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Hercules Capital

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Leading venture-debt lender to growth companies.

Venture & Growth DebtFirmNorth America
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Target market
Venture-backed & growth-stage companies
Typical check
$5M-$100M+
Geography
North America

Overview

Hercules Capital is a specialty finance company and BDC that provides venture debt and growth-capital loans to venture-backed and high-growth companies in technology and life sciences. Its financings typically pair term loans with warrants.

Key facts

  • One of the largest venture-debt BDCs
  • Focus on technology and life sciences
  • Pairs term loans with equity warrants

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