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Hercules Capital

VC
Palo Alto, CAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed, Growth

Check Size

$1.0M – $5.0M

AUM

$5.7B

Portfolio

31+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Hercules backs companies involved in public-private partnerships and financial innovations for government and enterprise.

Meet the Team

MK

Max Krieg

Vice President

TA

Tess Alonge

Vice President

AP

Amy Palaniuk

HR Business Partner

RS

Ruslan Sergeyev

Managing Director

JE

John Eggbeer

Managing Director

MB

Michael Bowden

Managing Director

AB

Andy Brown

Managing Director

SB

Scott Bluestein

CEO

FinTech
GovTech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Fintech
Enterprise
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (31)

Other

GO

Govini

GovTech
23

23andMe

90

908 Devices

AC

Acacia Pharma

AC

Acceleron Pharma, Inc

AC

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals

AC

Achronix Semiconductor

AC

Actifio

AD

Adaptimmune

AD

Adiana

How to pitch Hercules Capital
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed, Growth? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Fintech, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $5.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Max Krieg, Vice President.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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