Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. is a venture debt firm in California that focuses on providing senior secured loans to high-growth, venture capital-backed companies in a variety of technology, life sciences and sustainable and renewable technology industries. Founded 2003 in Palo Alto, California, United States by Manuel A. Henriquez and Scott Harvey, it invests in debt financing, post-IPO equity, series D and post-IPO debt. Its portfolio companies include Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Kamada, Modumetal and ViewRay. As of February 2020, Hercules Capital, Inc. has made 106 investments. Their most recent investment was on January 31, 2020, when Syndax Pharmaceuticals raised $30M. Hercules Capital, Inc. has had 60 exits, the most notable of which include CareCloud, BridgeBio, and TransEnterix. Hercules Capital, Inc. has raised three funds, their latest being Hercules Technology IV.
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A company developing products to treat neurological conditions
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BridgeBio Pharma is a Palo Alto, California-based company.
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Aaron Bajor
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Albert Sung
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Anas Zulkifli
Employee
Andry Haryanto
Employee
Blake Billiet
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Brandt Roberts
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Brian Donoho
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Catherine Jhung
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Chad Norman
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Charlie Vandis
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Christopher Nolte
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Connor Thornton
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Corey Perlmutter
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Dar Aalaei
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Dave Coles
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Deepak Gupta
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Disha Soni
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Donhoa Tran
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Evan Rosenblum
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Glen Howard
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Hannah Gorelik
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Heath Morrison
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Jake Moody
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James Klein
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Jason Cook
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Aldeyra Therapeutics
BridgeBio
CloudPay
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FuelCell Energy
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals
Syndax Pharmaceuticals
TransEnterix
Urovant Sciences
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Lax Mariappan
Technopreneur, Open source enthusiast, author, speaker. Co-founder of Eternus Global. Crafting applications for the medical industry. - 2
Rebecca Hammond
MA English I HDip Psychology - Following AI, behavioural and educational psychology - 3
Melanie Manipula
Researcher, writer and a former librarian - 4
Aime Anne Nisay
QA Engineer of web and mobile applications - 5
Henry Ogolla
Passionate about reading and writing. - 6
Jed Christiansen
Special Projects & Business Development at Golden, Founder - Seed-DB. - 7
Neelam Jhaveri
Techno Geek + Gamer + Fashionista + Sense of Humor = It's ME - 8
Reys Phillips
A graduate of Cleveland State University with a Bachelor of Science in Education. My main hobbies include story writing and reading. - 9
Will Suter
Student at the University of Notre Dame looking to expand my knowledge in topics that pique my interest. - 10
Marie Gabrielle Laguna- Bedia
Co-founder and Managing Partner of Eternus Global. Physician of internal medicine, app developer and entrepreneur