Hercules Capital, Inc.
A specialty finance company that lends money to fast-growing startups in technology, life sciences, and renewable energy — a practice known as venture lending. It was founded in 2003 by former executives of Comdisco, a collapsed tech leasing firm, who rose from that company's ashes like the mythical phoenix. The name "Hercules" evokes the strongman of Greek myth, chosen to signal the reliability it offers growing businesses.
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