May Takahashi
Global, concentrated in North America, Western Europe and Asia
$500,000 - $?
Core Fit
Technology companies from Seed through Series B, with selective Series C participation, where Translink can create meaningful cross-border leverage between the company and major Asian corporate partners. May Takahashi’s contact-level emphasis is FinTech and blockchain, while the firm also actively backs AI, cybersecurity, mobility, digital health, Industry 4.0/robotics, sustainability, retail/e-commerce, cloud/data and interactive media.
Stage & Check
$500K minimum; the intake included bands through $5M+, but no reliable upper bound was stated. Series A is the firm-wide center of gravity; pre-seed and Series D+ are outside the submitted focus.
Traction
Strongest matches have a market-ready product, early institutional customers or pilots, technical proof, and a credible path to commercial scale.
Founder/Team
Domain-expert, globally ambitious teams that can use corporate relationships for customers, channels, suppliers or geographic expansion.
Moat
Proprietary technology, regulated-market expertise, data/IP, technical performance or a durable enterprise workflow.
Round Behavior
Lead/follow, ownership and board requirements were not stated and should be confirmed.
Geography
Global, concentrated in North America, Western Europe and Asia.
Value Add
Hands-on strategy and introductions to 40+ Asian multinationals for customer, partner, supplier and expansion relationships.
Avoid
Capex-heavy models, pre-seed companies, Series D+ first checks, and companies with no plausible Asia or enterprise-network advantage.
Best Intro
A Seed-Series B fintech, blockchain, AI or enterprise/deep-tech founder with validated demand and a specific Asia customer, channel or expansion opportunity.
