Franklin Templeton
Venture capitalSan Mateo · 4 people tracked
Also known as FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC. · FRANKLIN ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC · FRANKLIN MUTUAL ADVISERS, LLC · Franklin Templeton Blockchain · FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INSTITUTIONAL, LLC · FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INTERNATIONAL SERVICES S.A R.L. · FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED · FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS CORP. · Franklin Templeton Private · PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC · TEMPLETON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD. · TEMPLETON GLOBAL ADVISORS LIMITED · TEMPLETON INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC · THE PUTNAM ADVISORY COMPANY, LLC
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Deal analysis
- Airtable × Bending Spoons: who got the money home
An estimated liquidation waterfall: the late-stage pref stack took $1.29bn at ~1x, founders took ~$190m, and seed money made ~42x.
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Fund manager profile
Franklin Templeton is a venture fund manager based in San Mateo. SEC filings show 1 venture fund on record, most recently Franklin Templeton Blockchain Fund I, L.P. ($20M offering) filed September 2021.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.
Team · 4 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 59 of 70 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×20Fintech ×20Enterprise Software ×18SaaS ×18Crypto & Web3 ×13Data & Infrastructure ×10Cloud Computing ×8Developer Tools ×8
HQs:United States×43Japan×3Australia×1Colombia×1Germany×1United Kingdom×1
Investments · 70 tracked
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Allbirds is a footwear brand that makes shoes using natural and regenerative materials such as merino wool, with a focus on reducing product carbon footprints.
Circular EconomyClimate TechConsumerDirect to ConsumerSan Francisco, US
Joseph Zwillinger(Director)Tim Brown(Founder)inRavi Thanawala(Director)Joe Vernachio(Executive Officer, Director)Ann Mitchell(Executive Officer)
BoardDan Levitan(Director)in
Co-investorsAurumBay Bridge Ventures ClimateExpansion Venture CapitalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalIPD CapitalK2 Global+9 more
Contineum is a biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule drug candidates to treat inflammatory and fibrotic diseases by modulating critical disease pathways.
BiotechHealthtech
Carmine Stengone(President and Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsHadean VenturesRed Tree VentureSamsara BioCapitalCasdin CapitalSectoral Asset Management
Rent the Runway is a fashion rental service that lets consumers rent designer clothing — including dresses, tops, trousers, maternity wear, and blazers — from brands such as Sea New York, Ulla Johnson, and BOSS.
Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceNew York, US
Jennifer Hyman(Co-founder)inJennifer Fleiss(Co-founder)inJohn Rucker(Executive Officer)inBeth Kaplan(Director, Executive Officer)inBrook Hartmann(Executive Officer)Vijayanand Subramanian(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsACME CapitalAdvance Venture PartnersData Point CapitalFelicis VenturesKleiner PerkinsManhattan Venture Partners+21 more
Checkout.com offers Flow, a hosted payment page that businesses can deploy with a low-code, one-time integration to accept payments online.
Developer ToolsE-commerceFintechSaaSLondon, GB
Guillaume Pousaz(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAltimeter CapitalCoatue ManagementDragoneer Investment GroupDST GlobalGICInsight Partners+5 more
Integral is a crypto accounting and financial management platform built for web3 businesses, handling bookkeeping, treasury, tax compliance, and auditing for cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and other digital assets.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Gui Laliberté(Founder)
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesElectric CapitalRecall CapitalAlso CapitalArray Ventures Management LlcCaffeinated Capital+7 more
Give is a technology-first Donor-Advised Fund platform that helps wealth advisors, broker-dealers, and asset managers offer charitable giving solutions to clients.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Dr. Vinay Nair(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsMotive PartnersHamilton LaneJP Morgan ChaseFINTOP CapitalThirdstream PartnersBroadridge+1 more
Women's World Banking Asset Management invests approximately $115M in inclusive financial institutions across emerging markets to enable women's economic empowerment.
FintechImpact & Social GoodNew York, US
Michaela WalshinEsther OclooEla BhattMary OkeloinMary Ellen Iskenderian(President & CEO)in
Co-investorsBlue Haven InitiativeEmfarsisGoodwell Investments
San Francisco, US
Andrea Migdal(Executive Officer)inJason Zintak(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Goldenberg(Executive Officer)
BoardJonathan Rosenbaum(Director)Brian Ascher(Director)inTeddie Wardi(Director)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesB Capital GroupVenrock
BiotechBerkeley, US
Thomas Dubensky(Executive Officer)Dirk G. Brockstedt(Executive Officer)Stephen Isaacs(Executive Officer, Director)Jennifer Lew(Executive Officer)Gregory W. Schafer(Executive Officer)
BoardGerald David Chan(Director)
Co-investorsForesite CapitalOrbiMed
New York, US
Hussain Zaidi(Executive Officer, Director)inMustapha Baassiri(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAron Miodownik(Director)Alexander Acree(Director)John Dowd(Director)
Co-investorsIA Capital Group
Implicit is an AI-powered knowledge platform that aggregates technical content from manuals, tickets, and procedures to provide cited answers to both human workers and AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Cerity Partners VenturesDentsu VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Point72 VenturesPrime Partners+5 more
Airtable is a San Francisco-based no-code platform that lets teams build apps and workflows on a flexible database.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Howie Liu(Co-Founder and CEO)inAndrew Ofstad(Co-Founder)inEmmett Nicholas(Co-Founder and senior engineering leader)inAmbereen Toubassy(Chief Financial Officer)inPaul Ohls(Chief Revenue Officer)inDavid Azose(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsBling CapitalCaffeinated CapitalCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)CSC UpshotDCVC (Data Collective)+25 more
Alto operates a platform for self-directed IRAs, letting individuals fund retirement accounts via IRA transfers, employer-plan rollovers, or cash contributions and invest those funds in private markets.
FintechMarketplacesSaaS
Eric Satz(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAdvance Venture PartnersAlpha Edisonalphabet angelsAlumni VenturesAmplify.LA+18 more
Amberdata provides institutional-grade data, analytics, and infrastructure solutions for digital assets and Web3, covering market data, portfolio and risk management, compliance, and tax management.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechFremont, US
Joanes Espanol(Executive Officer, Promoter)inTongtong Gong(Executive Officer, Promoter)inShawn Douglass(CEO)in
BoardLars Leckie(Director)in
Co-investorsAspenwoodCoinbase VenturesFenbushi CapitalHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)VU Venture Partnersboldstart ventures+5 more
Animation Inc. builds a proprietary on-device AI model (Ani-2) that generates full-body 3D motion in real time to drive lifelike virtual characters and enrich LLM-based interactions.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Sergey Gonchar(CEO)inEugene Zatepyakin(CTO)Eugene Nevgen(CSO)inAndrew Yanchurevich(CPO)in
Co-investorsSarah Smith75 & SunnyCosmic Venture PartnersDapper LabsDreamers VCGaingels+4 more
Arch provides a platform for administering private and alternative investments, centralizing communications, documents, and data from institutions and managers into one standardized view.
FintechSaaS
Ryan Eisenman(Founder)inJason Trigg(Founder)in
Co-investorsGood FriendsOak HC/FTCraft VenturesMenlo VenturesMUFGQuiet Capital
Astranis manufactures small, high-powered geosynchronous satellites equipped with advanced digital processing technology for global telecommunications and connectivity services.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
John Gedmark(Founder/CEO)inRyan McLinko(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBlack FlagBoxGroupCantos VenturesCherubic VenturesCommonweal Ventures+37 more
Bitlayer is a Bitcoin-focused blockchain infrastructure project offering YBTC (yield-bearing BTC), multichain support, and BTC deposit and trading functionality.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Charlie Hu(Founder)inKevin He(Founder)in
Co-investors57Blocks CapitalABCDE CapitalAlphaLab CapitalBaseTwoCaladanNxGen+10 more
BondLink provides SaaS investor relations, deal marketing and debt management software for U.S. municipal bond issuers.
Boston, US
Carl Query(Director, Promoter)inColin MacNaught(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardRobert Stevenson(Director)
Co-investorsCoatue Management
Houston, US
JASON CALEY-BRANNIGAN(Executive Officer)BRIAN BERMAN(Executive Officer)SAMUEL GREEN(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBlockchain BuildersFlow TradersNomad CapitalPaper VenturesPolychain CapitalSelini Capital
Design platform; Blackbird invested when it was just an idea and in every round since.
SocialSurry Hills, Nsw, AU
Melanie Perkins(Co-founder & CEO)inClifford Obrecht(Executive Officer, Director)Cliff Obrecht(Co-founder & COO)inCameron Adams(Co-founder & CPO)inIan LeeJeffrey Story
Co-investors500 GlobalAirTree VenturesAlkeon InnovationAlpha Square GroupAltra VentureAthletic Ventures+39 more
Cap is a three-sided onchain platform for USD yield, private credit and financial guarantees, headquartered in New York.
New York, US
Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalBreedCaladanFlowdeskFourth Revolution Capital (4RC)Hyperithm+5 more
San Carlos, US
Kevin Coakley(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMalcom Brown(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJeff Yu(Director)James Cross(Director)Bruce Graham(Director)Mark Schulz(Director)
Co-investorsFontinalis PartnersRobert Bosch Venture CapitalStandard InvestmentsT. Rowe PriceTinicum Venture PartnersWhale Rock Capital Management
Celonis provides an enterprise AI platform that combines process data, business knowledge, and intelligence to give organizations operational clarity for AI deployment, supply chain optimization, IT modernization, and process excellence across industries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMunich, DE
Alexander Rinke(Founder)inBastian Nominacher(Founder)in
Co-investors83NorthAccelActivant CapitalAlpha Intelligence CapitalOne PeakSilver Lake Partners+4 more
Checkr provides background verification and fraud detection services for hiring, loan approvals, insurance, and tenant screening decisions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Daniel Yanisse(Founder/CEO)inJonathan Perichon(Founder)in
BoardAli Rowghani(Director)Richard Wong(Director)in
Co-investorsAccelActivant CapitalCoatue ManagementDCVC (Data Collective)Earl Grey CapitalGV (Google Ventures)+12 more
Confluent provides a cloud-native platform for real-time data streaming and movement, enabling organizations to connect applications and respond to business events as they occur.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US
Neha Narkhede(Co-founder; former Chief Technology Officer and board member)inJay Kreps(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inJun Rao(Co-founder)inEdward (Jay) Kreps(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardMatthew Miller(Director)Eric Vishria(Director)
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAltimeter CapitalAxevil CapitalBattery VenturesCoatue ManagementCusp Capital+13 more
Corastone operates a platform for accessing and managing private market investments, aimed at helping firms handle more investors, counterparties, and complex investments.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Hamid Gayibov(Founder)in
Co-investorsMotive PartnersApolloFidelity InvestmentsHamilton Lane
DPI Partners is an investment firm engaged in monetary claims investment, real estate investment (domestic and overseas development, leasing, management, and facility operation), domestic private equity buyout investment, and venture/private equity investment in unlisted high-growth companies primarily across Asia.
FintechTokyo, JP
Yuki Hayakawa(Representative Director & President)
Co-investorsDaiwa PI CapitalDaiwa PI PartnersLUN Partners Group
Databricks provides a unified platform for data engineering, analytics, and artificial intelligence, enabling organizations to build and deploy data and AI applications on cloud infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Ali Ghodsi(Co-founder & CEO)inIon Stoica(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMatei Zaharia(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inReynold Xin(Founder)inPatrick Wendell(Founder)inAndy Konwinski(Founder)in
Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesAglae VenturesAlkeon InnovationAltra VentureAmplify Partners+71 more
Discord is a communications platform for voice, video, and text chat designed primarily for gaming communities and players.
ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingSocialSan Francisco, US
Jason Citron(Co-founder)inStanislav Vishnevskiy(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)inClint Smith(Executive Officer)inHumam Sakhnini(Chief Executive Officer)Tomasz Marcinkowski(Chief Financial Officer)inBen Shanken(VP of Product)in
Co-investorsAccelAccess IndustriesAcquire FiAcrew CapitalAppWorks VenturesArcane Group+38 more
Eaglebrook is a crypto investment platform for wealth managers, offering tax-optimized Bitcoin, Ethereum, and multi-asset separately managed accounts (SMAs) held in segregated accounts at qualified custodians.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Christopher King(Founder)in
Co-investorsBrewer Lane VenturesF-Prime CapitalAvon VenturesCastle Island VenturesGemini Frontier FundJump Capital
The U.S.
CleantechEnergyGovTech
Co-investorsWireframe VenturesPrelude VenturesSequoia CapitalT. Rowe Price
Energy Impact Partners is a global investment firm managing over $4.5 billion that invests across venture, growth, and credit strategies in technologies for the energy transition and decarbonization.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyNew York, US
Lindsay Luger(Co-founder & Partner)inHans Kobler(Founder and Managing Partner)inJoshua Feldman(Co-founder, Partner, General Counsel & Chief Operating Officer)inMichael Donnelly(Co-founder, Partner and Chief Risk Officer)inHarry Giovani(Managing Partner & CEO of Energy Impact Partners Credit)inKyle Wool(Partner & Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsClean Energy VenturesEvergy VenturesJERAMOL SwitchAmazon Alexa FundBlindspot Ventures Management Co+9 more
Ethena operates a crypto protocol offering USDe, a digital dollar, and sUSDe, a reward-accruing asset backed by collateralized assets with third-party attestations.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Guy Young(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalBitDAOBreedCaladanCVP NoLimitF-Prime Capital+17 more
Finix provides embedded payments infrastructure for software platforms, acting as an outsourced PayFac (PayFac-as-a-Service) with end-to-end payments technology, compliance and risk management, merchant onboarding, and reporting tools.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Richie Serna(Founder)inSean Donovan(Founder)in
Co-investorsInsight PartnersInspired CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersAcrew CapitalCap Table CoalitionCiti Ventures+13 more
Form Energy develops and manufactures low-cost, multi-day iron-air battery systems for long-duration energy storage on the electric grid, serving utilities and project developers primarily in the United States.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyHardware
Mateo Jaramillo(Founder & CEO)inTed Wiley(Founder)inYet-Ming Chiang(Founder)inMarco Ferrara(Founder)inWilliam Woodford(Founder)in
Co-investors2045 VenturesBlindspot Ventures Management CoBreakthrough Energy VenturesCarbonCoatue ManagementCongruent Ventures+12 more
Forterra develops autonomous weapons, sensors, and battlefield systems using distributed control networks for defense operations.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics
Alberto Lacaze(Chairman of the Board and President)inJoseph Putney(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investors645 VenturesCRESCENT COVE CAPITALEnlightenment CapitalGlynn Capital ManagementNightDragonSalesforce Ventures+8 more
GOAT Group operates a suite of e-commerce platforms for buying and selling authentic sneakers, apparel, and accessories, serving a global community across multiple brands.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerMarketplacesLos Angeles, US
Eddy Lu(Founder)inDaishin Sugano(Founder/CPO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAccelIndex VenturesPark West Asset ManagementT. Rowe PriceUpfront Ventures
Gong provides AI agents for revenue teams that automate sales workflows including coaching, forecasting, deal management, and customer engagement.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Amit Bendov(CEO & Co-Founder)inEilon Reshef(Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder at Gong)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesCisco InvestmentsCoatue ManagementIndex VenturesKearny JacksonLeonis Capital+6 more
HashiCorp builds multi-cloud infrastructure automation and security tools such as Terraform and Vault; an IBM subsidiary since 2025.
San Francisco, US
Mitchell Hashimoto(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Armon Dadgar(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDavid McJannet(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardScott Raney(Director)inGlenn Solomon(Director)inRobin Vasan(Director)in
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersCisco InvestmentsFounders Circle CapitalGeodesic CapitalICONIQ+10 more
Illumio provides a breach containment platform powered by AI security graphs that enables Zero Trust security across hybrid, multi-cloud environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSunnyvale, US
Andrew Rubin(Co-founder)inPJ Kirner(Co-founder)in
BoardSteve Herrod(Director)Alan Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)inJoe Lonsdale(Director)inJohn M. Jack(Director)
Co-investors8VCAccelAndreessen HorowitzDCVC (Data Collective)Glynn Capital ManagementHarmony Partners+8 more
Impact Partners is an impact investing firm active since 2007, focused on supporting a more inclusive society.
Impact & Social Good
Jonathan Zaback(Founder)in
Co-investorsCDP Venture CapitalAmazon Alexa FundBlindspot Ventures Management CoBreakthrough Energy VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersGigascale Capital+4 more
incident.io Investigations is an AI agent for incident response that automatically triages incidents, gathers evidence from logs, code, telemetry, and deployment history, and generates hypotheses about what broke and why.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Stephen Whitworth(Founder)inChris Evans(Founder)inPete Hamilton(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundIndex VenturesInsight PartnersMantis CapitalPoint NineCalibrate Ventures+2 more
Invisible Universe is an animation studio that creates original animated characters and launches them on social platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube before expanding into film, TV, publishing, games, merchandise, music, and licensing.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsCosmic Venture Partners75 & SunnyDapper LabsDreamers VCGaingelsInitialized Capital+3 more
Ironclad is an AI platform for digital contract management that helps companies execute faster deals, reduce contract surprises, and measure value.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jason Boehmig(Founder/CEO)inCai GoGwilt(Director)Jason Springer(Chief Executive Officer)Jeremy Smith(President)inVedavati Verma(Chief Technology Officer)Jason Herman(Chief Product Officer)
Co-investors500 GlobalAccelAmplo VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesElevate VenturesEmergence Capital Partners+19 more
Kresus Labs builds blockchain infrastructure and security solutions designed to make digital assets accessible to consumers while enabling enterprises to launch tokenization platforms.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Trevor Traina(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsJetBlue VenturesCraft VenturesLiberty City VenturesSKY VCWinklevoss Capital
Lark provides AI-powered testing infrastructure for engineering teams that can test UIs, APIs, SDKs, and async workflows through natural language tests.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Vijit Dhingra(Founder)inJack Brown(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorDeerfield Management CompanyKing River CapitalOlive Tree Capital
Lycia Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing LYTAC (Lysosomal Targeting Chimera) therapeutics that bind disease-causing extracellular and cell-surface proteins and route them into the cell's lysosome for degradation.
BiotechHealthtechSouth San Francisco, US
Aetna Wun Trombley(President and CEO)inAmy Bachrodt(Chief Financial Officer)inChin Lee(Chief Medical Officer)inSteve Staben(Chief Scientific Officer)inSofia Touami(Chief Business Officer)inKaren Flick(General Counsel)in
Co-investorsREDMILEVersant VenturesBAM ElevateHBM Healthcare InvestmentsInvusJanus Henderson Investors+4 more
Lytical Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies at the intersection of cybersecurity and AI.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityNew York City, US
Co-investorsIronGate Capital AdvisorsGV (Google Ventures)Tensility Venture Partners
Mysten Labs builds infrastructure and tools for web3, focusing on making decentralized systems secure, reliable, and ready for mass adoption.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US
Adeniyi Abiodun(Founder)inKostas Kryptos Chalkias(Founder)inSam Blackshear(Founder)inEvan Cheng(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArrington CapitalBasecamp FundBig Brain Holdings+21 more
Pinwheel manufactures smartphones and smartwatches designed for children and teens, featuring parental controls, app curation, contact safeguards, and location tracking.
ConsumerHardware
Dane Witbeck(Founder)
Co-investorsCentral Texas Angel NetworkCircadian VenturesNotable CapitalAmex VenturesCoatue ManagementFirst Round Capital+4 more
Plaid provides financial infrastructure and APIs that enable developers to build financial technology products and services.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechSan Francisco, US
Zach Perret(Co-founder & CEO)inWilliam Hockey(Co-founder & CTO)in
BoardMo Koyfman(Director)Rick Yang(Director)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAmbush CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBoxGroupCoatue ManagementEQUIAM+25 more
Polychain is an investment firm that manages actively managed portfolios of blockchain-based digital assets, focusing on returns from the cryptocurrency sector.
Crypto & Web3
Olaf Carlson-Wee(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBollinger Investment GroupMirana VenturesMoonhill Capital+7 more
Proof provides online notarization and identity verification tools to establish trust for agreements and records executed remotely.
CybersecurityFintechGovTechLegalTechSaaS
Pat Kinsel(Founder & CEO)inLeandra Fishman(Chief Revenue Officer)Eric Fleischman(Chief Technology Officer)Renee Hunter(Chief Legal Officer)Darren Louie(Head of Product)Ian Macallister
Co-investorsCamber CreekCanapi VenturesCurql Collective, LLCJovonoLudlow VenturesAdvaita Capital+5 more
Puffer Finance is an Ethereum-native liquid restaking protocol where users stake ETH to receive pufETH and earn staking plus EigenLayer restaking rewards.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Jason Vranek(Co-Founder & CTO, Puffer Labs)inAmir Forouzani(Founder)in
Co-investorsElectric CapitalBinance LabsBreedCoinbase VenturesFactionLBANK Labs+11 more
Restoring vision through optogenetics.
BiotechSan Francisco, US
Paul Bresge(Executive Officer, Director)Sean Ainsworth(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTiba Aynechi(Director)inDmitry Kuzmin(Director)Raymond Camahort(Director)Hannah Chang(Director)
Co-investorsMRL Ventures Fund4BIO Capital4Bio VenturesDeerfield Management CompanyInvusJanus Henderson Investors+2 more
San Francisco, US
Jeff Smith(Chief Executive Officer and Director)inSunil Pareenja(Chief Financial Officer)
BoardChristopher Hollenbeck(Director)David Cowan(Director)inJason Pressman(Director)inDavid Welsh(Director)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersFloodgateRembrandt Venture PartnersAdams Street PartnersGranite VenturesShasta Ventures
Soter offers insurance products for companies operating in digital assets and blockchain, including directors and officers, professional indemnity, technology PI, crime and specie, and crypto-specific coverage such as ETH slashing and smart contract insurance.
Crypto & Web3FintechInsurTech
Henson Orser(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsPharsalus CapitalToken Bay CapitalAV8 VenturesBrevan Howard DigitalCoinbase VenturesFurther Ventures+4 more
SpotOn is a cloud-based restaurant management system and point-of-sale platform for restaurant operators, offering online ordering, reservations, labor management, and AI-powered financial analysis.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Doron Friedman(Executive Officer)inMatthew Hyman(Executive Officer, Director)inZachary Hyman(Executive Officer, Director)inRJ Horsley(Executive Officer)in
BoardChris Anderson(Director)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzDragoneer Investment GroupDST Global01 AdvisorsAurumCoatue Management+3 more
Sumo Logic provides an AI-powered cloud-native log analytics platform that unifies and analyzes enterprise data for development, security, and operations teams.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureRedwood City, US
Christian Beedgen(Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Director)inKumar Saurabh(Co-Founder & VP Engineering)inBruno Kurtic(Founding VP of Product / Chief Strategy Officer)inMark Ties(Chief Executive Officer)inChris DeBiase(Chief Financial Officer)Nello Franco(Chief Customer Officer)in
Co-investorsAccelBattery VenturesCross Creek AdvisorsFrancisco PartnersGlynn Capital ManagementGreatPoint Ventures+10 more
TEBSA is Colombia's largest thermal power generator with a net effective capacity of 918 MW, covering approximately 12% of national energy demand and 45% of Caribbean region demand.
EnergyBarranquilla, CO
Co-investorsTribeca Asset Management
Teller Novel is a mobile novel-sharing platform where users write and publish original fiction to build a fan base, with some works adapted into comics (comicalization).
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsGlobis Capital PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersBlockchain CapitalFounders FundLightspeed Venture PartnersSignum Capital+2 more
Teller provides cryptocurrency lending and stablecoin loans with minimal or no collateral requirements, alongside non-custodial token swaps across multiple blockchain networks.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Ryan Berkun(Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersMaven 11Arrington XRP CapitalBlockchain CapitalFounders Fund+4 more
AI productivity platform for wealth enterprises
Boulder, US
Vinay Nair(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsThirdstream PartnersHamilton Lane
Santa Clara, US
Oliver Cameron(Executive Officer, Director)Rob Eddy(Director)
Co-investorsKhosla Ventures
Walrus Memory is a portable memory layer for AI agents that stores encrypted, verifiable context on the Walrus data platform so agents retain memory across sessions, apps, and runtimes.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsElectric CapitalLvna CapitalProtagonistRaptor GroupStandard Cryptoa16z crypto
On-demand private aviation membership operator.
Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAlpaca VCCorigin VenturesKrillion VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Rosecliff Ventures+2 more
RigUp (operating under Workrise) provides vendor management, staffing and payroll, and bid management software for the energy industry in the US and Canada.
EnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAustin, US
Ying Xuan Yong(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Witte(Executive Officer, Director)inWitte Michael(Founder)inSandeep Sampath Jain(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid George(Director)inNapoleon Ta(Director)in
Co-investorsBreyer CapitalCarnrite VenturesFounders FundGreat Oaks Venture CapitalJames Beshara Fund137 Ventures+5 more
Xverse is a self-custodial Bitcoin financial platform, built on Bitcoin L1 and L2s (Starknet, Stacks, Spark), that lets users earn yield, borrow against their BTC, and spend or transfer money onchain without an intermediary.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Ken Liao(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Bitcoin FrontierDraper AssociatesEdessa CapitalFermionGossamer Capital+7 more
Plaid (プレイド) is a Japanese technology company that builds products using data and technology to make large-scale, complex unstructured data intuitively usable by people.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSTokyo, JP
Kenta Kurahashi(Representative (CEO))
Co-investorsFemto PartnersSMBC Venture CapitalBlackRockNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Ribbit Capital
Exits · 4
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioAllbirdsNASDAQ: BIRDContineum TherapeuticsNASDAQ: CTNMRent the RunwayNASDAQ: RENTAirtableacq. by Bending Spoons
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Energy · techcrunch.com · Sep 8, 2026
Contineum Therapeutics · stocktitan.net · Aug 25, 2026
Ethena Labs · interactivecrypto.com · Aug 21, 2026
Animation · bernews.com · Aug 20, 2026
Wheels Up · stocktitan.net · Aug 13, 2026
Impact Partners · esgtoday.com · Aug 13, 2026
Databricks · techcrunch.com · Aug 13, 2026
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 4
as of Sep 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin VC Opp IILPs: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma | 2024 | — | — | 0.98x | 0.00x |
| Franklin Venture OppLPs: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma | 2022 | — | 3.1% | 1.06x | 0.00x |
| Franklin Templeton Private Real Estate FundLPs: New York City Board of Education Retirement System | 2011 | — | 19.2% | 1.37x | 1.34x |
| FRANKLIN TEMP PR RE FDLPs: New York City Board of Education Retirement System | — | — | — | 0.07x | — |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- What sectors does Franklin Templeton focus on?
- Franklin Templeton focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is Franklin Templeton located?
- Franklin Templeton is headquartered in San Mateo, US.
- Does Franklin Templeton lead rounds?
- Franklin Templeton has led 11 of the 74 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Franklin Templeton co-invest with?
- Franklin Templeton most often shares deals with Coatue Management, Accel, Battery Ventures, among 69 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 20
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm that backs breakout companies at critical inflection points, helping them grow into enduring market leaders.
Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.
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General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
Benchmark is a venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco and Woodside that invests in early-stage startups.
Lux Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building transformative deep technologies, having been among the first investors in category-defining companies across AI, robotics, biotech, defense, and infrastructure.
Thrive Capital invests in internet, software, and technology-enabled companies. The firm focuses on early-stage and growth-stage ventures.
Spark Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders, known for early investments including leading Twitter's Series B in 2008.
Deerfield Management is a healthcare-focused investment firm that supports companies across the healthcare ecosystem through flexible funding, market intelligence, and philanthropic initiatives.
King River Capital is a venture capital firm with a global presence that partners closely with founders, offering flexible capital and network support as companies scale.
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Emergence Capital PartnersBond Capital ManagementSalesforce Japan Co.,Ltd.AIX VenturesRenegade PartnersAsset Management VenturesWorld Innovation Lab (WiL)SJF Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Franklin Templeton, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Franklin Templeton's recorded portfolio.
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Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
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