Hercules Capital, Inc.
Hercules Capital, Inc. (HTGC) is a business development company providing debt and equity financing to venture-stage companies, with a strong bullish signal driven by 26 corporate insider buys totaling over $2.1M in the last 180 days, including a $452K purchase by the CEO.
BusinessWhat HTGC does
Hercules Capital is a specialty finance company structured as a business development company (BDC) and regulated investment company (RIC). It provides senior secured venture growth loans and other debt and equity financing primarily to technology, life sciences, and sustainable technology companies at the venture and growth stages. Its revenue is derived from interest income on its debt investments and capital gains from equity investments.
12 months past · 3 months futureHTGC activity timeline
Lifetime Government AwardsHTGC federal contracts
HTGC doesn't hold direct federal contracts.
Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding HTGC
Politicians Trading HTGCMembers of Congress with recent HTGC positions
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading HTGC
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Open-market buys
Bills Affecting HTGCLive legislation impacting this stock
Political ProfileWhere HTGC sits in Washington
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STRUCTURAL: High regulatory density (score 85) from 8 pending finance bills. EVIDENTIARY: Strong insider conviction with 26 total buys in 180 days (`get_corporate_insider_signal.total_buys`), including a $452K CEO purchase and a cluster of 11 insiders. Net: Evidentiary signal dominates, indicating high internal confidence despite regulatory exposure.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
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Broad legislative exposure to general finance sector regulation.U.S. Congress, SEC"Eight recent finance-sector bills with impact_ratios from 0.0008 to 0.001 listed in `Recent bill_impacts`."
Regulatory opportunities
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Potential for favorable BDC/RIC regulatory amendments in pending finance bills.U.S. Congress"Multiple finance-sector bills with positive estimated revenue impact listed in `Recent bill_impacts`."
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
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Congressional critics
- No specific congressional critics identified.
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