# Franklin Templeton

> Franklin Templeton is a VC fund backing Mining, Retail and Jewelry. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Franklin Templeton is a VC fund focused on Mining and Retail.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mining | 1 | 33% |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Jewelry | 1 | 33% |
| Mineral | 1 | 33% |
| Consumer | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 33% |
| Post-IPO Secondary | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 1 | 33% |
| Australia | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AuMEGA Metals | Matador Mining is an exploration company. Their work included geochemical analysis that defined a large regional area of anomalous gold, arsenic, and antimony. Currently they have three mining projects. | $22.1M | Post-IPO Equity | Feb 13, 2026 |  |
| FIDx | FIDx provides retirement planning, wealth planning, financial advice, and planning services to protect individuals and families. |  |  | Jun 17, 2025 |  |
| Kalyan Jewellers | Kalyan Jewellers is a retail jewellery company that offers a variety of gold, diamond, platinum, pearl, and gemstone designs. | $88.5M | Post-IPO Secondary | Jun 16, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Prudential Financial](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prudential-financial) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Axonic Insurance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axonic-insurance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [B2Gold](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/b2gold) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BNP Paribas Arbitrage](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnp-paribas-arbitrage) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Citigroup Global Markets](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/citigroup-global-markets) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Condire Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/condire-investors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Franklin Templeton invest in?

Franklin Templeton invests primarily in Mining, Retail and Jewelry startups, most often at Funding Round and Post-IPO Equity stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Franklin Templeton last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Franklin Templeton closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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