Fundraising FoxFranklin Templeton — 2021 Investments
16 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
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(Founder)inAndrew Ofstad(Founder)inEmmett Nicholas(Founder)inAmbereen Toubassy(Chief Financial Officer)inPaul Ohls(Chief Revenue Officer)inDavid Azose(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsBling CapitalBoxGroupCaffeinated CapitalCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)CSC Upshot+35 more
Biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing novel biologics, protein, and peptide therapeutics.
BiotechSouth San Francisco, US
Trisha Millican(Director)James Topper(Director)Otello Stampacchia(Director)David Hirsch(Director)Volker Schellenberger(Executive Officer)James Brush(Director)
Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesFrazier Life SciencesLongitude CapitalViking GlobalBlackRockCasdin Capital+6 more
Benchling provides a cloud-based R&D platform for life sciences, combining a collaborative electronic lab notebook, structured scientific data modeling, automated workflows, and AI tools.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sajith Wickramasekara(CEO)inAshutosh Singhal(Founder)Ashu Singhal(Founder)inCheng Kang(Founder)Cornelius Chen(Founder)Cory Liin
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzArtisanal VenturesBalaji SrinivasanDraper AssociatesEnsemble Labs+31 more
Design platform; Blackbird invested when it was just an idea and in every round since.
SocialSurry Hills, Nsw, AU
Melanie Perkins(Founder)inClifford Obrecht(Executive Officer, Director)Cliff Obrecht(Founder)inCameron Adams(Founder)inIan LeeJeffrey Story
Co-investors3Spoke Capital500 GlobalAirTree VenturesAlkeon InnovationAlpha Square GroupAltra Venture+58 more
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)inMartin Klenk(Founder)
Co-investors83NorthAccelActivant CapitalAlpha Intelligence CapitalCisco InvestmentsOne Peak+5 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(CEO)inJonathan Perichon(Founder)inNaeem Ishaq(Executive Officer)inJennifer Yeh(Executive Officer)inTodd Freedman(Executive Officer)inChris Hollindale(Head of Checkr Pay)in
Co-investorsAccelActivant CapitalBond Capital ManagementCoatue ManagementDCVC (Data Collective)Earl Grey Capital+22 more
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(Founder)inIon Stoica(Founder)inMatei Zaharia(Founder)inReynold Xin(Founder)inPatrick Wendell(Founder)inAndy Konwinski(Founder)in
Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesAglae VenturesAlkeon InnovationAlpha Square GroupAltra Venture+116 more
DataRobot develops an AI and machine learning platform that automates model development and deployment for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US
Jeremy Achin(Founder)inTom de Godoy(Co-Founder and Former Chief Technology Officer)inDebanjan Saha(CEO)inThomas DeGodoy(Founder)Thomas de Godoy(Founder)
BoardHarry Weller(Director)
Co-investors515 VenturesAliya Capital PartnersAMK Investment OfficeB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBallistic Ventures+46 more
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Discord is a communications platform for voice, video, and text chat designed primarily for gaming communities and players.
ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingSocialSan Francisco, US
Jason Citron(Founder)inStanislav Vishnevskiy(CTO)inClint Smith(Executive Officer)inHumam Sakhnini(Chief Executive Officer)Tomasz Marcinkowski(Chief Financial Officer)inBen Shanken(VP of Product)in
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Co-investors1024 Venture1435 Capital1802 VenturesAccelAccess IndustriesAccess Technology Ventures+46 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(CPO)inNikhil PanditinYan Lhert(Senior Backend Engineer II)Stephanie Ladjevardi(Recruiting)Logan Head(Senior Product Manager)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAccelAndreessen HorowitzFirst Round CapitalIndex VenturesMatrix+9 more
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(Founder)inEilon Reshef(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesCervinCisco InvestmentsCoatue ManagementIndex VenturesKearny Jackson+9 more
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 CombinatorSteelSky VenturesAlpha Intelligence CapitalApplied AngelsArbor VenturesBridge Bank+4 more
Step is a commission-free investment platform that allows users to buy and sell stocks and ETFs with fractional shares starting at $1.
EdTechFintech
CJ MacDonald(Founder)inAlexey Kalinichenko(Founder)in
Co-investors3cubed VenturesA-Rod CorpBreyer CapitalCoatue ManagementCollaborative FundCrosslink Capital+12 more
Wonolo is a staffing platform that uses technology to connect businesses with on-demand and ongoing workers for immediate or future staffing needs.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesHR TechSan Francisco, US
Yong Kim(Founder)inAsher Brustein(Executive Officer, Director)AJ Brustein(Founder)
BoardTimothy Connors(Director)
Co-investors137 VenturesCraft VenturesDag VenturesG2 Venture PartnersSequoia CapitalTuesday Capital+4 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(Founder)inWitte Michael(Founder)inSandeep Sampath Jain(Executive Officer, Director)Sandeep Jain(Founder)Xuan Yong(Founder)
Co-investorsBoxGroupBreyer CapitalCarnrite VenturesFJ LabsFounders FundGreat Oaks Venture Capital+9 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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.