About
James Downing is Managing Director for Europe at Hercules Capital, where he established the firm's London office and leads origination and venture relationships across the continent, focusing on European technology companies since joining in November 2021. He was previously a Director at Silicon Valley Bank working on venture capital relationships and venture lending across multiple sectors, and earlier a Relationship Director at Barclays Bank managing mid-market tech and media companies. He holds an LLB in Law from De Montfort University.
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Colleagues at Hercules Capital, Inc.
Adam Soller
Managing Director at Hercules Capital, Inc.
Alexandra Henderson
Vice President at Hercules Capital, Inc.
Andrew Olson
Chief Financial Officer at Hercules Capital, Inc.
Brian Powers
Managing Director at Hercules Capital, Inc.
Briana Gironda
Principal at Hercules Capital, Inc.
Bryan Jadot
Senior Managing Director at Hercules Capital, Inc.
Catherine Jhung
Senior Managing Director, Business Development at Hercules Capital, Inc.
Charlie Vandis
Chief Credit Officer at Hercules Capital, Inc.








