Franklin Venture Partners
Private investing platform
Franklin Venture Partners is the private investing platform of the Franklin Equity Group. The team is based out of Franklin Templeton’s San Mateo headquarters in the heart of Silicon Valley. Franklin Venture Partners invests in late-stage private companies on a trajectory to IPO.
Investment Team

James Cross, CFA
Managing Director
Investment Experience: 27 Years

Robert Stevenson, CFA
Managing Director
Investment Experience: 22 Years

Ryan Biggs, CFA
Managing Director
Investment Experience: 17 Years

Sara Araghi, CFA
Director
Investment Experience: 22 Years

Anthony Hardy, CFA
Director
Investment Experience: 14 Years

Richard Herbert, CFA
Head of Investor Relations
Relevant Experience: 15 years

Andrew Dignum, CFA
Associate
Investment Experience: 5 Years
EM
Emily McCarthy
Associate
Investment Experience: 2 years
DS
Dylan Serrentino-Mullins
Associate
Experience: 1 year
KA
Kat Anderson
Associate General Counsel
Legal Experience: 12 years
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Footnotes
1. The specific portfolio companies shown represent all the Franklin Venture Partners platform’s past and current portfolio companies as of 12/31/2024. It should not be assumed that investments in the portfolio companies shown were, are or will be profitable. Logos are trademarks of their respective owners and are used for illustrative purposes and should not be construed as an endorsement or sponsorship of Franklin Templeton.
Important Legal Information
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In addition, a summary of investor rights is available from here. The summary is available in English and Chinese.
The fund(s)/ sub-fund(s) are notified for marketing in various regions under the AIFMD Directive. The fund(s)/ sub-fund(s) can terminate such notifications for any share class and/or sub-fund at any time by using the process contained in Article 32a of the AIFMD Directive.
For the avoidance of doubt, if you make a decision to invest, you will be buying units/shares in the fund(s)/ sub-fund(s) and will not be investing directly in the underlying assets of the fund(s)/ sub-fund(s).
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