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The Growth Rocketship: Hercules Backs Tech, Life Sciences

September 3, 2026
Latham speaks with Hercules Capital’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer about venture debt, growth lending, and market forces shaping technology and life sciences companies.

Hercules Capital provides senior secured loans to high-growth, venture capital-backed companies across technology and life sciences. Since its inception in 2003, Hercules has committed more than US$28 billion to more than 700 companies and works with more than 1,000 leading venture capital and private equity firms.

In this episode of Connected With Latham, Haim Zaltzman, Global Vice Chair of Latham’s Emerging Companies & Growth Practice, sits down with Scott Bluestein, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Hercules Capital, to discuss Hercules’ investment approach, the role of venture debt in the current market, and how AI could shape the future of technology and life sciences markets.

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