Palo Alto, Calif. - Specialty finance firm Hercules Technology Growth Capital said on Wednesday that it has provided $20 million in debt financing to Glam Media, which operates a network of lifestyle websites, blogs and magazines aimed at women. The financing was part of Glam's recent $84.6 million funding round.

Palo Alto, Calif. - Hi5 Networks, an online social network with more than 70 million registered users, has raised $15 million in debt financing from Hercules Technology Growth Capital.

Palo Alto, Calif. - Specialty finance firm Hercules Technology Growth Capital said on Tuesday that it has provided $20 million in debt financing to Redmond, Wash.-based online gaming network WildTangent. The company powers game services for PC manufacturers such as Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Toshiba and Gateway, as well as a growing number of vertical sites and portals.

New York - Serious USA, a New York-based media technology company, has raised $7 million in venture debt from Hercules Technology Growth Capital.

Palo Alto, Calif. - Venture capital firm Hercules Technology Growth Capital announced that it has provided $1 million each to two social networking ventures -- one being San Francisco-based Wallop, and the other a stealth-mode company based in Los Angeles.