Hercules Capital Receives BBB- Affirmed Investment Grade Credit and Corporate Rating from Fitch Ratings, Inc.

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) (“Hercules” or the “Company”), the largest and leading specialty financing provider to innovative venture, growth and established stage companies backed by some of the leading and top-tier venture capital and select private equity firms, today announced that Fitch Ratings, Inc. (“Fitch”) has affirmed Hercules’ investment grade credit and corporate rating of BBB- with a stable outlook, as well as its underlying analysis. “We