# Franklin Templeton

> Franklin Templeton's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, Formagrid Inc (Airtable), Crossmint, Crusoe, Plaid and 1 more, with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

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- API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json
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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Investor.

Website: https://www.franklintempleton.com

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **Formagrid Inc (Airtable)**, Series F, December 2021
  - [Airtable](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/airtable.md), graded BB, 70.9/100
  - Source: https://www.airtable.com/newsroom/company/series-f
- **Crossmint**
  - [Crossmint API + Docs MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crossmint.md), graded B, 67.2/100
  - Source: https://crossmint.com/announcement/crossmint-raises-23-6m-led-by-ribbit-capital
- **Crusoe**, Series E, October 2025
  - [Crusoe Cloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crusoe-cloud.md), graded B, 63.4/100
  - Source: https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-announces-series-e-funding
- **Plaid**, Funding and tender offer, April 2025, led a round
  - [Plaid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plaid.md), graded B, 69.8/100
  - Source: https://www.fortune.com/2025/04/03/fintech-plaid-funding-round-fidelity-blackrock-franklin-templeton-nea-perret
- **Plaid Inc.**, Funding and tender offer, April 2025, led a round
  - [Plaid Identity Verification](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plaid-identity-verification.md), graded B, 67.1/100
  - Source: https://www.fortune.com/2025/04/03/fintech-plaid-funding-round-fidelity-blackrock-franklin-templeton-nea-perret

## Where they invest

- Spreadsheets & operational tables, 1
- Payment & monetisation platforms, 1
- GPU & serverless compute, 1
- Bank data & open banking, 1
- Identity & business verification, 1

## Founders they backed

- [Howie Liu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/howie-liu/), Formagrid Inc (Airtable)
- [Rodri Fernández Touza](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rodri-fernandez-touza/), Crossmint
- [Alfonso Gómez-Jordana Mañas](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/alfonso-gomez-jordana-manas/), Crossmint
- [Zach Perret](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/zach-perret/), Plaid
- [William Hockey](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/william-hockey/), Plaid

## Questions

### Which AI tools has Franklin Templeton invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists Formagrid Inc (Airtable), Crossmint, Crusoe, Plaid and Plaid Inc. backed by Franklin Templeton.

### How are Franklin Templeton's companies graded?

On 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).

Investors 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.

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