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
Looking for more information?
Start the conversation to find out more about Franklin Venture Partners.
Footnotes
1. 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.
CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute.
Logos are trademarks of their respective owners and should not be deemed a sponsor of, or recommendation for, any Franklin Templeton product or service.
Important Legal Information
Investments entail risks, the value of investments can go down as well as up and investors should be aware they might not get back the full value invested.
The above is provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered individual investment advice or recommendations to invest in any security or to adopt any investment strategy. There is no guarantee that a strategy will meet its objective. The opinions and analyses are rendered as of publication date and may change without notice. The information provided in this material is not intended as a complete analysis of every material fact regarding any country, region or market.


















































































