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Franklin Templeton's Biotech portfolio

Franklin Templeton has backed 11 Biotech startups in rounds we track, $3.8B between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Eqrx.

11startups backed
2stages
$3.8Braised between them
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8 startups · $3.3B raised

  1. EQRxEQRx is a biotechnology company that focuses on re-engineering the process of drug discovery to make them affordable.United States$1.2B
  2. Candid TherapeuticsCandid Therapeutics was a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in San Diego, California, founded in 2024.United States$875M
  3. Taysha Gene TherapiesTaysha Gene Therapies develops treatments to eradicate severe and life-threatening monogenic diseases of the central nervous system.United States$400M
  4. Allogene TherapeuticsAllogene Therapeutics is a biotechnology company catalyzing cancer treatment through the development of CAR T therapy.United States$310M
  5. Centessa PharmaceuticalsCentessa Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company that focuses on drug development to address significant medical needs.United States$250M
  6. True North TherapeuticsTrue North Therapeutics is a pioneering biotechnology company selectively inhibiting the Complement pathway for diseases.United States$142M
  7. Athira PharmaAt Athira, we aim to restore neuronal health for those suffering from neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s diUnited States$90M
  8. Nautilus BiotechnologyNautilus Biotechnology is a life sciences company that develops a platform for analyzing and quantifying the human proteome.United States$1.6M

Series C and later

3 startups · $517M raised

  1. Lycia TherapeuticsLycia Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in South San Francisco, California.United States$182M
  2. MetacrineMetacrine is a clinical-stage bio pharmaceutical company focused on building an innovative pipeline of best-in-class drugs.United States$173M
  3. BenchlingBenchling is a cloud-based platform for biotechnology research and development and the only biology-first platform for scientific United States$162M

How this map is made. Every startup here works in Biotech and has raised money in a round we track that names Franklin Templeton as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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