# Yu Taniguchi (slim)

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

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Co-founder, TableCheck Inc..

Yu Taniguchi is co-founder and CEO of TableCheck, the restaurant booking and guest management company he founded in 2011. Before that he worked in sales, legal and corporate planning at CyberSource's Japan subsidiary and helped launch new businesses at English OK, later renamed Pikumedia.

## What Yu 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

- [John Shields](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/john-shields/), 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 Yu Taniguchi?

Yu Taniguchi is co-founder and CEO of TableCheck, the restaurant booking and guest management company he founded in 2011. Before that he worked in sales, legal and corporate planning at CyberSource's Japan subsidiary and helped launch new businesses at English OK, later renamed Pikumedia.

### What does TableCheck Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists TableCheck API from TableCheck Inc..

### 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 Yu'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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