
Investments
143Portfolio Exits
27Funds
7Partners & Customers
2About TransLink Capital
TransLink Capital is a Palo Alto-based venture capital fund focused on early expansion stage startups in mobile, communications, and digital media. The TransLink team consists of experienced investors with deep connections with many of early adopter customers in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. Translink Capital's investment strategy is to partner with top-tier VC firms on high-profile early-stage companies where it can demonstrate Translink Capital's value add by successfully closing Asian strategic partnerships and investing the subsequent rounds.

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Sep 5, 2023
4 minute read TOKYO & SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #AutomotiveSoftware —(Automotive World 2023) – Sonatus , a Silicon Valley-based automotive software company accelerating the transition to software-defined vehicles (SDVs), has announced a strategic investment by NEC and Translink Orchestrating Future Fund, L.P (NOFF). NOFF is aiming to drive the ecosystems required to create social value through collaboration with customers and partners, and to promote new services, knowledge and technologies. Following its expansion into Japan in April this year, this investment strengthens Sonatus’ ties with the Japanese electronics leaders and vehicle manufacturing ecosystem. Sonatus is commencing its Japan exhibition series with a presence at the Automotive World (September) 2023 event in Makuhari Messe. At this leading exhibition of advanced automotive technologies, Sonatus will showcase innovative technologies that are transforming the automotive industry by accelerating the transition to software-defined vehicles. It will demonstrate some of its award-winning solutions in production with Hyundai Motor Group including the Hyundai, Kia and Genesis brands. Additionally, Sonatus will host a seminar in the SDV Forum focused on how the company’s unique data center approach and dynamically configurable software innovations support OEMs and their Tier 1s to embrace a data-driven approach to continuous innovation. WHEN: September 13-15, 2023 WHERE: Automotive World SDV Zone, Booth #4-9, Makuhari Messe Convention Center, 2 Chome-1 Nakase, Mihama Ward, Chiba, 261-0023, Japan EXHIBITION: At Automotive World, Sonatus will showcase how its platforms and products serve as the key building blocks that allow automotive companies and their ecosystem to innovate faster and deliver continuous improvements in costs, capabilities, reliability, and user experience over the vehicle lifespan. To bring this to life, Sonatus will present live demonstrations of two components of the Sonatus Vehicle Platform : Sonatus Collector : Already in production today, this product allows OEMs to instantly gather precise vehicle data across their fleet using lightweight collection policies to do things like improve vehicle quality, enhance customer experience, and enable value-added vehicle services. Sonatus Automator: This newly launched product extends the capabilities of Collector by using automation recipes, or workflows, to activate functions in the vehicle to trigger features or perform tests and diagnostics. It can also take actions outside the vehicle such as invoking APIs, sending notifications, and integrating with services like home automation. SDV FORUM SEMINAR: September 13, 13:00-13:30. See the latest schedule for location. BOOK A MEETING: Interested in meeting with Sonatus at the event? Drop by our booth in the SDV Zone (#4-9), or email [email protected] to schedule a meeting time. Sonatus is looking forward to seeing you at Automotive World. Follow us on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter), or visit the website to keep up with the latest in SDV innovation. ABOUT SONATUS Sonatus is accelerating vehicle software innovation and the transition towards software-defined vehicles. The diverse products comprising the Sonatus Vehicle Platform serve as the key building blocks that allow automotive companies and their ecosystem to fast forward to the future of mobility and deliver continuous improvements in costs, capabilities, reliability, and user experience over the vehicle lifespan. Sonatus’ award-winning software platform is in mass production vehicles from Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis today and will grow to millions of cars by 2024. The company has raised more than $110 million USD with world-class automotive, technology, and venture investors including Foxconn, Hyundai Motor Group’s Kia Corporation, LG Electronics, Marvell, NEC and Translink Orchestrating Future Fund, SAIC Capital, Translink Capital, UMC Capital, and Wanxiang Group Company. Sonatus is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA (Silicon Valley), with offices in Dublin, Paris, Shanghai, Seoul, Taiwan, and Tokyo. Sonatus is a trademark of Sonatus, Inc. For more information visit www.sonatus.com . Contacts
TransLink Capital Investments
143 Investments
TransLink Capital has made 143 investments. Their latest investment was in PowerX as part of their Series B on July 7, 2023.

TransLink Capital Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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7/3/2023 | Series B | PowerX | $31.65M | Yes | 3 | |
3/7/2023 | Series C | Plus One Robotics | $50M | No | 4 | |
1/9/2023 | Series A | LionsBot | $17M | Yes | Freny Firoze Irani, Superteam Asia Pacific, TransLink Capital, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 4 |
1/5/2023 | Series C | |||||
11/9/2022 | Series E |
Date | 7/3/2023 | 3/7/2023 | 1/9/2023 | 1/5/2023 | 11/9/2022 |
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Round | Series B | Series C | Series A | Series C | Series E |
Company | PowerX | Plus One Robotics | LionsBot | ||
Amount | $31.65M | $50M | $17M | ||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Freny Firoze Irani, Superteam Asia Pacific, TransLink Capital, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | ||||
Sources | 3 | 4 | 4 |
TransLink Capital Portfolio Exits
27 Portfolio Exits
TransLink Capital has 27 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Somnoware on July 05, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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7/5/2023 | Acquired | 5 | |||
1/12/2023 | Reverse Merger | 3 | |||
12/21/2022 | Merger | 3 | |||
TransLink Capital Fund History
7 Fund Histories
TransLink Capital has 7 funds, including TransLink Capital Partners IV.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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2/26/2019 | TransLink Capital Partners IV | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | Open | $137.4M | 5 |
7/12/2017 | TransLink Capital Partners (SOMPO) I, L.P. | ||||
8/3/2015 | TransLink Capital Partners III | ||||
8/28/2012 | TransLink Capital Partners II LP | ||||
8/11/2008 | Translink Capital Partners I |
Closing Date | 2/26/2019 | 7/12/2017 | 8/3/2015 | 8/28/2012 | 8/11/2008 |
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Fund | TransLink Capital Partners IV | TransLink Capital Partners (SOMPO) I, L.P. | TransLink Capital Partners III | TransLink Capital Partners II LP | Translink Capital Partners I |
Fund Type | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | ||||
Status | Open | ||||
Amount | $137.4M | ||||
Sources | 5 |
TransLink Capital Partners & Customers
2 Partners and customers
TransLink Capital has 2 strategic partners and customers. TransLink Capital recently partnered with FortisBC on April 4, 2019.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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4/24/2019 | Partner | Canada | 3 | ||
12/15/2010 | Vendor |
Date | 4/24/2019 | 12/15/2010 |
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Type | Partner | Vendor |
Business Partner | ||
Country | Canada | |
News Snippet | ||
Sources | 3 |
TransLink Capital Team
6 Team Members
TransLink Capital has 6 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Jay Eum | Founder | Current | |
Name | Jay Eum | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |