 PALO ALTO, 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 it, together with external funds managed by its adviser subsidiary, have originated more than 1.5 billion year-to-date in annual total gross debt and equity commitment 