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Franklin Templeton Portfolio Companies

Investor actively backing innovative startups and growth-stage companies across various industries and funding rounds.

Last updated: July 2026

Franklin Templeton Investment Overview

Portfolio Companies
196
Total Invested
$14.7B
Average Investment
$126.8M

Franklin Templeton's Most Recent Investments (2020+)

Company NameFoundedFunding StageAmountCity
EQRx2021Post-IPO EquityUndisclosedCambridge
Galaxy Digital2025Post-IPO DebtUndisclosedNew York
Ironclad2022Series EUndisclosedSan Francisco
Pinwheel2022Series BUndisclosedNew York
Lime2021Debt FinancingUndisclosedSan Francisco
Pontoro2026Series A$5.5MMountain View
HelperAI2022Pre-SeedUndisclosedSingapore
Checkout.com2025Venture - Series UnknownUndisclosedLondon
Revolut2025Secondary MarketUndisclosedLondon
Benchling2021Series FUndisclosedSan Francisco

Complete List of Franklin Templeton Portfolio Companies (196)

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#CompanyStageAmountLocation
76EQRxPost-IPO EquityUndisclosedCambridge, United States
77Galaxy DigitalPost-IPO DebtUndisclosedNew York, United States
78IroncladSeries EUndisclosedSan Francisco, United States
79PinwheelSeries BUndisclosedNew York, United States
80LimeDebt FinancingUndisclosedSan Francisco, United States
81PontoroSeries A$5.5MMountain View, United States
82HelperAIPre-SeedUndisclosedSingapore, Singapore
83Checkout.comVenture - Series UnknownUndisclosedLondon, United Kingdom
84RevolutSecondary MarketUndisclosedLondon, United Kingdom
85BenchlingSeries FUndisclosedSan Francisco, United States
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical

EQRx is a biotechnology company that focuses on re-engineering the process of drug discovery to make them affordable.

Cambridge, United States
December 2021
Post-IPO Equity

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Asset ManagementBankingCryptocurrencyFinancial ServicesFinTech

Galaxy Digital is a technology-driven investment firm that provides financial solutions spanning the digital assets ecosystem.

New York, United States
December 2025
Post-IPO Debt

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareLegal TechManagement Information SystemsSaaS

Ironclad is a contract lifecycle management platform used by companies to handle every type of contract workflow.

San Francisco, United States
January 2022
Series E

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Financial ServicesFinTechInformation TechnologySoftware

Pinwheel is the market-leading payroll data connectivity platform building the income layer that will power a fairer financial system.

New York, United States
January 2022
Series B

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Last Mile TransportationMobile AppsRide SharingTransportation

Lime is an electric vehicle company that provides e-bike and e-scooter rental services.

San Francisco, United States
November 2021
Debt Financing

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BlockchainFinancial ServicesFinTech

Pontoro is building an automated liquidity pool platform to provide greater liquidity and access to private market assets.

Mountain View, United States
January 2026
$5.5M
Series A

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Business Process Automation (BPA)SaaSSoftware

HelperAI is an AI platform that enables businesses to craft customized agents to automate business workflows.

Singapore, Singapore
November 2022
Pre-Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Financial ServicesFinTechFraud DetectionIdentity ManagementPaymentsTransaction Processing

Checkout.com is a global provider of payment solutions that help businesses and communities thrive in the digital economy.

London, United Kingdom
January 2025
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BankingFinancial ServicesFinTechMobile Payments

Revolut is a financial technology company that offers banking services, money transfers, foreign exchange, and spending analytics.

London, United Kingdom
November 2025
Secondary Market

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyLife ScienceSoftware

Benchling is an IT company that provides a cloud-based software platform for biology researchers and research and development organizations.

San Francisco, United States
November 2021
Series F

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

RecyclingSustainabilityWaste Management

RoadRunner Recycling is a provider of a data-driven waste management platform for commercial waste recycling.

Pittsburgh, United States
November 2022
Series D

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Agentic AIAnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataBusiness IntelligenceBusiness Process Automation (BPA)SaaS

Celonis provides an execution management system that helps companies in running their business processes.

Munich, Germany
November 2025
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesConsultingMilitaryRoboticsTelecommunications

Forterra delivers autonomous mission systems for defense.

Clarksburg, United States
November 2025
$188.0M
Series C

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyClinical TrialsLife SciencePharmaceutical

Centessa Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company that focuses on drug development to address significant medical needs.

Cambridge, United States
November 2025
Post-IPO Equity

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BlockchainCryptocurrencyGamingVideo Games

Azra Games is a blockchain-based developer of collectible and combat games.

Sacramento, United States
November 2025
$18.9M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BlockchainComputerCryptocurrencyInfrastructureNetwork Security

Figment provides institutional-grade staking infrastructure for various blockchain protocols.

Toronto, Canada
October 2025
Secondary Market

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

EmploymentFreelanceLocalMarketplaceRecruitingStaffing Agency

Wonolo is an on-demand staffing platform for businesses to fill their immediate labor needs.

San Francisco, United States
October 2021
Series D

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareMedical DeviceSoftwareWellness

Lark is a digital health startup that provides virtual care through AI coaching, smart devices, and tele-monitoring.

Mountain View, United States
October 2021
Series D

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

AppsBankingFinanceFinancial ServicesFinTech

Step is a financial services company that builds mobile-based banking for teenagers.

Palo Alto, United States
October 2022
Debt Financing

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiopharmaBiotechnologyNeurosciencePrecision Medicine

Alto Neuroscience is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that creates precision medicines through its AI-driven biomarker platform.

Los Altos, United States
March 2026
$120.0M
Post Ipo Equity

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BitcoinFinancial ServicesPayments

Utexo develops payment infrastructure that enables stablecoin transactions to settle directly on the Bitcoin network.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
March 2026
$7.5M
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyProduct ResearchTherapeutics

Candid Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that focuses on the treatment of a range of immunological conditions.

San Diego, United States
March 2026
$505.0M
Undisclosed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTech

t54 Labs provides AI-driven financial services, facilitating agent-initiated transactions and comprehensive other services.

San Francisco, United States
February 2026
$5.0M
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data CenterEnergyEnergy ManagementOil and Gas

Crusoe is a vertically integrated AI infrastructure company that builds and operates data centers powered by energy sources.

Denver, United States
February 2026
$300.0M
Debt Financing

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data IntegrationData ManagementData StorageInformation TechnologyMachine Learning

Databricks is a data and AI platform that unifies data engineering, analytics, and machine learning on a lakehouse architecture.

San Francisco, United States
February 2026
$2.0B
Debt Financing

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

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Frequently Asked Questions About Franklin Templeton

How many companies has Franklin Templeton invested in?

Franklin Templeton has invested in 196 companies tracked in our database. The portfolio spans multiple industries and funding stages, from seed-stage startups to late-stage companies.

What industries does Franklin Templeton invest in?

Franklin Templeton's top investment sectors include Financial Services, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Biotechnology, Software. The firm invests across 72 different industry categories.

What is Franklin Templeton's largest investment?

Among tracked funding rounds, Databricks received $2.0B in a Debt Financing round. Franklin Templeton's total known invested capital is $14.7B.

What is the average investment size for Franklin Templeton?

Franklin Templeton's average investment size is $126.8M across its portfolio of 196 companies.

What are Franklin Templeton's most recent investments?

Recent Franklin Templeton portfolio additions include EQRx, Galaxy Digital, Ironclad, Pinwheel, Lime. These companies were founded in 2020 or later.

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