# Manabu Ando

> Manabu Ando is a Series C investor at Translink Capital backing Transportation. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Translink Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/translink-capital)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manabu-ando-9556a721

Manabu Ando is a Series C investor at Translink Capital in Tokyo focused on Transportation and Robotics. Manabu Ando is the Partner of Translink Capital. He is a former Manager of Credit Saison.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Manabu Ando: work email, personal email, work phone, personal phone and socials. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-email/manabu-ando-4217?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Transportation | 4 | 40% |
| Robotics | 3 | 30% |
| Software | 3 | 30% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 30% |
| Apps | 1 | 10% |

36 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 5 | 50% |
| Series A | 2 | 20% |
| Series B | 2 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 2 | 20% |
| United States | 2 | 20% |
| Canada | 1 | 10% |
| Israel | 1 | 10% |
| Germany | 1 | 10% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BeZero Carbon | BeZero Carbon is here to build markets and environmental assets, starting with the Voluntary Carbon Market. | $32M | Series C | Jan 16, 2025 |  |
| PowerX | PowerX brings power transfer technology to life, allowing for greater usage of renewable energy sources. PowerX was founded on March 22, 2021 and is located in Tokyo, Japan. | $32.5M | Series A | May 23, 2022 |  |
| Beam | Beam is a micro-mobility startup that encourages users to park their e-scooters in pre-determined parking spots via its app by offering incentives, instead of parking it anywhere randomly on the street. | $93M | Series B | Feb 25, 2022 |  |
| Spare | Spare is a mobility management software company that enhances public transit services through on-demand and shared transportation solutions. The platform integrates various modes of transport, enabling efficient and accessible mobility for all users. Their platform uses advanced algorithms and data analytics to optimize routes, reduce wait times,and improve overall efficiency for transportation services. By optimizing transportation services and promoting shared rides, Spare Labs reduces traffic congestion and emissions, supporting more sustainable urban mobility. | $18M | Series A | Nov 30, 2021 |  |
| Nexar | Nexar's mission is to reduce the chance of collisions and to make the road safer for everyone. Like a school of fish or a flock of birds, we want to get every car on the road moving safely and smoothly together. Using a Nexar-powered dash cam, AI and inter-vehicle networking, Nexar makes every car a smart car and is building the world’sfirst safe driving network. | $52M | Series C | Apr 30, 2020 |  |
| Intuition Robotics | Intuition Robotics is the creator of ElliQ, the AI-powered companion that helps older adults stay active, independent, and engaged. Backed by 12 granted U.S. patents in AI, HRI and design, the company specializes in human-centric agents designed to build meaningful relationships with users—driving positive behavior change and sustained engagementacross time. | $36M | Series B | Feb 13, 2020 |  |
| Volocopter | Volocopter is an urban air mobility service provider that develops battery-powered electric air taxis.It offers a holistic approach to the UAM market by developing a full ecosystem to connect all the vital parts to get the industry off the ground. This includes multipurpose aircraft (VoloCity and VoloDrone), physical and digital infrastructure(VoloPort and VoloIQ), as well as partnerships with global leaders in their respective fields. With VoloCity, the company is developing the fully electric vertical take-off and landing “eVTOL” aircraft in certification to transport passengers safely and quietly within cities. Volocopter leads and cooperates with partners in infrastructure, operations, and air traffic management to build the ecosystem necessary to ‘Bring Urban Air Mobility to Life’.Co-founders Stephan Wolf and Alexander Zosel established the company in Bruchsal, Baden-Wurttemberg in 2011. | $95.8M | Series C | Sep 09, 2019 |  |
| 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. | $40M | Series C | Aug 29, 2019 |  |
| Fetch Robotics | Fetch Robotics is a San Jose, Calif.-based industrial robotics startup that develops and manufactures collaborative, autonomous mobile robot solutions for the warehousing and logistical markets. It takes takes advantage of its deep robotics expertise to provide reliable and safe collaborative AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robot) solutions for twocommercial applications: material handling and data collection.Fetch Robotics is a venture-backed Silicon Valley startup founded in 2014. | $46M | Series C | Jul 23, 2019 |  |
| Fetch Robotics | Fetch Robotics is a San Jose, Calif.-based industrial robotics startup that develops and manufactures collaborative, autonomous mobile robot solutions for the warehousing and logistical markets. It takes takes advantage of its deep robotics expertise to provide reliable and safe collaborative AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robot) solutions for twocommercial applications: material handling and data collection.Fetch Robotics is a venture-backed Silicon Valley startup founded in 2014. | $46M | Series C | Jul 23, 2019 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Japan Airlines (JAL)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-airlines) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [CEAS Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ceas-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fort Ross Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fortross-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Micron Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/micron-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Oreilly AlphaTech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oreilly-alphatech-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [OurCrowd](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ourcrowd) — VC Fund, 2 deals 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 |
| Manabu Ando | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manabu-ando-4217 |
| Tomohiro Uchida | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tomohiro-uchida-d242 |
| Brian Tomogane | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-tomogane |

## Similar investors

### Similar stage
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-enterprise-associates) — VC Fund
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bessemer-venture-partners) — VC Fund

## FAQ

### What does Manabu Ando invest in?

Manabu Ando invests primarily in Transportation, Robotics and Software startups, most often at Series C and Series A stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Manabu Ando?

Public channels for Manabu Ando include LinkedIn. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### When did Manabu Ando last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Manabu Ando closed in Jan 2025. Shizune tracks 10 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.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co