# Franklin McLarty

> Franklin McLarty is a pre-seed investor in Miami backing SaaS and Banking. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Miami, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franklin-mclarty-992145166/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/FranklinFMFM

Franklin McLarty is a pre-seed investor in Miami focused on SaaS and Banking. Franklin McLarty is the Co-Founder & Chairman of The Firmament Group.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Banking | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Biometrics | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| W3box | W3box is an advanced automation platform that streamlines the monetization of digital assets and the use of smart contracts. This means our clients can easily pick and choose the specific features they require, tailoring the solution to their needs. The underlying technology of our blockchain solution is secure, but also consistently reliable andcapable of scaling to meet the demands of large enterprise-level web3 applications. While our platform is robust enough for corporate use, it's also user-friendly for everyday consumers. Among our groundbreaking features, we're pioneering innovations in On-Chain File creation and storage, as well as providing enhanced insights for supply chain management and beyond. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Jan 07, 2022 | https://w3box.io |
| Southern Bancorp | Southern has originated over $2 billion in development loans—primarily to individuals and organizations in the poorest areas of the United States. The $2 billion milestone is unmatched in rural development, but Southern considers it to be just the beginning. Southern understands that access to capital—both for rural institutions and for ruralfamilies—is critically important. However, Southern Bancorp has found that even $2 billion of invested capital is insufficient to drive fundamental community change without such capital investments being focused into specific geographic areas and matched to comprehensive community engagement in education, housing, health care, leadership development, and economic development. | $17.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 24, 2018 | https://banksouthern.com/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- BancorpSouth — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Prudential Financial](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prudential-financial) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- SFRE Fund — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- sfrefund — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Simmons Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simmons-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Wittington Portland Murdoch — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Franklin McLarty invest in?

Franklin McLarty invests primarily in SaaS, Banking and Finance startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Franklin McLarty?

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### When did Franklin McLarty last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Franklin McLarty closed in Jan 2022. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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