | 14 |
Others | 146 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
TransLink Capital's Investments by Geography
TransLink Capital has made most investments in United States (64), followed by China where it has made 8 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 64 |
China | 8 |
Israel | 6 |
Taiwan | 4 |
United Kingdom | 3 |
Others | 12 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
TransLink Capital's recent investments
TransLink Capital has made 4 investments in 2026 so far. Velocity and WindBorne Systems are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by TransLink Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 15, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series A | 2055 | [+4] | |
Aug 05, 2026 | United States | Series B | 2421 | [+2] | |
Jun 08, 2026 | Japan | Series B | 3434 | ||
Jun 08, 2026 | Japan | Conventional Debt | 2212 | ||
Oct 28, 2025 | Israel | Series A | 9104 |
Unicorns in TransLink Capital's Portfolio
TransLink Capital has 4 unicorns in its portfolio - Kurly, Noom, Forte and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Kurly. It became a unicorn in 2021, 1 years after TransLink Capital first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in TransLink Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 | Online platform offering groceries | 2015 | Seoul | Series G | nfvhtqo | ||
72 | Provider of a digital platform for weight loss management and behavior change | 2008 | New York City | Series F | ntifyeq | ||
58 | Provider of Web3 infrastructure and compliance platform for blockchain projects | 2019 | San Francisco | Series B | deaqjcm | ||
71 | Provider of live-streaming community platform | 2009 | Mountain View | Series D | iprrlys |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in TransLink Capital's Portfolio
7 of TransLink Capital's portfolio companies have become public. Beijing Yunji China Technology got listed on the Hong Kong Exchanges (HKG), in Oct 2025 at marketcap of $845M and WinKing got listed on the Singapore stock exchange. ( SGX) at marketcap of $5.98M.Here are TransLink Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 16, 2025 | - | - | 4813 | |
Nov 20, 2023 | - | - | 2591 | |
Apr 28, 2022 | Jan 31, 2017 | Series D | 5633 | |
Nov 24, 2021 | Jul 19, 2017 | Series A | 9789 | |
Mar 30, 2021 | Nov 03, 2015 | Series B | 6530 |
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Acquired companies in TransLink Capital's Portfolio
28 companies from TransLink Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Uplimit in Jun 2026 by Handshake for $*****.Here are TransLink Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 24, 2024 | Series A | 5948 | |
Mar 10, 2026 | Oct 27, 2022 | Series B | 7916 | |
Mar 14, 2025 | Feb 18, 2020 | Series C | 1787 | |
Dec 10, 2024 | Oct 24, 2011 | Series A | 5662 | |
Jul 17, 2024 | Oct 19, 2021 | Series B | 2667 |
Team profile of TransLink Capital
TransLink Capital has a team of 19 members including 11 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 3 Principals located in United States, Japan and 2 more locations. TransLink Capital's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in TransLink Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Palo Alto | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | |||
Partner | Beijing | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Tokyo | - | ||
Partner | Tokyo | - | ||
Partner | Tokyo | - |
Co-investors of TransLink Capital
Over the past 19 years, 895 investors have co-invested in TransLink Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before TransLink Capital: Plug and Play Tech Center, Techstars and 343 others have invested in rounds before TransLink Capital. There are 6 companies where Plug and Play Tech Center has invested before TransLink Capital and 4 companies where Techstars has invested before TransLink Capital.
- Top Co-investors of TransLink Capital: 269 investors entered a company along with TransLink Capital. These include investors like Japan Airlines (5 companies).
- Invested after TransLink Capital: A total of 281 investors have invested in TransLink Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Alibaba Group (3 companies), Prosperity7 Ventures (3 companies) and Presidio Ventures (3 companies).
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