Ventured Growth
with hercules capital
Join Hercules Capital in conversations with today’s top CEOs, CFOs, and investors in venture, private equity-backed, and public companies.
Featured episode
October 6, 2026
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On this episode of Ventured Growth, Dan Zhang, CFO and Chief Business Officer at ClickUp, talks about how she’s helping build a truly AI-native organization. Dan shares what ClickUp has learned from rolling out AI across the business—including why simply adding AI to existing processes didn’t work, and why they ended up “firing” thousands of AI agents.
RECENT EPISODES
May 26, 2026
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Fin CFO Dan Griggs explores how Fin transformed from a traditional SaaS help desk into one of the most talked-about AI-native platforms in enterprise software. With a career spanning Nestlé, RocketFuel and Sitecore, Dan brings a rare mix of operational depth and financial discipline to one of the boldest pivots in SaaS.
November 13, 2025
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On this episode, Paula Soteropoulos shares how she helped take Akcea public, launched therapies for underserved diseases, and advanced efforts in women’s health. With more than 30 years of experience across pharma and biotech, Paula discusses how she's using her platform to drive both innovation and inclusion.
October 2, 2025
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Eight Sleep CFO Nick Chammas discusses how Eight Sleep evolved from a niche product for athletes into a sleep fitness brand with global momentum. From raising $100M to expanding manufacturing across continents, Nick has helped steer the company through pivotal growth milestones.
YOUR HOSTS
Catherine Jhung
Senior Managing Director
Catherine leads origination, venture relationships, and business development for the fund’s Technology Group.
Eddie Lopez
Principal
Eddie Lopez is a Principal in the Technology Group and is based in San Mateo. He focuses on loan origination, venture relationships, and business development efforts.