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Overview
Hercules is a non-bank lender to venture capital-backed companies at all stages of development in a broadly diversified variety of technology, life sciences, and sustainable and renewable technology industries.
With over a decade of experience in venture debt, Hercules is uniquely positioned to create innovative financing solutions that perfectly fit within a company's existing capital structure and map to its business objectives. Recognized as the industry leader, Hercules understands the flexibility these types of companies need and has the experience to work closely with them, even through challenging times, to help them reach critical milestones.
Hercules' deep sector expertise, geographic presence, and strong capital base have made Hercules the lender of choice for more than 480 innovative companies.
Highlights
2003
Financial Services
101-250
250
123
152
Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity
Venture Debt
Location
United States, North America
Contact Information
Social
Profile Resume
Hercules Capital, established in 2003 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity investments across Software, Hardware, TV Production, Consumer Electronics, Information Services, Venture Capital, Media and Entertainment, Finance, Impact Investing, Financial Services. The organization boasts a portfolio of 247 investments, with an average round size of $56.5M and 152 successful exits. Their recent investments include Sling Media, Hearst Ventures, DCM Ventures, Mobius Venture Capital, Blurb. The highest investment round they participated in was $468.4B. Among their most notable exits are Sling Media and Hearst Ventures. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.
Employees
Investment portfolio
250
36
123
152
Investments
250
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Industry | Money Raised |
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Jun 20, 2024 | Semperis | Enterprise Software | 125.0M |
Jun 24, 2024 | Neuehealth | Financial Services | 150.0M |
Jul 17, 2024 | Pindrop | Cyber Security | 100.0M |
Jul 31, 2024 | Thumbtack | Service Industry | 75.0M |
Exits
152
Funding Timeline
250
1
3
Funding Rounds
250
Hercules Capital has raised 250 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 31, 2024 from a Debt Financing - Thumbtack round.
Annouced Date | Transaction Name | Number of Investors | Money Raised | Lead Investor |
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Jun 20, 2024 | Series C - Semperis | - | 125.0M | - |
Jun 24, 2024 | Post-IPO Debt - Neuehealth | - | 150.0M | - |
Jul 17, 2024 | Debt Financing - Pindrop | - | 100.0M | - |
Jul 31, 2024 | Debt Financing - Thumbtack | - | 75.0M | - |
Investors
2
Hercules Capital is funded by 2 investor(s). AloStar Kantor is the most recent investors.
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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AloStar | No | Post-IPO Debt - Hercules Capital | 6.5M |
- | No | Post-IPO Equity - Hercules Capital | 0 |
Fund raised
2
Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.
Annouced Date | Fund Name | Money Raised |
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May 10, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
May 11, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
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