Franklin Templeton
Private EquityGlobal investment management firm with over $1.5 trillion in assets under management.
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19 companiesData and AI company that provides a unified analytics platform built on Apache Spark, enabling data engineering, data science, and machine learning at scale.
Fintech infrastructure company that builds data connectivity tools to power the apps in people's financial lives, providing APIs to connect applications with users' bank accounts.
Applied Intuition is a vehicle software supplier that builds simulation, validation, and development tools for autonomous driving and ADAS. The company serves 18 of the top 20 global automakers and has expanded from pure simulation into a full autonomy stack, incorporating generative AI capabilities for automotive, trucking, mining, agriculture, and defense industries.
Online graphic design platform that makes design accessible to everyone, offering an intuitive drag-and-drop editor with AI-powered Magic Studio tools used over 5 billion times.
Communication platform for communities and friends, offering voice, video, and text chat used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
Lime is the world's largest shared electric vehicle company, providing electric scooter, e-bike, and e-moped rentals in over 280 cities across nearly 30 countries. The company reported $686 million in revenue for 2024 and has been free cash flow positive for two consecutive years.
SpotOn is a software and payments platform for restaurants and small businesses, offering point-of-sale systems, online ordering, marketing tools, and workforce management. Founded by twin brothers Matt and Zach Hyman, the company serves as an all-in-one operating system that helps merchants run and grow their businesses.
Candid Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel T-cell engager antibodies to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The company's platform redirects T-cells to selectively eliminate autoreactive B-cells, with clinical programs spanning five autoimmune indications. Founded by Ken Song after his $4.1B sale of RayzeBio to Bristol Myers Squibb.
Collaborative interface design tool that runs in the browser, enabling real-time multiplayer editing for design teams.
Cloud-based payroll, benefits, and HR platform for small and medium businesses, serving over 400,000 companies. Originally launched as ZenPayroll in 2012 before rebranding to Gusto in 2015.
AI-powered background check platform that modernizes the hiring process for companies of all sizes, serving over 100,000 customers including Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart.
Digital savings and investment infrastructure platform that powers workplace retirement plans, state-sponsored savings programs, and other savings vehicles for financial institutions, employers, and governments. Serves over 500,000 businesses and more than 2 million active savers with $50B+ in assets administered.
Illumio is a cybersecurity company that provides zero trust segmentation solutions to prevent breaches from spreading across data centers, cloud environments, and endpoints. The platform uses real-time visibility and automated policy enforcement to contain attacks, serving more than 20% of the Fortune 100.
Global managed marketplace for authentic sneakers, apparel, and accessories. Operates four brands: GOAT, Flight Club, Grailed, and alias. Features a ship-to-verify authentication model ensuring product legitimacy, serving over 50 million members across 170 countries.
Open-core DevSecOps platform delivered as a single application for the entire software development lifecycle, from planning and source code management to CI/CD, security, and monitoring.
Benchling is a cloud-based life sciences R&D platform that helps biotech and pharmaceutical companies manage experiments, track data, and accelerate research and development. The platform replaces physical lab notebooks and spreadsheets with collaborative, AI-ready digital tools used by over 1,200 customers worldwide.
Layer 1 blockchain company building the Aptos network, designed for safety, scalability, and mainstream Web3 adoption. Uses the Move programming language originally developed for Meta's discontinued Diem stablecoin project. Features a parallel execution engine (Block-STM) for high throughput. Founded by two former Meta engineers who led key aspects of the Diem blockchain.
Rigetti Computing is a full-stack quantum computing company that designs and fabricates superconducting quantum processors, integrates them into quantum computers, and delivers access through its Quantum Cloud Services platform. The company operates the world's first dedicated quantum chip foundry.
Trust and verification infrastructure platform for AI agents in the autonomous economy. Provides identity verification ('know your agent'), real-time risk systems, credit lines for AI agents, and integrated settlement. Built on XRP Ledger, Solana, and Base networks as a trust layer for agentic finance.
Investment data is compiled from multiple independent sources including company announcements, press coverage, and regulatory filings. While we strive for accuracy, amounts and dates may reflect reported figures at time of announcement.