# DC Cheng

> DC Cheng is a Series D investor at Translink Capital (Taipei) backing FinTech and SaaS. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Translink Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/translink-capital)
- Location: Taipei, Taiwan
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 57%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

DC Cheng is a Series D investor at Translink Capital in Taipei focused on FinTech and SaaS. DC Cheng is the President of UMC Capital and oversees the Company’s strategic investments. Before joining UMC Capital, he was the Managing Director at United Investment, a venture capital company. Prior to United Investment, he was the Executive Director of investment banking division at Morgan Stanley Asia.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 29% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |
| Finance | 1 | 14% |
| Software | 1 | 14% |
| Analytics | 1 | 14% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series D | 2 | 29% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Series E | 1 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 2 | 29% |
| Taiwan | 2 | 29% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tokium | Tokium is specialized in developing a cloud-based financial management application designed to track of personal finances. | $9.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 21, 2024 |  |
| TXOne Networks | TXOne Networks offers cybersecurity solutions to protect industrial control systems from cyberattacks. It also develops industrial control systems (ICS) for the industrial IoT environments, including smart manufacturing, smart city, and smart energy, to help industries protect their systems from cyber threats. In addition, the company offersnetwork-based and endpoint-based products to secure the OT network and mission-critical devices in a real-time defense-in-depth manner. Both IT and OT can have comprehensive visibility regarding the ICS assets, protocols, control commands, risks, and threats. | $51M | Series B | May 07, 2024 |  |
| Gojo & Company | Gojo was founded to extend financial inclusion to everyone in the world beginning with the developing countries. Gojo encourages the formalization and growth of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Its long-term goal is to enable the provision of high-quality affordable financial services for 100+ million unserved and underserved people in50+ countries by 2030. Five and half years since their establishment, they work in Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and India with 3,400+ employees, serving more than 570,000 women who are also mothers. | $47.6M | Series E | Nov 09, 2022 |  |
| TXOne Networks | TXOne Networks offers cybersecurity solutions to protect industrial control systems from cyberattacks. It also develops industrial control systems (ICS) for the industrial IoT environments, including smart manufacturing, smart city, and smart energy, to help industries protect their systems from cyber threats. In addition, the company offersnetwork-based and endpoint-based products to secure the OT network and mission-critical devices in a real-time defense-in-depth manner. Both IT and OT can have comprehensive visibility regarding the ICS assets, protocols, control commands, risks, and threats. | $70M | Series B | Aug 18, 2022 |  |
| Gojo & Company | Gojo was founded to extend financial inclusion to everyone in the world beginning with the developing countries. Gojo encourages the formalization and growth of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Its long-term goal is to enable the provision of high-quality affordable financial services for 100+ million unserved and underserved people in50+ countries by 2030. Five and half years since their establishment, they work in Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and India with 3,400+ employees, serving more than 570,000 women who are also mothers. | $382.7M | Series D | Dec 17, 2020 |  |
| Gojo & Company | Gojo was founded to extend financial inclusion to everyone in the world beginning with the developing countries. Gojo encourages the formalization and growth of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Its long-term goal is to enable the provision of high-quality affordable financial services for 100+ million unserved and underserved people in50+ countries by 2030. Five and half years since their establishment, they work in Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and India with 3,400+ employees, serving more than 570,000 women who are also mothers. | $19M | Series D | Sep 15, 2020 |  |
| Appier | Appier is a technology company providing an AI-powered platform to brands and retailers to help increase customer engagement. The company makes it easy for businesses to use artificial intelligence to grow and succeed in a cross-screen era. It also offers a platform that facilitates real-time bidding and programmatic media buying, artificialintelligence, data, and cross-screen targeting solutions. They also provide deep learning to help publishers and brands discover new audiences for their products. Its products help retailers retain customers and advertisers understand and capitalize on consumer tendencies, predicting user behavior using its AI platform. Using a technology known as automated machine learning, which enables clients to better target users without the hassle of hiring specialized AI engineers. | $80M | Series D | Nov 26, 2019 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GMO VenturePartners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gmo-venturepartners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ACA Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aca-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Asian Capital Alliance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aca-investments-pte-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Applied Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/applied-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Baillie Gifford](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baillie-gifford) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Translink Capital

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

For US-based startups, identifying and accessing strategic partners in Asia can sometimes seem like a daunting challenge. With TransLink Capital’s support, guidance, and relationships with the most significant companies in Asia, our portfolio companies can develop the necessary long-term partnerships to transform their businesses and expand in Asiaand beyond.

5 contacts available at Translink Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| DC Cheng | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dc-cheng |
| Eric Hsia | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-hsia |
| Brian Tomogane | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-tomogane |
| Hong Chen | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hong-chen |
| Jackie Yang | Co-Founder and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jackie-yang |

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## FAQ

### What does DC Cheng invest in?

DC Cheng invests primarily in FinTech, SaaS and Finance startups, most often at Series D and Series B stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did DC Cheng last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for DC Cheng closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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