Toshi Otani

Toshi Otani

Co-Founder / Managing Director atTranslink CapitalSilicon Valley

Toshi Otani is Co-Founder and Managing Director at Translink Capital, focusing on enterprise software/SaaS in AI, cloud, infrastructure, and robotics. He previously held leadership roles at Everypath and Hikari Tsushin, and started his career at Mitsubishi Corporation.

What Toshi can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
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Career

  1. Mitsubishi Corporation · various operating roles
  2. Hikari Tsushin · President of VC operation
  3. Everypath · Senior Vice President
  4. Translink Capital · Co-Founder and Managing Director
    Now
  5. Mitsubishi Corporation
  6. Hikari Tsushin · President of Hikari Tsushin’s VC operation

Companies founded

Translink Capital

Investments named in public bios

WebExSiRF

Focus

software/saasaicloudinfrastructurerobotics

Education

Stanford Business School, MBAKeio University, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

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Who is Toshi Otani?

Toshi Otani is Co-Founder and Managing Director at Translink Capital, focusing on enterprise software/SaaS in AI, cloud, infrastructure, and robotics. He previously held leadership roles at Everypath and Hikari Tsushin, and started his career at Mitsubishi Corporation.

How much does Toshi Otani invest?

Translink Capital has not reported a check size. It invests at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Toshi Otani?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Toshi in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Translink Capital backed works better.

What did Toshi Otani do before Translink Capital?

various operating roles at Mitsubishi Corporation; President of VC operation at Hikari Tsushin; Senior Vice President at Everypath; Mitsubishi Corporation; President of Hikari Tsushin’s VC operation at Hikari Tsushin.

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