# John Shields

> John Shields is co-founder of TableCheck Inc.. TableCheck API on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder, TableCheck Inc..

John Shields is co-founder and CTO of TableCheck, a restaurant booking and guest management company, and took the CTO role in 2013. He studied electrical engineering at Brown University and then spent five years in equity algorithmic trading as a vice president at Nomura Securities (formerly Lehman Brothers Japan).

## What John builds

- [TableCheck API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tablecheck.md), graded C, 57.1/100, in Restaurant & local bookings. TableCheck is a restaurant reservation and guest management platform used mainly in Japan and Asia. Its API components cover availability, booking, CRM, POS and distribution to booking sites, with an MCP server for merchants. Co-founder, TableCheck Inc., researched 2026-10-26.

## Works with

- [Yu Taniguchi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/yu-taniguchi/), Co-founder, TableCheck Inc.

## Backed by

- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/smbc-venture-capital/)
- [DNX Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dnx-ventures/)
- [Colopl Next](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/colopl-next/)
- [Mizuho Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/mizuho-capital/)
- [Future Creation Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/future-creation-capital/)
- [ABF Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/abf-capital/)

## Questions

### Who is John Shields?

John Shields is co-founder and CTO of TableCheck, a restaurant booking and guest management company, and took the CTO role in 2013. He studied electrical engineering at Brown University and then spent five years in equity algorithmic trading as a vice president at Nomura Securities (formerly Lehman Brothers Japan).

### What does TableCheck Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists TableCheck API from TableCheck Inc.. TableCheck is a restaurant reservation and guest management platform used mainly in Japan and Asia. Its API components cover availability, booking, CRM, POS and distribution to booking sites, with an MCP server for merchants.

### Who has invested in TableCheck Inc.?

The sources our research read name SMBC Venture Capital, DNX Ventures, Colopl Next, Mizuho Capital, Future Creation Capital and ABF Capital.

### How are John's tools graded?

TableCheck API is graded C, 57.1 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.tablecheck.com/en/join/about-us/team/
- https://www.tablecheck.com/en/japan

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