Investor

Hercules

Last cheque observed Apr 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Private equityQuietLast fund $100M, Mar 2023

DebtGrowthSeries D

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque576days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$53MRounds led0 of 6Mostly inUnited States, 83%
Pitch Hercules

Hercules highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Debt and Growth: 75% of its rounds

What they do

Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Apr
    JobandtalentGrowth · ES · TechCrunch$103MWith 6 others
  3. 2019

    1 round

  4. Jan
    BridgeBioUS · FinSMEs$299MWith 6 others
  5. 2018

    3 rounds

  6. Dec
    ContentfulSeries D · US · FinSMEs$34MWith 5 others
  7. May
    CloudPayUS · FinSMEs$25MWith 2 others
  8. Jan
    Intuity MedicalDebt · US · FinSMEs$70MWith 7 others
  9. 2017

    1 round

  10. Jul
    SebaciaDebt · US · FinSMEs$36MWith 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration5 named

BBBrodie BarnesExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
SBScott BluesteinChief Executive Officer of Investment ManageriFiling they signed
SHSeth H. MeyerChief Financial Officer of Investment ManageriFiling they signed
SKStan KimballExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
TDTrent D'AmbrosioExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 3 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Hercules. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Versant VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Hercules put money into.

BridgeBio$299M · Jan 2019Intuity Medical$70M · Jan 2018

Quick answers about Hercules

What does Hercules invest in?

Hercules invests most often at Debt and Growth (75% of the rounds on record).

How active is Hercules?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2025.

What has Hercules invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Jobandtalent (Growth, Apr 2025), BridgeBio (Undisclosed round, Jan 2019) and Contentful (Series D, Dec 2018).

How big are Hercules's cheques?

The median round it joins is $53M.

Does Hercules lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Hercules invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and Spain (17%).

Is Hercules investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2025.

Who does Hercules invest alongside?

Most often Versant Ventures (2 rounds together).

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