Masa Yamato is a Senior Principal at Translink Capital investing in mobility, climate, and industrial innovation. He previously advised Toyota Ventures and Toyota Research Institute, and has automotive industry experience.
What Masa can write
Career
- Toyota Ventures · Senior Advisor2017
- Toyota Research Institute · Senior Advisor
- Toyota HQs
- Translink Capital · Sr. PrincipalNow
- Toyota HQs · automotive business roles
- Translink Capital · Senior PrincipalNow
Investments named in public bios
Focus
Education
Also at Translink Capital
Alert me when Translink Capital is active
One email when Masa's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.
Send Mode VC your deck
Raising a pre-seed or seed round? We write $1M to $5M first checks and help founders with distribution. A partner reads every deck.
Send your deckQuestions
Who is Masa Yamato?
Masa Yamato is a Senior Principal at Translink Capital investing in mobility, climate, and industrial innovation. He previously advised Toyota Ventures and Toyota Research Institute, and has automotive industry experience.
How much does Masa Yamato invest?
Translink Capital has not reported a check size. It invests at seed, series a, series b.
How do I pitch Masa Yamato?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Masa in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Translink Capital backed works better.
What did Masa Yamato do before Translink Capital?
Senior Advisor at Toyota Ventures; Senior Advisor at Toyota Research Institute; Toyota HQs; automotive business roles at Toyota HQs.
Last updated 2026-10-15. Is this you? Ask for a correction.