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
Footnotes
- The specific portfolio companies shown represent all the Franklin Venture Partners platform’s past and current portfolio companies as of 31/12/2024. It should not be assumed that investments in the portfolio companies shown were, are or will be profitable. References to particular industries, sectors or companies are for general information and are not necessarily indicative of a fund’s holding at any one time. The portfolio companies referred to herein are not a recommendation to buy or sell or in anyway to be construed as investment advice. Nothing herein shall constitute an offer or invitation to buy any securities, to subscribe to interests of any fund, or investment strategy.
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