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  "markdown": "Investor.\n\nWebsite: https://www.franklintempleton.com\n\n## Companies on Anchor Terminal\n\n- **Formagrid Inc (Airtable)**, Series F, December 2021\n  - [Airtable](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/airtable.md), graded BB, 70.9/100\n  - Source: https://www.airtable.com/newsroom/company/series-f\n- **Crossmint**\n  - [Crossmint API + Docs MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crossmint.md), graded B, 67.2/100\n  - Source: https://crossmint.com/announcement/crossmint-raises-23-6m-led-by-ribbit-capital\n- **Crusoe**, Series E, October 2025\n  - [Crusoe Cloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crusoe-cloud.md), graded B, 63.4/100\n  - Source: https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-announces-series-e-funding\n- **Plaid**, Funding and tender offer, April 2025, led a round\n  - [Plaid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plaid.md), graded B, 69.8/100\n  - Source: https://www.fortune.com/2025/04/03/fintech-plaid-funding-round-fidelity-blackrock-franklin-templeton-nea-perret\n- **Plaid Inc.**, Funding and tender offer, April 2025, led a round\n  - [Plaid Identity Verification](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plaid-identity-verification.md), graded B, 67.1/100\n  - Source: https://www.fortune.com/2025/04/03/fintech-plaid-funding-round-fidelity-blackrock-franklin-templeton-nea-perret\n\n## Where they invest\n\n- Spreadsheets \u0026 operational tables, 1\n- Payment \u0026 monetisation platforms, 1\n- GPU \u0026 serverless compute, 1\n- Bank data \u0026 open banking, 1\n- Identity \u0026 business verification, 1\n\n## Founders they backed\n\n- [Howie Liu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/howie-liu/), Formagrid Inc (Airtable)\n- [Rodri Fernández Touza](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rodri-fernandez-touza/), Crossmint\n- [Alfonso Gómez-Jordana Mañas](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/alfonso-gomez-jordana-manas/), Crossmint\n- [Zach Perret](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/zach-perret/), Plaid\n- [William Hockey](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/william-hockey/), Plaid\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which AI tools has Franklin Templeton invested in?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Formagrid Inc (Airtable), Crossmint, Crusoe, Plaid and Plaid Inc. backed by Franklin Templeton.\n\n### How are Franklin Templeton's companies graded?\n\nOn Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Airtable (BB, 70.9), Crossmint API + Docs MCP (B, 67.2), Crusoe Cloud (B, 63.4), Plaid (B, 69.8) and Plaid Identity Verification (B, 67.1).\n\nInvestors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source. An investor isn't a sign of quality, and nobody can pay to be listed or to change a grade. To correct something or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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