United States · Investor

Franklin Templeton

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 197 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $160M, Oct 2026Private equity

GrowthIndustrialWater

Deploying now
91%of best year61cheques in 12 months, 197 on record
Since the last cheque7days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$64MRounds led7 of 197Sole investor10 roundsMostly inUnited States, 82%
Pitch Franklin Templeton

Franklin Templeton highlights

  1. 01

    61 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Debt: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $18M

What they do

Filed 2 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2023-06From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Growth
Sectors
IndustrialWater
Based in
San Mateo, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first197 appearances

  1. 2026

    46 rounds

  2. Oct
    WarhoundSeed · US · Google News search$200MWith 14 others
  3. Oct
    WaymoDebt · US · Firms' own news pages$5.0BWith 12 others
  4. Sept
    TempusGrant · KY$9.5MWith 3 others
  5. Sept
    CesiumAstroDebt · US$300MWith 2 others
  6. Aug
    Form EnergySeries G · US · TechCrunch$750MWith 19 others
  7. Aug
    MooveSeries C · NG · Wamda$250MWith 18 others
  8. Jul
    OtovoNO$7.3MWith 1 other
  9. Jul
    Glacis LabsSeed · US$6.8MWith 4 others
  10. Jul
    Alto NeuroscienceUS$100MWith 3 others
  11. Jul
    RevolutVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 4 others
  12. Jul
    Galaxy DigitalDebt · US$30MWith 1 other
  13. Jul
    Dyne TherapeuticsUS$375MWith 3 others
  14. Jun
    Applied IntuitionVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  15. Jun
    CambrianSeed · US$6.0MWith 4 others
  16. Jun
    CanvaGrowth · AU$25MWith 4 others
  17. Jun
    Taysha Gene TherapiesUS$200MWith 4 others
  18. Jun
    Lycia TherapeuticsSeries D · US$75MWith 3 others
  19. Jun
    TIFINVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  20. Jun
    Jade BiosciencesUS$150MWith 4 others
  21. Jun
    EthenaVenture · PTUndisclosedWith 2 others
  22. May
    StordSeries F · US · TechCrunch$250MWith 9 others
  23. May
    AstranisSeries E · US · Ventureburn$300MLed
  24. May
    Hims & HersDebt · US$350MWith 4 others
  25. May
    BlaizeUS$35MWith 3 others
  26. May
    Wheels UpDebt · US$168MWith 2 others
  27. May
    Artiva BiotherapeuticsUS$300MWith 3 others
  28. Apr
    Ray TherapeuticsSeries B · US · 4BIO Capital$125MWith 10 others
  29. Apr
    SaronicSeries D · US · Crunchbase News$1.8BWith 6 others
  30. Apr
    Allogene TherapeuticsUS$200MWith 2 others
  31. Apr
    T1 EnergyDebt · US$160MWith 3 others
  32. Apr
    AllbirdsUS$100MWith 4 others
  33. Apr
    AuMEGA MetalsAU$3.9MSole investor
  34. Mar
    VestwellSeries E · US · Crunchbase News$385MWith 7 others
  35. Mar
    Teller FinanceVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  36. Mar
    CRISPR TherapeuticsDebt · US$550MWith 2 others
  37. Mar
    UtexoSeed$7.5MWith 4 others
  38. Mar
    Candid TherapeuticsVenture · US$505MWith 5 others
  39. Mar
    Alto NeuroscienceUS$120MWith 4 others
  40. Feb
    PlaidVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  41. Feb
    CesiumAstroSeries C · US$270MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration24 named

AJAdam Jay PetrykExecutive Vice PresidentiForm ADV
AJAllen Jonathan FoleyManageriFiling they signed
AMAlok M. SethiDirectoriFiling they signed
AKAnisa KyriakouManageriFiling they signed
ACAtholl Craig BlairManageriFiling they signed
BFBenjamin F. SeidlichDirectoriFiling they signed
BBBerengere BlaszczykManageriForm ADV
BABjorn Anthony DavisChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
CKChristian Kanan CorreaPresidentiForm ADV
CACraig Atholl BlairConducting Officer of the Manager of the FundiFiling they signed
DSDaniel ScireConducting OfficeriForm ADV
DEDavid E SmartDirector and Joint Chief Executive Officer of Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited, the investment adviser.iFiling they signed
DFDavid F SargisonDirectoriFiling they signed
EBEdward B. JamiesonPresident, Chief Investment Officer and Director of Franklin Advisers, Inc., the sole member of the GP and investment adviser to the Issuer.iFiling they signed
EDEdward D. PerksPresident of Franklin Advisers, Inc.iFiling they signed
FMFrancis Martin DobbinsManageriForm ADV
GUGlenn UrenSenior Vice President of Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC, Managing Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
GEGregory E. McGowanDirectoriFiling they signed
GLGwen Louise ShaneyfeltManageriForm ADV
JFJack FosterSenior VP of Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC, Managing Member of GPiFiling they signed
JFJames F. ClarkChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
JWJames W. HammondChief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited, the investment manager.iFiling they signed
JEJane Elizabeth TrustManageriForm ADV
JSJaspal Singh SaggerManageriForm ADV

We also hold 82 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$777Bassets it manages, 8 advisers combinedOct 2026
2+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Franklin Templeton International Services S.a R.l.
SEC number
CRD 111370

Funds on its Form ADV

11 private funds, $447M in gross assets · filed Dec 2024

Real estate 8Hedge 3

  1. Lake Montauk Real Estate Fund of Funds, L.P.Real estate2 investors$144M
  2. MDP RE 2015, L.P.Real estate2 investors$70M
  3. Franklin Templeton Private Real Estate Fund IIB, L.P.Real estate7 investors$65M
  4. Putnam Catholic Values U.S. Large CAP Growth Fund, L.P.Hedge9 investors$42M
  5. Franklin Templeton Private Real Estate Fund IIA, L.P.Real estate6 investors$38M
  6. Eurolog L.P.Real estate1 investor$21M
  7. Emerging Manager Real Estate Fund of Funds, L.P.Real estate4 investors$20M
  8. Franklin Templeton Private Real Estate Fund, L.P. (Series B/C)Real estate5 investors$18M
  9. Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund, L.P.Hedge3 investors$14M
  10. Franklin Templeton Private Real Estate Fund, L.P. (Series A)Real estate6 investors$12M

And 1 more on the filing.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Franklin Templeton. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Franklin Templeton put money into.

On podcasts

6 episodes naming Franklin Templeton in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Franklin Templeton

What does Franklin Templeton invest in?

Franklin Templeton invests most often at Venture and Debt (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Industrial and Water.

How active is Franklin Templeton?

197 investments on record, 61 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 7. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Franklin Templeton invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Warhound (Seed, Oct 2026), Waymo (Debt, Oct 2026) and Tempus (Grant, Sept 2026).

How big are Franklin Templeton's cheques?

The median round it joins is $64M.

Does Franklin Templeton lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 7 of its 197 investments on record (4%).

Where does Franklin Templeton invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (82%) and Australia (5%).

Is Franklin Templeton investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 61 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Franklin Templeton invest alongside?

Most often Andreessen Horowitz (28 rounds together), Coatue (23 rounds together) and Y Combinator (16 rounds together).

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