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Franklin Templeton — 2018 Investments

3 investments dated 2018 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Axoniaxoni.comin𝕏Aug 2018Acquired

Axoni provides a distributed ledger platform for post-trade processing and settlement in financial markets, serving institutional clients in capital markets operations.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US

Greg Schvey(Founder)Jeffrey Schvey(Founder)inGreg (CEO)(Chief Executive Officer)Jeff (CTO)(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCoatue ManagementCommunitas Capital PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)Digital Currency GroupY Combinator+16 more

Metacrinemetacrine.comJun 2018 · $65M

San Diego clinical-stage biopharma developing non-bile acid FXR agonists for liver and gastrointestinal diseases.

BiotechSan Diego, US

Ronald Evans(Director)Trisha Millican(Executive Officer)Ken Song(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKristina Burow(Director)inRichard Heyman(Director)inAmir Nashat(Director)in

Co-investorsage1EcoR1 CapitalLAVLifeSci Venture PartnersLilly Asia VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+8 more

Optorooptoro.comin𝕏Jul 2018 · $75M

Optoro provides software and services for managing retail returns, including a customer-facing returns portal, data-driven processing technology, and secondary sales channels designed to reduce landfill waste and support circular economy practices.

Circular EconomyE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechLanham, US

Tobin Moore(Founder)inAdam Vitarello(Founder)inRobert Latchford(Executive Officer)in

BoardTony Nader(Director)Theodore Leonsis(Director)Daniel Levine(Director)

Co-investorsPresidio VenturesSJF VenturesSWaN & Legend Venture PartnersGeneration Investment ManagementGrotech VenturesRevolution+1 more

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.