# Franklin Templeton: portfolio, investments and team > Franklin Templeton is a private equity based in United States. 197 investments on record, 61 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Franklin Templeton Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 197 cheques on record. Email Deploying now New fund $160M, Oct 2026 Private equity Growth Industrial Water Follow Franklin Templeton and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Ffranklin-templeton) Deploying now **91%** of best year **61** **cheques in 12 months**, 197 on record Since the last cheque **7** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$64M** Rounds led **7 of 197** Sole investor **10 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 82%** Pitch Franklin Templeton ## Franklin Templeton highlights - 01 61 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Venture and Debt: 58% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $18M ## What they do > Filed 2 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2023-06 From their own website - **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Growth - **Sectors:** Industrial Water - **Based in:** San Mateo, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **197 appearances** - **2026** 46 rounds - **Oct** **[Warhound](https://millionrounds.com/company/warhound)** Seed · US · Google News search **$200M** With 14 others - **Oct** **[Waymo](https://millionrounds.com/company/waymo)** Debt · US · Firms' own news pages **$5.0B** With 12 others - **Sept** **[Tempus](https://millionrounds.com/company/tempus)** Grant · KY **$9.5M** With 3 others - **Sept** **[CesiumAstro](https://millionrounds.com/company/cesiumastro)** Debt · US **$300M** With 2 others - **Aug** **[Form Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/form-energy)** Series G · US · TechCrunch **$750M** With 19 others - **Aug** **[Moove](https://millionrounds.com/company/moove)** Series C · NG · Wamda **$250M** With 18 others - **Jul** **[Otovo](https://millionrounds.com/company/otovo)** NO **$7.3M** With 1 other - **Jul** **[Glacis Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/glacis-labs)** Seed · US **$6.8M** With 4 others - **Jul** **[Alto Neuroscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/alto-neuroscience)** US **$100M** With 3 others - **Jul** **[Revolut](https://millionrounds.com/company/revolut)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **Jul** **[Galaxy Digital](https://millionrounds.com/company/galaxy-digital)** Debt · US **$30M** With 1 other - **Jul** **[Dyne Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/dyne-therapeutics)** US **$375M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[Applied Intuition](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-intuition)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **Jun** **[Cambrian](https://millionrounds.com/company/cambrian)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 4 others - **Jun** **[Canva](https://millionrounds.com/company/canva)** Growth · AU **$25M** With 4 others - **Jun** **[Taysha Gene Therapies](https://millionrounds.com/company/taysha-gene-therapies)** US **$200M** With 4 others - **Jun** **[Lycia Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/lycia-therapeutics)** Series D · US **$75M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[TIFIN](https://millionrounds.com/company/tifin)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Jun** **[Jade Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/jade-biosciences)** US **$150M** With 4 others - **Jun** **[Ethena](https://millionrounds.com/company/ethena)** Venture · PT **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **May** **[Stord](https://millionrounds.com/company/stord)** Series F · US · TechCrunch **$250M** With 9 others - **May** **[Astranis](https://millionrounds.com/company/astranis)** Series E · US · Ventureburn **$300M** *Led* - **May** **[Hims & Hers](https://millionrounds.com/company/hims-and-hers)** Debt · US **$350M** With 4 others - **May** **[Blaize](https://millionrounds.com/company/blaize)** US **$35M** With 3 others - **May** **[Wheels Up](https://millionrounds.com/company/wheels-up)** Debt · US **$168M** With 2 others - **May** **[Artiva Biotherapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/artiva-biotherapeutics)** US **$300M** With 3 others - **Apr** **[Ray Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ray-therapeutics)** Series B · US · 4BIO Capital **$125M** With 10 others - **Apr** **[Saronic](https://millionrounds.com/company/saronic)** Series D · US · Crunchbase News **$1.8B** With 6 others - **Apr** **[Allogene Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/allogene-therapeutics)** US **$200M** With 2 others - **Apr** **[T1 Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/t1-energy)** Debt · US **$160M** With 3 others - **Apr** **[Allbirds](https://millionrounds.com/company/allbirds)** US **$100M** With 4 others - **Apr** **[AuMEGA Metals](https://millionrounds.com/company/aumega-metals)** AU **$3.9M** Sole investor - **Mar** **[Vestwell](https://millionrounds.com/company/vestwell)** Series E · US · Crunchbase News **$385M** With 7 others - **Mar** **[Teller Finance](https://millionrounds.com/company/teller-finance)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **Mar** **[CRISPR Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/crispr-therapeutics)** Debt · US **$550M** With 2 others - **Mar** **[Utexo](https://millionrounds.com/company/utexo)** Seed **$7.5M** With 4 others - **Mar** **[Candid Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/candid-therapeutics)** Venture · US **$505M** With 5 others - **Mar** **[Alto Neuroscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/alto-neuroscience)** US **$120M** With 4 others - **Feb** **[Plaid](https://millionrounds.com/company/plaid)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **Feb** **[CesiumAstro](https://millionrounds.com/company/cesiumastro)** Series C · US **$270M** With 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 registration **24 named** AJ **Adam Jay Petryk** Executive Vice President i Form ADV AJ **Allen Jonathan Foley** Manager i Filing they signed AM **Alok M. Sethi** Director i Filing they signed AK **Anisa Kyriakou** Manager i Filing they signed AC **Atholl Craig Blair** Manager i Filing they signed BF **Benjamin F. Seidlich** Director i Filing they signed BB **Berengere Blaszczyk** Manager i Form ADV BA **Bjorn Anthony Davis** Chief Compliance Officer i Form ADV CK **Christian Kanan Correa** President i Form ADV CA **Craig Atholl Blair** Conducting Officer of the Manager of the Fund i Filing they signed DS **Daniel Scire** Conducting Officer i Form ADV DE **David E Smart** Director and Joint Chief Executive Officer of Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited, the investment adviser. i Filing they signed DF **David F Sargison** Director i Filing they signed EB **Edward B. Jamieson** President, Chief Investment Officer and Director of Franklin Advisers, Inc., the sole member of the GP and investment adviser to the Issuer. i Filing they signed ED **Edward D. Perks** President of Franklin Advisers, Inc. i Filing they signed FM **Francis Martin Dobbins** Manager i Form ADV GU **Glenn Uren** Senior Vice President of Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC, Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed GE **Gregory E. McGowan** Director i Filing they signed GL **Gwen Louise Shaneyfelt** Manager i Form ADV JF **Jack Foster** Senior VP of Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC, Managing Member of GP i Filing they signed JF **James F. Clark** Chief Compliance Officer i Form ADV JW **James W. Hammond** Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited, the investment manager. i Filing they signed JE **Jane Elizabeth Trust** Manager i Form ADV JS **Jaspal Singh Sagger** Manager i Form 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 **$777B** assets it manages, 8 advisers combined Oct 2026 **2+** funds on file numbered funds in its name **Registered** investment adviser full 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 **8** Hedge **3** - Lake Montauk Real Estate Fund of Funds, L.P. *Real estate* 2 investors $144M - MDP RE 2015, L.P. *Real estate* 2 investors $70M - Franklin Templeton Private Real Estate Fund IIB, L.P. *Real estate* 7 investors $65M - Putnam Catholic Values U.S. Large CAP Growth Fund, L.P. *Hedge* 9 investors $42M - Franklin Templeton Private Real Estate Fund IIA, L.P. *Real estate* 6 investors $38M - Eurolog L.P. *Real estate* 1 investor $21M - Emerging Manager Real Estate Fund of Funds, L.P. *Real estate* 4 investors $20M - Franklin Templeton Private Real Estate Fund, L.P. (Series B/C) *Real estate* 5 investors $18M - Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund, L.P. *Hedge* 3 investors $14M - Franklin Templeton Private Real Estate Fund, L.P. (Series A) *Real estate* 6 investors $12M And 1 more on the filing. New fund on file **$160M** raised in Oct 2026 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Growth Median round joined **$64M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$18M** Led 7 of 197 rounds **4%** - **Sole investor:** 10 rounds - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *43* - Debt *22* - Seed *18* - Series B *17* - Series A *13* - Growth said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 28 - [Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) 23 - [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 16 - [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 14 - [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) 13 - [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) 13 **Pitching Franklin Templeton?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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. [**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **28** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Coatue** VC firm **23** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **16** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**BlackRock** Asset manager **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock)[**Fidelity** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Janus Henderson Investors** Private equity **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janus-henderson-investors)[**RA Capital Management** Private equity **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management)[**Kleiner Perkins** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) ## Recently backed The latest companies Franklin Templeton put money into. [**Waymo** $5.0B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/waymo)[**Tempus** $9.5M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tempus)[**CesiumAstro** $300M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cesiumastro)[**Form Energy** $750M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/form-energy)[**Moove** $250M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/moove)[**Otovo** $7.3M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/otovo) ## On podcasts 6 episodes naming Franklin Templeton in the title, and 4 more that mention it. - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 29 Oct 2026 · 42 min Franklin Templeton CEO on SpaceX, Anthropic, Circular Deals & the State of the Market Mentions [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton)[Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk)[Legg Mason](https://millionrounds.com/fund/legg-mason) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Alt Goes Mainstream](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/alt-goes-mainstream) 19 Aug 2026 · 32 min Franklin Templeton’s Dave Donahoo - “start with the end client” - live from AGM’s RIA Field Trip Mentions [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Alt Goes Mainstream](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/alt-goes-mainstream) 23 Jun 2026 · 43 min Breaking bread at Franklin Templeton's Private Markets RIA Advisory Council - Franklin Templeton's Dave Donahoo and Summit Wealth Group's Chelsea Ganey Mentions [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Alt Goes Mainstream](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/alt-goes-mainstream) 2 Dec 2025 · 52 min Franklin Templeton's George Stephan - bringing public and private together Mentions [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton)[Lexington Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lexington-partners) Apple PodcastsShow page - [How I Invest](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-invest) 15 Oct 2025 · 52 min E226: How Franklin Templeton Built a $1.6 Trillion Business Through Partnerships Mentions [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton)[Lexington Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lexington-partners) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Alt Goes Mainstream](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/alt-goes-mainstream) 16 Nov 2022 · 50 min Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton, on how to build and maintain a $1.5T global investment firm across multiple decades Mentions [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [Alt Goes Mainstream](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/alt-goes-mainstream) 6 Oct 2026 · 43 min Clarion Partners’ Josh Pristaw - an industrious approach to real estate investing Apple PodcastsShow page - [Alt Goes Mainstream](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/alt-goes-mainstream) 27 May 2026 · 54 min Benefit Street Partners' Michael Comparato - the opportunity in commercial real estate credit Apple PodcastsShow page - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 6 Apr 2026 · 32 min Applied Intuition: The $15B Physical AI Company (You Should Know) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Alt Goes Mainstream](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/alt-goes-mainstream) 3 Feb 2026 · 57 min Lexington Partners' Taylor Robinson - secondaries in the spotlight Apple PodcastsShow page ## 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? 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