Hercules slaps The Funded with “Cease and Desist”

Hercules slaps The Funded with “Cease and Desist”

(updated with response from Hercules)
Hercules Technology, a Silicon Valley debt firm, has sent The Funded, a site that lets CEOs comment on their investors, with a “cease and desist” letter.

The letter cites a posting on The Funded that says Hercules is “horrible” and recommends that… Continue Reading

PSS Systems, data retention software co., raises $5M in debt

PSS Systems, a Mountain View, Calif. company that helps businesses comply with legal regulations on data retention laws by offering so-called “legal holds and retention management” software, has raised $5 million in debt.

Hercules Technology Growth Capital said it was among those providing the debt. PSS… Continue Reading

Portola Pharma gets $20M debt financing

Portola Pharmaceuticals, a South San Francisco biotech company developing cardiovascular and vascular disease therapies, has raised $20 million in debt financing from Hercules Technology Growth Capital.

Portola is already backed by venture firms Abingworth, Alta Partners, ATV, Frazier Healthcare Ventures, MPM Capital, Prospect Ventures and Sutter… Continue Reading