NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to one class of notes issued by Hercules Capital Funding Trust 2018-1. Hercules Capital Funding Trust 2018-1 (the “Issuer” or “Hercules 2018-1”) will issue the Series 2018-1 Fixed Rate Senior Notes (the “Notes”). The Notes expect to receive payments from an initial pool of first and second lien loans (and participations therein) made to life sciences companies (the “Life Sciences Loans”) and technology compan