Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc

Founded in December 2003, Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. is a NASDAQ traded specialized finance company providing debt and equity growth capital to technology-related companies at all stages of development. The company primarily finances privately-held companies backed by leading venture capital and private equity firms and also may finance certain publicly-traded companies. Hercules focuses its investments in companies active in technology industry sub-sectors, characterized by products or services that require advanced technologies, including computer software and hardware, networking systems, semiconductors, semiconductor capital equipment, information technology infrastructure or services, Internet consumer and business services, telecommunications, telecommunications equipment, media and life sciences. The company’s investments are originated through its principal office located in Silicon Valley, as well as additional offices in the Boston, Boulder and Chicago areas.

Funding rounds

Top investment portfolio themes

nanotechnology (2)

social networks (2)

(1)

photovoltaics (1)

pharmaceuticals (1)

healthcare (1)

electromedical systems (1)

medical devices (1)

cancer detection (1)

fluorescence endoscopy (1)

endoscopy (1)

Actual initial investment stage

N/A (6)

Series A (1)

Investment activity status

Active investor

Selected investments

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	Profile	Country	Funding
HighRoads Inc		United States	N/A
Atrenta Inc	Provider of system on chip realization solutions for the semiconductor and electronic systems industries.	United States	N/A
BabyUniverse Inc		United States	N/A
Bind Biosciences Inc	Developer of “smart” therapeutic targeted nano-particles capable of differential delivery and controlled drug release to diseased tissue	United States	N/A
Blurb Inc		United States	N/A
Braxton Technologies LLC		United States	N/A
BridgeWave Communications Inc	Ultra low cost gigabit speed wireless solutions	United States	N/A
Bullhorn Inc	Web-based software and services provider	United States	N/A
Buzz Media Inc (BUZZMEDIA)		United States	N/A
Calera Corp		United States	N/A
Cempra Inc	Developer of a drugs for difficult-to-treat and drug-resistant bacterial infections.	United States	N/A
Central Desktop Inc		United States	N/A
Quartics Inc	A fabless semiconductor company, designs, develops, and markets integrated circuits	United States	N/A
Stion Corp	Solar photovoltaics company developing high-efficiency thin-film modules.	United States	N/A
American Superconductor Corp		United States	N/A
Agami Systems Inc		United States	N/A
Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc		United States	N/A Initial investment
Chroma Therapeutics Ltd	Focused on harnessing the power of chromatin biology and novel drug accumulation approaches to discover and develop a new generation of targeted cance	United Kingdom	N/A
Lilliputian Systems Inc	Developer of fuel cell system and chips for consumer electronics devices.	United States	N/A Initial investment
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc		United States	N/A
Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc		United States	N/A
deCODE genetics Inc		Iceland	N/A
Nanosolar Inc	Printed thin-film photovoltaics.	United States	N/A
Enpirion Inc	Provider of innovative power management chipsets.	United States	N/A
ChaCha Search Inc		United States	N/A