---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001280784-26-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HTGC"
cik: "0001280784"
company_name: "Hercules Capital, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:50:14.149733+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hercules Capital promotes Seth Meyer to President, appoints Andrew Olson as CFO

## Summary
- Seth Meyer, CFO since 2019, becomes President effective May 18, 2026, reporting to CEO Scott Bluestein.
- Andrew Olson returns as CFO and Head of Corporate Development, succeeding Meyer; previously VP of Finance at Hercules (2014-2017).
- Olson most recently served as Partner, CFO and COO at Revelation Partners, and CFO at SVB Capital and TriplePoint Capital.
- Olson holds a BA in Business Economics from UC Santa Barbara and is a California CPA; no material interest or family relationships disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001280784-26-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HTGC
- cik: 0001280784
- company_name: Hercules Capital, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280784/000128078426000022/0001280784-26-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280784/000128078426000022/htgc-20260429.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001280784-26-000022
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001280784-26-000022.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Seth H. Meyer was appointed as President at Hercules Capital, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: Seth H. Meyer, age 57, the Company's Chief Financial Officer since March 2019, will transition from his role as Chief Financial Officer and was appointed President of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280784/000128078426000022/0001280784-26-000022-index.htm
- Executive change
  Andrew Olson was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Hercules Capital, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Andrew Olson, age 43, was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development, succeeding Mr. Meyer in the role of Chief Financial Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280784/000128078426000022/0001280784-26-000022-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.