Franklin Templeton
VC Fund
San Mateo, United States
Franklin Templeton is a VC fund in San Mateo focused on Software and FinTech. Franklin Templeton offers strategies in equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and digital assets. A significant portion of its offerings includes municipal bond management and tax-free income solutions designed for diverse financial goals. In addition to traditional asset management, the entity maintains a presence in private markets and alternative investment vehicles. Its services also encompass the provision of fund commentary, performance metrics, and tax-related information to assist with portfolio oversight. The firm distributes research and market analysis to support investor decision-making within the global financial landscape.
- Total investments:
- 253
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 23%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Franklin Templeton invests in
Stages Franklin Templeton invests in
Countries Franklin Templeton invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Round size
- Seed
- $2M–$14M
- Series A
- $4.9M–$150M
- Series B
- $26M–$120M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 49 (19%)
- FinTech 47 (19%)
- Financial Services 46 (18%)
- Biotechnology 25 (10%)
- Blockchain 24 (9%)
Stage
- Series B 29 (11%)
- Series A 28 (11%)
- Seed 27 (11%)
- Series E 21 (8%)
- Post-IPO Equity 21 (8%)
Country
- United States 150 (59%)
- India 11 (4%)
- Singapore 7 (3%)
- United Arab Emirates 5 (2%)
- Canada 3 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Drew Carrington
Senior Vice President, Head of Institutional
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Senior Vice President, Head of Institutional | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Jenny Johnson
President and CEO
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President and CEO | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
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Mark C. Pigott
HR Supervisor
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HR Supervisor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Robert Stevenson
Research Analyst & Portfolio Manager
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Research Analyst & Portfolio Manager | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
Samuel Armacost
Member of Board of Directors
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Member of Board of Directors | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 23 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waymo stands for a new way forward in mobility. it is a self-driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around.Waymo improves transportation by building software and sensor technology developed in Google’s labs since 2009. In October 2015, they achieved the world’s first fully self-drivingtrip on public roads, in a car without a steering wheel or pedals. They refine Waymo technology through one billion miles of simulation testing each year, and the cars have self-driven over two million miles on public roads across four U.S. cities.It was founded in 2009 and is located in Mountain View, California. | $5B / Debt Financing / Oct 08, 2026 | ||
| Devoted Health is a new healthcare company serving seniors. Aiming to launch Medicare Advantage plans in 2019, their mission is to build a healthcare solution good enough for Mom. They will be devoted to the health and wellness of their members by helping them navigate the health care system with personal guides, by utilizing world-class technologyto enable a simplified experience, and by partnering with top providers for better health outcomes. | $555M / Series G / Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| Devoted Health is a new healthcare company serving seniors. Aiming to launch Medicare Advantage plans in 2019, their mission is to build a healthcare solution good enough for Mom. They will be devoted to the health and wellness of their members by helping them navigate the health care system with personal guides, by utilizing world-class technologyto enable a simplified experience, and by partnering with top providers for better health outcomes. | $622M / Secondary Market / Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| Pine Labs offers a merchant platform that includes technology and financial solutions for merchants. These solutions are aimed at helping merchants in increasing their revenue and reducing cost, complexity, and risk.The company connects financial institutions and consumer brands to enable merchants to deliver value to their retail customers. Itpowers offline and online last-mile retail transactions, provides customer insights for targeted sales, and offers financial solutions. The company’s cloud-based platform powers 3,50,000+ POS terminals across 3700 cities and towns in India and Malaysia.Over 1,00,000 merchants across sectors - electronics, food and beverage, fashion, airlines, and more, use Pine Labs’ solutions. 15 major banks, 7 financial institutions, and 100+ brands are part of Pine Labs’ platform. | $97.6M / Post-IPO Secondary / Sep 22, 2026 | ||
| Meesho operates as an online reselling platform that enables anyone to start a business without investment. Meesho is a business platform trusted by more than 2.6 million resellers across India. The company was founded in 2015 by Vidit Aatrey and Sanjeev Barnwa and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka. | $101.4M / Post-IPO Secondary / Aug 24, 2026 | ||
| Soter Insure is a provider of insurance products tailored to the digital asset economy. It provides the Web3 ecosystem with institutional-grade insurance for broader adoption against a lack of appropriate products and scarce capacity. | Series B / Jul 29, 2026 | ||
| Glacis Labs is a middleware protocol. It enables developers to control cross-chain risk. Glacis provides a plug-and-play solution that eliminates the research and decision-making process in cross-chain processes, simplifying interchain execution. | $6.8M / Seed / Jul 15, 2026 | ||
| Arvog is a finance and venture growth investment company that provides finance, forex, and leisure products and services. | $2.5M / Post-IPO Debt / Jul 01, 2026 | ||
| Lycia Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that focuses on developing technology that utilizes lysosome-targeting chimeras. The company was founded by Carolyn R. Bertozzi in 2019 and is based in San Diego, California, USA. | $75M / Series D / Jun 25, 2026 | ||
| Cambrian is an AI infrastructure protocol that creates quickly available financial insight from offchain and onchain data. A decentralized network of validators which catalog blockchain data and quickly extract offchain data powers Cambrian's capabilities. | $6M / Seed / Jun 24, 2026 | ||
| See all 253 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Franklin Templeton invest in?
Franklin Templeton invests primarily in Software, FinTech and Financial Services startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 253 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Franklin Templeton invest in?
Franklin Templeton typically joins rounds of $2M–$14M at Seed, $4.9M–$150M at Series A and $26M–$120M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Franklin Templeton's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Franklin Templeton took part in.
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Who are the partners at Franklin Templeton?
The team at Franklin Templeton includes Drew Carrington (Senior Vice President, Head of Institutional), Jenny Johnson (President and CEO) and Mark C. Pigott (HR Supervisor), among 23 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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