TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (TPVG) DEF 14A Definitive proxy

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TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP.

2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150

Menlo Park, California 94025

(650) 854 2090

March 27, 2017

Dear Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. (the “Company,” “TPVG,” “we,” “us” or “our”) to be held on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, at the offices of Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, 700 Sixth Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001.

The notice of the Annual Meeting and the proxy statement accompanying this letter provide an outline of the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, you will be asked to: (1) elect one director of the Company; (2) ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017; and (3) to transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting, or any postponement or adjournment thereof.

It is very important that your shares be represented at the Meeting. Whether or not you expect to be present in person at the Annual Meeting, please sign the enclosed proxy and return it promptly in the envelope provided, or vote via the Internet or telephone. We encourage you to vote via the Internet, if possible, as it saves us significant time and processing costs. To vote via the Internet, access www.voteproxy.com and follow the on-screen instructions. Have your proxy card available when you access the web page. Your vote and participation in the governance of the Company is very important to us.

Sincerely yours,

/s/ James P. Labe

James P. Labe

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held on April 27, 2017.

Our proxy statement and annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 are available on the Internet at www.astproxyportal.com/ast/18862/.

The following information applicable to the Annual Meeting may be found in the proxy statement and accompanying proxy card:

• The date, time and location of the meeting

• A list of the matters intended to be acted on and our recommendations regarding those matters

• Any control/identification numbers that you need to access your proxy card and

• Information about attending the meeting and voting in person.

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TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP.

2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150

Menlo Park, California 94025

(650) 854 2090

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON APRIL 27, 2017

Notice is hereby given to the holders of shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, (the “Stockholders”) of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “Company,” “TPVG,” “we,” “us” or “our”) that:

The 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Company will be held at the offices of Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, located at 700 Sixth Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001, on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, to consider and vote on the following proposals:

1. To elect one Class III director of the Company who will serve until the 2020 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders, or until his successor is duly elected and qualifies;

2. To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017; and

3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting, or any postponement or adjournment thereof.

You have the right to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting if you were a Stockholder of record at the close of business on March 20, 2017. Whether or not you expect to be present in person at the Annual Meeting, please sign the enclosed proxy and return it promptly in the envelope provided, or authorize a proxy via the Internet or telephone. Instructions are shown on the proxy card.

We have enclosed our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, proxy statement and a proxy card. Please sign the enclosed proxy card and return it promptly in the envelope provided, or authorize a proxy via the Internet or telephone.

Your vote is extremely important to us. In the event there are not sufficient votes for a quorum or to approve the proposals at the time of the Annual Meeting, the Annual Meeting may be adjourned in order to permit further solicitation of proxies by the Company.

THE BOARD, INCLUDING EACH OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THE PROPOSALS.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

/s/ Sajal K. Srivastava

Sajal K. Srivastava

Secretary

Menlo Park, California

March 27, 2017

This is an important Annual Meeting. To ensure proper representation at the Annual Meeting, please complete, sign, date and return the proxy card in the enclosed, self-addressed envelope, or vote your shares electronically via the Internet or by telephone. Please see the enclosed proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card for details about electronic voting. Even if you vote your shares prior to this Annual Meeting, you still may attend the Annual Meeting and vote your shares in person if you wish to change your vote

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TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP.

2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150

Menlo Park, California 94025

(650) 854 2090

PROXY STATEMENT

For

2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

To Be Held on April 27, 2017

This document will give you the information you need to vote on the matters listed on the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Notice of Annual Meeting”). This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “Company,” “TPVG,” “we,” “us” or “our”), for use at our 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, at the offices of Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, located at 700 Sixth Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001, and at any postponements or adjournments thereof. This Proxy Statement and the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the “Annual Report”), are being mailed to the Company’s stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 20, 2017 (the “Stockholders”) on or about March 27, 2017.

We encourage you to vote your shares, either by voting in person at the Annual Meeting or by voting by proxy, which means that you authorize someone else to vote your shares. If you properly sign, date and return the accompanying proxy card or otherwise authorize a proxy and provide voting instructions, either via the Internet or telephone, and the Company receives it in time for the Annual Meeting, the persons named as proxies will vote the shares registered directly in your name in the manner that you specified. If you authorize a proxy without specifying your voting instructions, your votes will be cast in accordance with the Board’s recommendations. If any other business is brought before the Annual Meeting, your votes will be cast at the discretion of the proxy holders.

You may revoke a proxy at any time before it is exercised by notifying the Company’s Secretary in writing, by submitting a properly executed, later-dated proxy, or by voting in person at the Annual Meeting. Any Stockholder entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting may attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person, whether or not he or she has previously authorized a proxy or wishes to change a previous vote. If you hold your shares in “street name” through a broker or other nominee, you must obtain a “legal proxy” from your broker or nominee in order to vote in person at the Annual Meeting.

PURPOSE OF ANNUAL MEETING

At the Annual Meeting, you will be asked to consider and vote on the following proposals:

1. To elect one Class III director of the Company who will serve until the 2020 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders, or until his successor is duly elected and qualifies;

2. To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017; and

3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting, or any postponement or adjournment thereof.

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VOTING SECURITIES

You may vote at the Annual Meeting only if you were a Stockholder of record at the close of business on March 20, 2017 (the “Record Date”) or if you hold a valid proxy from a Stockholder of record as of the Record Date. There were 15,980,768 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), outstanding on the Record Date. Each share of Common Stock entitles the holder to cast one vote on each matter properly brought before the Annual Meeting.

QUORUM REQUIRED

A quorum must be present at the Annual Meeting for any business to be conducted. The presence at the Annual Meeting, in person or by proxy, of Stockholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast at the Annual Meeting will constitute a quorum. Votes entitled to be cast by a broker or other nominee for which the nominee has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner and does not have discretionary authority to cast on non-routine proposals (which are considered “broker non-votes”) will be treated as present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum. If there are not enough Stockholders present to constitute a quorum, the chairman of the Annual Meeting may adjourn the Annual Meeting to permit the further solicitation of proxies.

VOTES REQUIRED

Election of Director

The nominee director will be elected by the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast in the election of such director. Stockholders may not cumulate their votes. If you instruct your proxy to “withhold authority” with respect to the nominee director, your votes will not be cast with respect to the person indicated. Because the nominee director is elected by a plurality of the votes cast, an abstention or instruction to “withhold authority” will have no effect on the outcome of the vote.

Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal at the Annual Meeting is required to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. Abstentions will not be included in determining the number of votes cast and, as a result, will have no effect on this proposal.

Broker Non-Votes

Broker non-votes are votes entitled to be cast by a broker or other nominee on a “non-routine” matter on which the broker or nominee does not have discretionary voting authority on behalf of a beneficial holder who does not provide explicit voting instructions to such broker or nominee. Proposal 1 is a non-routine matter. As a result, if you hold shares in “street name” through a broker, bank or other nominee, your broker, bank or nominee will not be permitted to exercise voting discretion with respect to Proposal 1, the election of one Class III director. Thus, if you beneficially own your shares through a broker or other nominee and you do not give your broker or nominee specific instructions on how to vote for you and you do not obtain a “legal proxy” from your broker or other nominee and attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person, your shares will have no effect on Proposal 1.

Proposal 2, the ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP, is a routine matter. As a result, if you beneficially own your shares and you do not provide your broker or nominee with voting instructions, your broker or nominee will be able to vote for you in its discretion on this routine matter.

Adjournment and Additional Solicitation

If there appear not to be enough votes to approve the proposals at the Annual Meeting, the chairman of the meeting or the Stockholders who are represented in person or by proxy may vote to adjourn the Annual Meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies. Sajal K. Srivastava and James P. Labe are the persons named as proxies and, if adjournment is

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submitted to the Stockholders for approval, will vote proxies held by one of them for such adjournment to permit the further solicitation of proxies. Approval of any proposal to adjourn the Annual Meeting submitted to the Stockholders for approval requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal.

A Stockholder vote may be taken on any of the proposals in this Proxy Statement prior to any such adjournment if there are sufficient votes for approval of such proposal.

INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION

The Company will bear the expense of the solicitation of proxies for the Annual Meeting, including the cost of preparing, printing and mailing this Proxy Statement, the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the proxy card and the Annual Report. If brokers, trustees, or fiduciaries and other institutions holding shares in their own names or in the names of their nominee, which shares are beneficially owned by others, forward the proxy materials to, and obtain proxies from, such beneficial owners, the Company will reimburse such persons for their reasonable expenses in so doing. No additional compensation will be paid to directors, officers or regular employees for such services.  

Stockholders may authorize proxies and provide their voting instructions through the Internet, by telephone, or by mail by following the instructions on the proxy card. These options require Stockholders to input the Control Number, which is provided on the proxy card. If you authorize a proxy using the Internet, after visiting www.voteproxy.com and inputting your Control Number, you will be prompted to provide your voting instructions. Stockholders will have an opportunity to review their voting instructions and make any necessary changes before submitting their voting instructions and terminating their Internet link. Stockholders who authorize a proxy via the Internet, in addition to confirming their voting instructions prior to submission, will, upon request, receive an e-mail confirming their instructions.

If a Stockholder wishes to participate in the Annual Meeting but does not wish to authorize his, her or its proxy by telephone or Internet, the Stockholder may authorize a proxy by mail by completing and executing the accompanying proxy card and returning it in the postage-paid envelope or attend the Annual Meeting in person.

Any proxy authorized pursuant to this solicitation by a Stockholder of record as of the Record Date may be revoked by notice from the person giving the proxy at any time before it is exercised. A revocation may be effected by resubmitting voting instructions via the Internet voting site, by telephone, by obtaining and properly completing another proxy card that is dated later than the original proxy card and returning it, by mail, in time to be received before the Annual Meeting, by attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person, or by a notice, provided in writing and signed by the Stockholder, delivered to the Company’s Secretary on any business day before the date of the Annual Meeting. If you hold your shares in “street name” through a broker or other nominee, you must follow the instructions provided by your broker or other nominee in order to revoke your proxy or change your voting instructions.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

As of the Record Date, to our knowledge, no person would be deemed to control us, as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

Our directors consist of interested directors and independent directors. An interested director is an “interested person” of the Company, as defined in the 1940 Act, and independent directors are all other directors (the “Independent Directors”).

The following table sets forth, as of the Record Date, certain ownership information with respect to our Common Stock for those persons who directly or indirectly own, control or hold with the power to vote 5% or more of our outstanding Common Stock and all executive officers and directors, individually and as a group.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to the securities. Ownership information for those persons who beneficially own 5% or more of our shares of common stock is based upon reports filed by such persons with the SEC and other information obtained from such persons, if available.

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	Percentage of Common Stock Outstanding
Name and Address	Type of Ownership	Shares Owned(2)		Percentage(3)
James P. Labe (1)	Direct		67,821		0.42	%
Sajal K. Srivastava (1)	Direct		110,728		0.69	%
Gilbert E. Ahye (1)	—	—		—
Steven P. Bird (1)	Direct		30,000		0.19	%
Stephen A. Cassani (1)	Direct	500		*
All directors and executive officers as a group	Direct		209,049		1.31	%
5% or Greater Beneficial Owners:
Clearbridge Investments, LLC (4)	Direct		1,322,590		8.28	%
Advisors Asset Management, Inc. (5)	Indirect		953,443		5.97	%

 * Represents less than 0.005%.

(1) The address for all of our executive officers and directors is c/o TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp., 2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150, Menlo Park, California 94025.

(2) Beneficial ownership has been determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Assumes no other purchases or sales of our common stock since the most recently available SEC filings. This assumption has been made under the rules and regulations of the SEC and does not reflect any knowledge that we have with regard to the present intent of the beneficial owners of our common stock listed in this table.

(3) Based on a total of 15,980,768 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding on the Record Date.

(4) Based on information provided in a Schedule 13G/A filed on February 14, 2017, Clearbridge Investments, LLC reported sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 1,322,590 shares of our Common Stock. The Schedule 13G/A does not include any information regarding shares acquired or sold since the date of such Schedule 13G/A. The business address of Clearbridge Investments, LLC is 620 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10018.

(5) Based on information provided in a Schedule 13G filed on February 13, 2017, Advisors Asset Management Inc. serves as a sponsor to several unit investment trusts which in the aggregate hold 953,443 shares of our Common Stock. The Schedule 13G does not include any information regarding shares acquired or sold since the date of such Schedule 13G. The business address of Advisors Asset Management, Inc. is 18925 Base Camp Road, Monument, Colorado 80132.

SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, the Company’s directors and other executive officers, and any persons holding more than 10% of our Common Stock, are required to report their beneficial ownership and any changes therein to the SEC and the Company. Specific due dates for those reports have been established, and the Company is required to report in this Proxy Statement any failure to file such reports by those due dates. Based on the Company’s review of Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed by such persons and information provided by the Company’s directors and other executive officers, the Company believes that during the year ended December 31, 2016, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to such persons were met in a timely manner.

DOLLAR RANGE OF SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY DIRECTORS

Information as to the beneficial ownership listed in the table below is based on information furnished to the Company by the persons listed in the table. We are not part of a “family of investment companies,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. The following table sets forth the dollar range of our Common Stock beneficially owned by each of our directors as of the Record Date.

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Name of Director	Dollar Range of Equity Securities in TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.(1)(2)
Independent Directors
Gilbert E. Ahye	None
Steven P. Bird	Over $100,000
Stephen A. Cassani	$1 - $10,000
Interested Directors
James P. Labe	Over $100,000
Sajal K. Srivastava	Over $100,000

(1) Dollar ranges are as follows: none, $1 – $10,000, $10,001 – $50,000, $50,001 – $100,000, or over $100,000.

(2) The dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned in us is based on the closing price for our common stock of $14.01 on the Record Date on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Beneficial ownership has been determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) of the Exchange Act.

PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

In accordance with the Company’s bylaws, the Board currently has five members. Directors are divided into three classes and are elected for staggered terms of three years each, with a term of office of one of the three classes of directors expiring at the annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders each year. After this election, the terms of Class I, II and III will expire in 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively. Each director will hold office for the term to which he or she is elected, or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies.

A Stockholder can vote for, or instruct his or her proxy to withhold his or her vote from, the nominee. In the absence of instructions to the contrary, it is the intention of the persons named as proxies to vote such proxy FOR the election of the nominee named below. If the nominee should decline or be unable to serve as a director, it is intended that the proxy will be voted for the election of such person as is nominated by the Board as a replacement. The Board has no reason to believe that James P. Labe will be unable or unwilling to serve.

THE BOARD, INCLUDING EACH OF ITS INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEE NAMED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT.

Information about the Nominee and Directors

Certain information with respect to the Class III nominee for election at the Annual Meeting, as well as each of the other directors, is set forth below, including their names, ages, a brief description of their recent business experience, including present occupations and employment, certain directorships that each person holds and the year in which each person became a director of the Company. The nominee for Class III director currently serves as a director of the Company.

James P. Labe has been nominated for election as a Class III director for a term expiring at the annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders in 2020. Mr. Labe is not being proposed for election pursuant to any agreement or understanding between Mr. Labe and the Company or any other person or entity.

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Nominee for Class III Director – Term Expiring 2020

Mr. Labe is an “interested person” of the Company as defined in the 1940 Act due to his position as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

Name, Address and Age(1)	Position(s) held with Company	Term of Office and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years	Other Directorships Held by Director or Nominee for Director During the Past 5 years(2)
Interested Director
James P. Labe (60)	Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director	Class III Director since 2013; Term Expires 2017	Serves as the Chief Executive Officer of TriplePoint Capital LLC	None

Class I Directors (continuing directors not up for re-election at the Annual Meeting)

Mr. Srivastava is an “interested person” of the Company as defined in the 1940 Act due to his positions as Chief Investment Officer, President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company. Mr. Cassani is not an “interested person” of the Company as defined in the 1940 Act.

Name, Address and Age(1)	Position(s) held with Company	Term of Office and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years	Other Directorships Held by Director or Nominee for Director During the Past 5 years(2)
Interested Director
Sajal K. Srivastava (41)	Chief Investment Officer, President, Treasurer, Secretary and Director	Class I Director since 2013; Term Expires 2018	Serves as the President and Chief Investment Officer of TriplePoint Capital LLC	None
Independent Director
Stephen A. Cassani (50)	Director	Class I Director since 2013; Term Expires 2018	Co-founder of Haven Capital Partners, located in Palo Alto, California, since 2009.	None

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Class II Directors (continuing directors not up for re-election at the Annual Meeting)

Mr. Ahye and Mr. Bird are not “interested persons” of the Company as defined in the 1940 Act.

Name, Address and Age(1)	Position(s) held with Company	Term of Office and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years	Other Directorships Held by Director or Nominee for Director During the Past 5 years(2)
Independent Directors
Gilbert E. Ahye (69)	Director	Class II Director since 2013; Term Expires 2019	Vice Chairman of American Express Global Business Travel, a joint venture with American Express and a group of private investors, since September 2014 and partner of the private equity firm of Certares. Executive Vice President - Chief Development Officer at American Express from May 2003 through August 2014.	Serves as a board advisor to the Henry Street Settlement.
Steven P. Bird (62)	Director	Class II Director since 2013; Term Expires 2019	Co-founder and General Partner of Focus Ventures, located in Palo Alto, California, since 1997.	None

(1) The business address of each of our directors is c/o TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp., 2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150, Menlo Park, California 94025.

(2) No director otherwise serves as a director of an investment company subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Information About Each Director’s Experience, Qualifications, Attributes or Skills

Below is additional information about each director (supplementing the information provided in the table above) that describes some of the specific experiences, qualifications, attributes and/or skills that each director possesses, and which the Board believes has prepared each director to be effective. The Board believes that the significance of each director’s experience, qualifications, attributes and/or skills is an individual matter (meaning that experience or a factor that is important for one director may not have the same value for another) and that these factors are best evaluated at the Board level, with no single director, or particular factor, being indicative of Board effectiveness. However, the Board believes that directors need to have the ability to review, evaluate, question and discuss critical information provided to them and to interact effectively with Company management, service providers and counsel, in order to exercise effective business judgment in the performance of their duties. The Board believes that its members satisfy this standard. Experience relevant to having this ability may be achieved through a director’s educational background, business, professional training or practice (e.g., finance, accounting or law), public service or academic positions, experience from service as a board member (including the Board of the Company) or as an executive of investment funds, public companies or significant private or not-for-profit entities or other organizations, and/or other life experiences. To assist them in evaluating matters under federal and state law, the Independent Directors interact with TPVG Advisers LLC (“Adviser”), the Company’s investment adviser and a subsidiary of TriplePoint Capital LLC (“TPC”), and also may benefit from information provided by the Company’s counsel.  The Company’s counsel has significant experience advising funds, including other business development companies, and fund board members. The Board and its committees have the ability to engage other experts as appropriate. The Board evaluates its performance on an annual basis.

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Experience, Qualifications, Attributes and/or Skills that Led to the Board’s Conclusion that such Members Should Serve as Directors of the Company

The Board believes that, collectively, the directors have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the Company and protecting the interests of its Stockholders. There is no familial relationship among any of the members of our Board or our executive officers. Below is a description of the various experiences, qualifications, attributes and/or skills with respect to each director considered by the Board.

Interested Directors

James P. Labe

The Board benefits from James P. Labe’s business leadership and experience and knowledge of the venture capital lending industry. Mr. Labe has been involved in the venture capital lending and leasing segment for more than 25 years and played a key role in making venture capital lending and leasing a regular source of capital for venture capital-backed companies. In particular, Mr. Labe founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of Comdisco Ventures, a division of Comdisco, Inc., which managed more than $3 billion in loan and lease transactions for more than 870 venture capital-backed companies and generated more than $500 million in cumulative pre-tax profits over 15 years during his tenure. Prior to joining Comdisco, Mr. Labe was employed by Equitec Financial Group. Mr. Labe has served as a voting member of TPC’s Investment Committee and has led and overseen TPC’s investment originations and venture capital relationship management efforts since its inception in 2006. Mr. Labe received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Middlebury College and received an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago. Mr. Labe’s extensive venture capital lending and leasing experience led our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to conclude that Mr. Labe is qualified to serve as the Chairman of the Board.

Sajal K. Srivastava

Sajal K. Srivastava brings to the Board strong investment and operating leadership experience along with a venture lending, leasing and technology finance background. Mr. Srivastava has served as a voting member of TPC’s Investment Committee and has led and overseen TPC’s day to day operations, credit and investment analysis, account servicing, portfolio monitoring, legal and finance groups since co-founding TPC with Mr. Labe. Prior to co-founding TPC, Mr. Srivastava worked with Mr. Labe at Comdisco Ventures where he, as head of their Investment and Credit Analyst team, structured, negotiated and managed venture lending and leasing transactions and also managed the diligence and credit analysis team. Before joining Comdisco, Mr. Srivastava was a Financial Analyst with Prudential Securities’ Technology Investment Banking Group. Mr. Srivastava received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Stanford University and received a Master of Science degree in Engineering Economic Systems and Operations Research from Stanford University. Mr. Srivastava’s strong investment and operating leadership experience led our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to conclude that Mr. Srivastava is qualified to serve as a director.

Independent Directors

Gilbert E. Ahye

Gilbert E. Ahye brings to the Board expertise in accounting and business development. Mr. Ahye became Vice Chairman of American Express Global Business Travel, a joint venture with American Express and a group of private investors, in September 2014. At that time he also became a partner of the private equity firm of Certares. While at American Express he had a longstanding career as a senior executive in finance, business development, investment, and mergers and acquisitions, and was at American Express for more than 30 years. Mr. Ahye served as the Executive Vice President–Chief Development Officer at American Express from May 2003 through August 2014 where he led the Corporate Development / M&A and Innovation group and was a member of American Express’s Global Management Team. During his time at American Express, Mr. Ahye also served as Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Consumer Card Business from 1996 to 1999 and Treasurer of International and Domestic Treasury from 1985 to 1988. Prior to joining American Express, Mr. Ahye was head of Capital Budgeting for International Paper Company from 1978 to 1981. From 1977 to 1978, Mr. Ahye served as a Manager at Union Carbide Corporation. From 1971 to 1977, Mr. Ahye served as Senior Auditor at Ernst & Young. Mr. Ahye is a member of both the American and New York State Societies of CPAs and serves as a board advisor to the Henry Street Settlement. Mr. Ahye also serves as an advisor to a payments company in China. Mr. Ahye was named to Black Enterprise

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Magazine’s 75 Most Powerful Blacks on Wall Street in 2006. Mr. Ahye received a Bachelor of Science degree from Manhattan College, a Master of Business Administration degree from St. John’s University and has a Certified Public Accountant accreditation. Mr. Ahye’s extensive practical experience with executing successful investment strategies and his long term focus on business development led our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to conclude that Mr. Ahye is qualified to serve as a director.

Steven P. Bird

Steven P. Bird brings to the Board a diverse knowledge of business and finance. Mr. Bird is a well-known veteran of the Silicon Valley venture capital community as a result of a twenty year career working with leading venture capital funds in both venture capital investing as well as venture capital debt financing. Mr. Bird is a co-founder and has been a General Partner of Focus Ventures, located in Palo Alto, California, since its founding in 1997. Focus Ventures has over $830 million in assets under management. Focus Ventures invests in privately held, expansion stage technology companies, and Mr. Bird focuses on investments in enterprise software and internet services. Prior to co-founding Focus Ventures, from 1994 to 1996, Mr. Bird was a Managing Director at Comdisco Ventures Inc. where he was involved with debt and equity capital investments for emerging growth companies. From 1984 to 1992, Mr. Bird was a General Partner at First Century Partners, a venture capital fund affiliated with Smith Barney Inc. From 1992 to 1994, Mr. Bird was a Manager at Bain & Company, a management consulting firm where he worked with companies in the communications, software, and semiconductor industries. From 1977 to 1991, Mr. Bird worked as a Senior Development Engineer in software development at Battelle Northwest Laboratories. Mr. Bird received a Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford University, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree from Stanford University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Mr. Bird’s extensive experience with venture capital investing and venture capital debt financing led our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to conclude that Mr. Bird is qualified to serve as a director.

Stephen A. Cassani

Stephen A. Cassani brings to the Board a diverse knowledge of business, finance and capital markets. Mr. Cassani has had a long standing career of over twenty years in investment banking and finance relating to growth stage venture capital and private equity backed companies and in real estate. Mr. Cassani is a co-founder of Haven Capital Partners, a real estate investment, development and management company founded in 2009 and located in Palo Alto, California. At Haven Capital Partners, Mr. Cassani oversees a family office with extensive real estate holdings, where his duties include managing commercial development projects as well as new investment opportunities. Prior to co-founding Haven Capital Partners, Mr. Cassani spent most of his career in investment banking, most recently serving as a Managing Director at Citigroup Global Markets, where from 2001 to 2008 he led the firm’s west coast private capital markets business focusing primarily on expansion and growth stage venture capital and private equity backed companies. From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Cassani served as Vice President of Client Management for Brand3, a venture-backed software company. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Cassani was a Principal in the investment banking group at Montgomery Securities / Banc of America Securities, with a focus on the consumer sector. Prior to that, Mr. Cassani began his investment banking career in the Private Equity Placements Group at Chase Securities, Inc. Mr. Cassani received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia Business School. Mr. Cassani’s extensive investment banking and finance experience relating to growth stage venture capital and private equity backed companies led our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to conclude that Mr. Cassani is qualified to serve as a director.

Corporate Governance

We believe that maintaining the highest standards of corporate governance is a crucial part of our business, and we are committed to having in place the necessary controls and procedures designed to ensure compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. The corporate governance guidelines are available on the Company’s website at www.tpvg.com.

 Director Independence

NYSE corporate governance rules require listed companies to have a board of directors with at least a majority of independent directors. Under NYSE corporate governance rules, in order for a director to be deemed independent, our Board must determine that the individual does not have a relationship that would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out his or her responsibilities. On an annual basis, each member of our Board is required to

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complete an independence questionnaire designed to provide information to assist the Board in determining whether the director is independent under NYSE corporate governance rules, the 1940 Act and our corporate governance guidelines. Our Board has determined that each of our directors, other than Messrs. Labe and Srivastava, is independent under the listing standards of the NYSE, the Exchange Act and the 1940 Act. Our governance guidelines require any director who has previously been determined to be independent to inform the Chairman of the Board, the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and our Secretary of any change in circumstance that may cause his or her status as an Independent Director to change. The Board limits membership on the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Valuation Committee, and the Compensation Committee to Independent Directors.

The Board’s Role in Risk Oversight

Our Board performs its risk oversight function primarily through (1) its four standing committees, which report to the entire Board and three of which are comprised solely of independent directors, and (2) active monitoring by our chief compliance officer and our compliance policies and procedures.

As described in more detail under “Committees of the Board of directors,” the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Valuation Committee, and the Compensation Committee assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its risk oversight responsibilities.

The Audit Committee of the Board (which consists of all the Independent Directors) is responsible for approving our independent accountants, reviewing with our independent accountants the plans and results of the audit engagement, approving professional services provided by our independent accountants, reviewing the independence of our independent accountants and reviewing the adequacy of our internal accounting controls. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for selecting, researching and nominating directors for election by our stockholders, developing and recommending to the Board a set of corporate governance principles and overseeing the evaluation of the Board and our management. The Valuation Committee is responsible for aiding the Board in valuing investments that are not publicly traded or for which current market values are not readily available. Stockholders should note, however, that the Board’s oversight function cannot eliminate all risks or ensure that particular events do not adversely affect the value of investments. The Compensation Committee’s risk oversight responsibilities include reviewing and recommending to our Board for approval the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Company and the Adviser and the Administration Agreement between the Company and TPVG Administrator LLC (“Administrator”), our administrator and a subsidiary of our Adviser, of the allocable portion of the Company’s chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs on an annual basis.

Oversight of the Company’s investment activities extends to oversight of the risk management processes employed by our Adviser as part of its day-to-day management of our investment activities. The Board reviews risk management processes at both regular and special board meetings throughout the year, consulting with appropriate representatives of our Adviser as necessary and periodically requesting the production of risk management reports or presentations. The goal of the Board’s risk oversight function is to ensure that the risks associated with our investment activities are accurately identified, thoroughly investigated and responsibly addressed.

Our Board of Directors also performs its risk oversight responsibilities with the assistance of the chief compliance officer. The Board of Directors will annually review a written report from the chief compliance officer discussing the adequacy and effectiveness of the compliance policies and procedures of TPVG and its service providers. The chief compliance officer’s annual report will address, at a minimum, (a) the operation of the compliance policies and procedures of TPVG and its service providers since the last report; (b) any material changes to such policies and procedures since the last report; (c) any recommendations for material changes to such policies and procedures as a result of the chief compliance officer’s annual review; and (d) any compliance matter that has occurred since the date of the last report about which the Board of Directors would reasonably need to know to oversee our compliance activities and risks. In addition, the chief compliance officer will meet separately in executive session with the independent directors at least once each year.

We believe that our Board of Director’s role in risk oversight is effective, and appropriate given the extensive regulation to which we are already subject as a BDC. As a BDC, we are required to comply with certain regulatory requirements that control the levels of risk in our business and operations. For example, our ability to incur indebtedness is limited such that our asset coverage must equal at least 200% immediately after each time we incur indebtedness, we generally cannot invest in assets that are not “qualifying assets” unless at least 70% of our gross assets consist of “qualifying

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assets” immediately prior to such investment, and we are not generally permitted to invest, subject to certain exceptions, in any portfolio company in which one of our affiliates currently has an investment.

We recognize that different board roles in risk oversight are appropriate for companies in different situations. We intend to re-examine the manners in which the board administers its oversight function on an ongoing basis to ensure that they continue to meet TPVG’s needs.

The Board’s Composition and Leadership Structure

Our Board monitors and performs an oversight role with respect to the business and affairs of TPVG, including with respect to investment practices and performance, compliance with regulatory requirements and the services, expenses and performance of service providers to TPVG. Among other things, our Board approves the appointment of our investment adviser and officers, reviews and monitors the services and activities performed by our investment adviser and executive officers and approves the engagement, and reviews the performance of, our independent public accounting firm.

The 1940 Act requires that at least a majority of the Company’s directors not be “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Company. Currently, three of the Company’s five directors are Independent Directors (and are not “interested persons”). However, James P. Labe, Chief Executive Officer of TPC, and therefore an interested person of the Company, serves as Chairman of the Board. The Board believes that it is in the best interests of stockholders for Mr. Labe to lead the Board because of his broad experience with the day-to-day management and operations of other companies and his significant background in the financial services industry, as described above. The Board does not have a lead independent director. The Board believes that its leadership structure is appropriate in light of the characteristics and circumstances of the Company because the structure allocates areas of responsibility among the individual directors and the committees in a manner that enhances effective oversight. The Board also believes that its small size creates a highly efficient governance structure that provides ample opportunity for direct communication and interaction between our Adviser and the Board.

We are aware of the potential conflicts that may arise when a non-independent director is chairman of the board, but believe these potential conflicts are offset by our strong corporate governance policies. Our corporate governance policies include regular meetings of the independent directors in executive session without the presence of interested directors and management, the establishment of audit, nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees comprised solely of independent directors and the appointment of a chief compliance officer, with whom the independent directors meet regularly without the presence of interested directors and other members of management, for administering our compliance policies and procedures.

Board Meetings

For the year ended December 31, 2016, our Board held six Board meetings. All directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and of the respective committees on which they served that were held while they were members of the Board during the year ended December 31, 2016. The Board’s standing committees are set forth below. We require each director to make a diligent effort to attend all Board and committee meetings and encourage directors to attend the Annual Meeting. All the directors attended the 2016 Annual Meeting of stockholders.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Audit Committee

The members of our Audit Committee are Gilbert E. Ahye, Steven P. Bird and Stephen A. Cassani, each of whom meets the independence standards established by the SEC and the NYSE for audit committees and is independent for purposes of the 1940 Act. Gilbert E. Ahye serves as Chairman of our Audit Committee. Our Board has determined that Gilbert E. Ahye is an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is defined under Item 407 of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act. Our Audit Committee is responsible for approving our independent accountants, reviewing with our independent accountants the plans and results of the audit engagement, approving professional services provided by our independent accountants, reviewing the independence of our independent accountants and reviewing the adequacy of our internal accounting controls. For the year ended December 31, 2016, our Audit Committee met four times. The Audit Committee reviews and approves the amount of audit fees and any other fees paid to our independent accountants. The Audit Committee Charter is available on the Company’s website at www.tpvg.com.

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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The members of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are Stephen A. Cassani, Gilbert E. Ahye and Steven P. Bird, each of whom is independent for purposes of the 1940 Act and the NYSE corporate governance regulations. Stephen A. Cassani serves as Chairman of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for identifying, selecting and nominating directors for election by our stockholders, selecting nominees to fill vacancies on our Board or a committee of our Board, developing and recommending to our Board a set of corporate governance principles and overseeing the evaluation of our Board and our management.  For the year ended December 31, 2016, our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met one time.  Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may consider nominating an individual recommended by a stockholder for election as a director if such stockholder complies with the advance notice provisions of our bylaws.

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has not adopted a formal policy with regard to the consideration of diversity in identifying individuals for election as members of our Board, but the committee considers such factors as it may deem are in our best interests and those of our stockholders. Those factors may include a person’s differences of viewpoint, professional experience, education and skills, as well as his or her race, gender and national origin. In addition, as part of our Board’s annual-self assessment, the members of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee evaluate the membership of our Board and whether our Board maintains satisfactory policies regarding membership selection. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has adopted a written Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter that is available on the Company’s website at www.tpvg.com.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers Stockholder recommendations for possible nominees for election as directors when such recommendations are submitted in accordance with the Company’s bylaws, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter and any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding director nominations. Our bylaws provide that a Stockholder who wishes to nominate a person for election as a director at a meeting of Stockholders must deliver written notice to our secretary, Sajal K. Srivastava, c/o TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp., 2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150, Menlo Park, California 94025, between October 28, 2017 and 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on November 27, 2017. This notice must contain, as to each nominee, all information that would be required under applicable SEC rules to be disclosed in connection with election of a director and certain other information set forth in our bylaws, including the following minimum information for each director nominee: full name, age and address; principal occupation during the past five years; directorships on publicly held companies and investment companies during the past five years; number of shares of our Common Stock owned, if any; and a written consent of the individual to stand for election if nominated by the Board and to serve if elected by the Stockholders. In order to be eligible to be a nominee for election as a director by a Stockholder, such potential nominee must deliver to our secretary a written questionnaire providing the requested information about the background and qualifications of such nominee and a written representation and agreement that such nominee is not and will not become a party to any voting agreements, any agreement or understanding with any person with respect to any compensation or indemnification in connection with services on the Board and would be in compliance with all of our publicly disclosed corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines.

Criteria considered by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in evaluating the qualifications of individuals for election as members of the Board include compliance with the independence and other applicable requirements of the NYSE corporate governance rules, the 1940 Act and the SEC, and all other applicable laws, rules, regulations and listing standards; the criteria, policies and principles set forth in the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter and the ability to contribute to the effective management of the Company, taking into account the needs of the Company and such factors as the individual’s experience, perspective, skills and knowledge of the industry in which the Company operates. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also may consider such other factors as it may deem are in the best interests of the Company and its Stockholders.

Valuation Committee

The members of our Valuation Committee are Gilbert E. Ahye, Steven P. Bird and Stephen A. Cassani. Mr. Ahye serves as Chairman of our Valuation Committee. Our Valuation Committee is responsible for assisting our Board in valuing investments that are not publicly traded or for which current market values are not readily available. Our Board and Valuation Committee utilizes the services of independent valuation firms to help them determine the fair value of these securities. However, our Board does not havede minimisinvestments of less than 1% of our gross assets (up to an aggregate

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of 10% of our gross assets) independently reviewed. The Board, however, may request at its discretion to have such investments valued by an independent valuation firm. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, our Valuation Committee met four times.

Compensation Committee

The members of our Compensation Committee are Steven P. Bird, Gilbert E. Ahye and Stephen A. Cassani, each of whom is independent for purposes of the 1940 Act and the NYSE corporate governance regulations. Steven P. Bird serves as Chairman of our Compensation Committee. Our Compensation Committee is responsible for overseeing our compensation policies generally and making recommendations to our Board with respect to any incentive compensation or equity-based plans that are subject to Board approval, evaluating executive officer performance, overseeing and setting compensation for our directors and, as applicable, our executive officers and, as applicable, preparing the report on executive officer compensation that SEC rules require to be included in our annual proxy statement. Currently, none of our executive officers are compensated by us and as such our Compensation Committee is not required to produce a report on executive officer compensation for inclusion in our annual proxy statement. The Compensation Committee is also responsible for annually reviewing and recommending for approval to the Board the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement.

Our Compensation Committee has the sole authority to retain and terminate any compensation consultant assisting our Compensation Committee, including sole authority to approve all such compensation consultants’ fees and other retention terms. Our Compensation Committee may delegate its authority to subcommittees or the Chairman of the Compensation Committee when it deems appropriate and in our best interests. For the year ended December 31, 2016, our Compensation Committee met three times. The Compensation Committee charter is available on our website at www.tpvg.com.

Executive Sessions and Communication with the Board

The Independent Directors serving on the Board intend to meet in executive sessions at the conclusion of each regularly scheduled meeting of the Board, and additionally as needed, without the presence of any directors or other persons who are part of the Company’s management. These executive sessions of the Board will be presided over by one of the Independent Directors serving on the Board selected on an ad-hoc basis.

Stockholders and other interested parties with questions about the Company are encouraged to contact the Company’s Investor Relations Department at 2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150, Menlo Park, California 94025 or by visiting the Company website at www.tpvg.com. However, if Stockholders or other interested parties believe that their questions have not been addressed, they may communicate with the Company’s Board, a committee of the Company’s Board, the Company’s Independent Directors as a group or the Company’s Board generally by sending their communications to Sajal K. Srivastava, Secretary, c/o TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp., 2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150, Menlo Park, California 94025 who will forward them to the intended recipient(s). Any such communications may be made anonymously. Unsolicited advertisements, invitations to conferences or promotional materials, in the discretion of the Secretary, are not required, however, to be forwarded to the directors.

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Information about the Executive Officer Who Is Not A Director  

The following information pertains to our executive officer who is not a director of the Company.

Name, Address and Age(1)	Positions held with Company	Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years
Carl M. Rizzo (65)	Chief Compliance Officer	Mr. Rizzo is our and the Adviser’s Chief Compliance Officer. He has served as a Director at Alaric Compliance Services LLC since 2011 and performs his functions as Chief Compliance Officer under the terms of an agreement between the Company and Alaric Compliance Services LLC and the Adviser and Alaric Compliance Services LLC. Mr. Rizzo also currently serves as the Chief Compliance Officer of another publicly traded business development company, another private business development company, and their respective registered investment advisors. Mr. Rizzo served from January 2014 to February 2015 as Chief Compliance Officer for Clearlake Capital Group, LP, an SEC registered investment adviser to a group of private equity funds. Mr. Rizzo served from May 2011 to November 2011 as interim Chief Compliance Officer for AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC, an SEC registered investment adviser then with assets under management of approximately $110 billion. From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Rizzo served as Senior Principal Consultant with ACA Compliance Group, a regulatory compliance consulting firm. From 1994 to 2005, he served as principal in-house regulatory compliance attorney for the investment management units of several firms in the bank and insurance channels of the U.S. asset management industry, most recently (from 2001 to 2005) as Assistant General Counsel at Bank of America Corporation in Charlotte, NC. Mr. Rizzo received a Masters of Law degree in federal securities regulation from Georgetown University. Mr. Rizzo received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Davidson College and received a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Richmond’s T.C. Williams School of Law.

(1) The business address of each of our executive officers, our Adviser and TriplePoint Capital LLC is c/o TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp., 2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150, Menlo Park, California 94025.

Each officer holds his office until his successor is chosen and qualified, or until his earlier resignation or removal.

Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics

We expect each of our officers and directors, as well as any person affiliated with our operations, to act in accordance with the highest standards of personal and professional integrity at all times and to comply with the Company’s policies and procedures and all laws, rules and regulations of any applicable international, federal, provincial, state or local government. To this effect, the Company has adopted a Code of Conduct, which is posted on the Company’s website at www.tpvg.com. The Code of Conduct applies to the Company’s directors, executive officers, officers and their respective staffs.

As required by the 1940 Act, we and our Adviser have jointly adopted a Code of Ethics that establishes procedures that apply to our directors, executive officers, officers, their respective staffs and the employees of our Adviser with respect to their personal investments and investment transactions. Our Code of Ethics generally does not permit investments by our directors, officers or any other covered person in securities that may be purchased or held by us. The Code of Ethics is posted on the Company’s website at www.tpvg.com. We intend to disclose any material amendments to or waivers of required provisions of our Code of Conduct or the Code of Ethics on a Current Report on Form 8-K.

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Compensation of Directors

The Independent Directors receive an annual fee, fees for meetings attended plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending meetings in person. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Independent Directors received an annual fee of $60,000, $2,500 for each regular Board meeting attended in person, $1,500 for each telephonic regular Board meeting, $1,000 for each committee meeting attended in person and $500 for each telephonic committee meeting. The chairman of the Audit Committee received an additional annual fee of $5,000. The following table shows information regarding the compensation earned by our directors for the year ended December 31, 2016. No compensation is paid by us to any interested director or executive officer of the Company.

Name	Aggregate Compensation from TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.(1)		Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Our Expenses (2)	Total Compensation from TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. Paid to Director (1)
Independent Directors
Gilbert E. Ahye	$	91,000	—	$	91,000
Steven P. Bird	$	86,000	—	$	86,000
Stephen A. Cassani	$	86,000	—	$	86,000
Interested Directors
James P. Labe	—		—	—
Sajal K. Srivastava	—		—	—

(1) For a discussion of the Independent Directors’ compensation, see above.

(2) We do not have a profit-sharing or retirement plan, and directors do not receive any pension or retirement benefits.

We have obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance on behalf of our directors and officers.

Compensation of Executive Officers

None of our officers receives direct compensation from us. However, Messrs. Labe and Srivastava, through their financial interests in our Adviser, are entitled to a portion of any investment advisory fees paid by us under the Investment Advisory Agreement. Our other executive officers are paid by our Administrator, subject to reimbursement by us of our allocable portion of such compensation for services rendered by such persons to us under the Administration Agreement. To the extent that our Administrator outsources any of its functions, we reimburse our Administrator for the fees associated with such functions without profit or benefit to our Administrator. The Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement must be reapproved on an annual basis by our Board, including a majority of our directors who are not parties to such agreement or who are not “interested persons” of any such party, as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.

Indemnification Agreements

In February 2014, we entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers. The indemnification agreements are intended to provide our directors and executive officers the maximum indemnification permitted under Maryland law and the 1940 Act. Each indemnification agreement provides that we shall indemnify the director or executive officer who is a party to the agreement, or an “Indemnitee,” including the advancement of legal expenses, if, by reason of his or her corporate status, the Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, made a party to or a witness in any threatened, pending, or completed proceeding, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law and the 1940 Act.

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

Policies and Procedures for Managing Conflicts; Co-investment Opportunities

Certain members of our Adviser’s senior investment team and Investment Committee serve, or may serve, as officers, directors, members or principals of entities that operate in the same or a related line of business as we do, or of investment

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vehicles managed by TPC with similar investment objectives. Similarly, TPC may have other clients with similar, different or competing investment objectives.

Our investment strategy includes investments in secured loans, together with, in many cases, attached equity “kickers” in the form of warrants, and direct equity investments. TPC also manages, and in the future may manage, other investment funds, accounts or vehicles that invest or may invest in these investments. Although we are the primary vehicle through which TPC focuses its venture growth stage business, other vehicles sponsored or managed by our Adviser’s senior investment team may also invest in venture growth stage companies or may have prior investments outstanding to our borrowers. As a result, members of our Adviser’s senior investment team and Investment Committee, in their roles at TPC, may face conflicts in the allocation of investment opportunities among us and other investment vehicles managed by TPC with similar or overlapping investment objectives in a manner that is fair and equitable over time and consistent with TPC’s allocation policy. Generally, when a particular investment would be appropriate for us as well as one or more other investment funds, accounts or vehicles managed by our Adviser’s senior investment team, such investment is apportioned by our Adviser’s senior investment team in accordance with (1) our Adviser’s internal conflict of interest and allocation policies, (2) the requirements of the Advisers Act and (3) certain restrictions under the 1940 Act regarding co-investments with affiliates. Such apportionment may not be strictly pro rata, depending on the good faith determination of all relevant factors, including differing investment objectives, diversification considerations and the terms of our or the respective governing documents of such investment funds, accounts or investment vehicles. These procedures could, in certain circumstances, limit whether or not a co-investment opportunity is available to us, the timing of acquisitions and dispositions of investments, the price paid or received by us for investments or the size of the investment purchased or sold by us.

We have co-invested and, in the future, may co-invest with investment funds, accounts and vehicles managed by TPC where doing so is consistent with our investment strategy as well as applicable law and SEC staff interpretations. We generally are only permitted to co-invest with such investment funds, accounts and vehicles where the only term that is negotiated is price.  However, we, TPC and our Adviser have filed an exemptive application with the SEC to permit greater flexibility to negotiate the terms of co-investments with TPC and/or investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles managed by TPC in a manner consistent with our investment objective, positions, policies, strategies and restrictions as well as regulatory requirements and other pertinent factors. Even though we have filed this exemptive application, there can be no assurance that we will receive exemptive relief from the SEC to permit us to co-invest with TPC and/or investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles managed by TPC where terms other than price are negotiated.

Investment Advisory Agreement

In February 2014, we entered into the Investment Advisory Agreement with our Adviser. Our Board most recently determined to re-approve the Investment Advisory Agreement at an in-person meeting held in October 2016.  Pursuant to this agreement, we have agreed to pay to our Adviser a base management fee and an incentive fee for its services.  Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, our Adviser is responsible for sourcing, reviewing and structuring investment opportunities for us, underwriting and diligencing our investments and monitoring our investment portfolio on an ongoing basis.  Our Adviser’s management fee and incentive fee is based on the value of our investments and, therefore, there may be a conflict of interest when personnel of our Adviser are involved in the valuation process for our portfolio investments. For the year ended December 31, 2016, base management fee and income incentive fee paid or payable to our Adviser totaled approximately $8.3 million. The Investment Advisory Agreement may be terminated by either party with 60 days’ prior written notice to the other. Our Adviser is located at 2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150, Menlo Park, California 94025.

Administration Agreement

In February 2014, we entered into the Administration Agreement with our Administrator pursuant to which our Administrator is responsible for furnishing us with office facilities and equipment and provides us with clerical, bookkeeping, recordkeeping and other administrative services at such facilities. Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, we pay our Administrator an amount equal to our allocable portion (subject to the review of our Board) of our Administrator’s overhead resulting from its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including rent and the allocable portion of the cost of our chief compliance officer and chief financial officer and their respective staffs. The Administration Agreement may be terminated by either party with 60 days’ prior written notice to the other. For the year ended December 31, 2016, administration agreement expenses paid or payable totaled approximately $1.6 million. Our Administrator is located at 2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150, Menlo Park, California 94025.

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In addition, our Administrator has entered into a sub-administration agreement with Conifer Financial Services LLC to provide certain sub-administrative services to us on behalf of our Administrator.

Staffing Agreement

In February 2014, our Adviser entered into the Staffing Agreement with TPC. Pursuant to the Staffing Agreement, TPC has made and will continue to make, subject to the terms of the Staffing Agreement, its investment and portfolio management and monitoring teams available to our Adviser. We believe that the Staffing Agreement (i) provides us with access to deal flow generated by TPC in the ordinary course of its business; (ii) provides us with access to TPC’s investment professionals, including its senior investment team led by Messrs. Labe and Srivastava, and TPC’s non-investment employees; and (iii) commits certain key senior members of TPC’s Investment Committee to serve as members of our Adviser’s Investment Committee. TPC is obligated under the Staffing Agreement to allocate investment opportunities among its affiliates fairly and equitably over time in accordance with its allocation policy. Our Adviser is responsible for determining if we will participate in deal flow generated by TPC. The Staffing Agreement may be terminated with 60 days’ prior written notice.

License Agreement

In February 2014, we entered into the License Agreement with TPC under which TPC granted us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “TriplePoint” and the TriplePoint logo.

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PROPOSAL 2: RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Deloitte has been selected as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. Deloitte was selected by the Audit Committee of the Company, and that selection was unanimously ratified by the Company’s Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, by a vote cast in person. This selection is subject to ratification or rejection by the stockholders of the Company. The Company does not know of any direct or indirect financial interest of Deloitte in the Company. Representative(s) of Deloitte will attend the Annual Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available to answer questions.

Audit Fees

Audit fees consist of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our year-end financial statements and services that are normally provided by Deloitte in connection with statutory and regulatory filings. Audit fees for the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 billed to the Company were $523,000 and $542,900, respectively.  Of the audit fees billed, for the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $35,000 and $113,400, respectively, related to registration statement and prospectus filings.

Audit-Related Fees

Audit-related services consist of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” These services include attest services that are not required by statute or regulation and consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards. There were no audit-related fees billed by Deloitte for the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Tax Fees

Tax fees consist of fees billed for professional services for tax compliance. These services include assistance regarding federal, state, and local tax compliance. $33,000 and $17,500, respectively, were billed by Deloitte during the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

All Other Fees

Other fees would include fees billed for products and services other than the services reported above. There were no other fees billed for the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Any requests for audit, audit-related, tax and other services that have not received general pre-approval must be submitted to the Audit Committee for specific pre-approval, and cannot commence until such approval has been granted. Normally, pre-approval is provided at regularly scheduled meetings of the Audit Committee. However, the Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members. The member or members to whom such authority is delegated must report any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Audit Committee does not delegate its responsibilities to pre-approve services performed by the independent auditor to management.

THE BOARD, INCLUDING EACH OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” RATIFICATION OF DELOITTE AND TOUCHE LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM TO THE COMPANY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2017.

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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT1

The following is the report of the Audit Committee with respect to the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016.

The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the Company’s audited financial statements with management and Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”), the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, with and without management present. Management has represented to the Audit Committee that the Company’s financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The Audit Committee is not, however, professionally engaged in the practice of accounting or auditing and does not provide any expert or other special assurance as to such financial statements concerning compliance with laws, regulations or accounting principles generally accepted in the United States or as to auditor independence. The Audit Committee relies, without independent verification, on the information provided to it and on the representations made by management and the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

The Audit Committee also has discussed with Deloitte matters relating to Deloitte’s judgments about the quality, as well as the acceptability, of the Company’s accounting principles as applied in its financial reporting as required by Statement of Auditing Standards No. 16 (Communication with Audit Committees). In addition, the Audit Committee has discussed with Deloitte its independence from management and the Company, as well as the matters in the written disclosures received from Deloitte and required by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Rule 3526 (Communication with Audit Committee Concerning Independence). The Audit Committee received disclosures from Deloitte confirming its independence and discussed it with them. The Audit Committee reviewed and approved the amount of audit fees paid to Deloitte for the year ended December 31, 2016. The Audit Committee discussed and reviewed with Deloitte the Company’s critical accounting policies and practices, internal controls, other material written communications to management, and the scope of Deloitte’s audits and all fees paid to Deloitte during the year. The Audit Committee adopted guidelines requiring review and pre-approval by the Audit Committee of audit and non-audit services performed by Deloitte for the Company. The Audit Committee has reviewed and considered the compatibility of Deloitte’s performance of non-audit services with the maintenance of Deloitte’s independence as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

The Audit Committee has established a pre-approval policy that describes the permitted audit, audit-related, tax and other services to be provided by Deloitte, the Company’s independent auditor. The policy requires that the Audit Committee pre-approve the audit and permissible non-audit services performed by the independent auditor in order to assure that the provision of such service does not impair the auditor’s independence. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Audit Committee pre-approved 100% of services described in this policy.

Based on the Audit Committee’s review and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board (and the Board has approved) that the Company’s audited financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for filing with the SEC. In addition, the Audit Committee has recommended the selection of Deloitte to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.

The Audit Committee

Gilbert E. Ahye, Chair

Steven P. Bird

Stephen A. Cassani

1 The material in this report is not “soliciting material,” is not deemed “filed” with the SEC, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing.

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OTHER BUSINESS

The Board knows of no other matter that is likely to come before the Annual Meeting or that may properly come before the Annual Meeting, apart from the consideration of an adjournment.

If there appears not to be enough stockholders present in person or by proxy for a quorum or to approve the proposals at the Annual Meeting, the chairman of the Annual Meeting without a vote of stockholders, or the Stockholders who are present in person or by proxy, may vote to adjourn the Annual Meeting to permit the further solicitation of proxies. The person(s) named as proxies will vote proxies held by them for such adjournment.

ANNUAL AND QUARTERLY REPORTS

Copies of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K are available at our website at www.tpvg.com or without charge upon request by calling us at (650) 854-2090. Please direct your request to TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp., Attention: Investor Relations, 2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150, Menlo Park, California 94025. Copies of such reports are also posted via EDGAR on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

DELIVERY OF PROXY MATERIALS

Please note that only one copy of the 2017 Proxy Statement, the 2016 Annual Report or Notice of Annual Meeting may be delivered to two or more stockholders of record of the Company who share an address unless we have received contrary instructions from one or more of such stockholders. We will deliver promptly, upon request, a separate copy of any of these documents to stockholders of record of the Company at a shared address to which a single copy of such documents was delivered. Stockholders who wish to receive a separate copy of any of these documents, or to receive a single copy of such documents if multiple copies were delivered, now or in the future, should submit their request by calling us at (650) 854-2090 or by writing to us at TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp., Attention: Corporate Secretary, 2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150, Menlo Park, California 94025.

SUBMISSION OF STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

The Company currently expects that the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held in April 2018, but the exact date, time and location of such meeting have yet to be determined. A stockholder who intends to present a proposal at that annual meeting pursuant to the SEC’s Rule 14a-8 must submit the proposal in writing to the Company at its principal address of 2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150, Menlo Park, California 94025, and the Company must receive the proposal no later than November 27, 2017 in order for the proposal to be considered for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement for that meeting. The submission of a proposal does not guarantee its inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement or presentation at the meeting.

In addition, the Company’s bylaws currently contain an advance notice provision requiring that, if a Stockholder’s proposal, including nomination of an individual for election as a director, is to brought before the next annual meeting of the Stockholders, such Stockholder must provide timely notice thereof in writing addressed to the Secretary, c/o TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp., 2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150, Menlo Park, California 94025. Notices of intention to present Stockholder proposals or director nominations to be presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, other than stockholder proposals submitted pursuant to the SEC’s Rule 14a-8, must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Company not earlier than 150 days and not later than 5:00 pm Eastern Time, on the 120th day prior to the one year anniversary of the date of the Company’s proxy statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. For the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company must receive such proposals and nominations between October 28, 2017 and 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on November 27, 2017 by a stockholder who was a stockholder of record both at the time of giving the notice required by the Company’s bylaws and at the time of the meeting and who is entitled to vote at the meeting on such business or in the election of each such nominee, and the notice must contain the information about the stockholder, certain affiliates of the stockholder and the proposal or nominee required by the advance notice provisions set forth in the Company’s bylaws. If the date of the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders has been advanced or delayed by more than thirty (30) calendar days from the first anniversary of the date of the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, stockholder proposals or director nominations must be so received not less than 120 days or more than 150 days prior to the date of the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or not later than the tenth day following the day

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on which public announcement of the date of the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is first made. Proposals must also comply with the other requirements contained in the Company’s Bylaws, including supporting documentation and other information. Proxies solicited by the Company will confer discretionary voting authority with respect to these proposals, subject to SEC rules governing the exercise of this authority. The Company reserves the right to reject, rule out of order, or to take other appropriate action with respect to any proposal that does not comply with these and other applicable requirements.

The Company’s Audit Committee has established guidelines and procedures regarding the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters (collectively, “Accounting Matters”). Persons with complaints or concerns regarding Accounting Matters may submit their complaints to the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer. Persons who are uncomfortable submitting complaints to the Chief Compliance Officer, including complaints involving the Chief Compliance Officer, may submit complaints directly to the Company’s Audit Committee. Complaints may be submitted on an anonymous basis.

The Chief Compliance Officer may be contacted at:

Mr. Carl M. Rizzo

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.

Chief Compliance Officer

2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150

Menlo Park, CA 94025

The Audit Committee Members may be contacted at:

Messrs. Gilbert E. Ahye, Steven P. Bird and / or Stephen A. Cassani

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.

Audit Committee Member

2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150

Menlo Park, CA 94025

You are cordially invited to attend our Annual Meeting in person. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, please complete, date, sign and promptly return the accompanying proxy in the enclosed postage paid envelope, or authorize a proxy to vote your shares via the Internet or telephone, so that you may be represented at the Annual Meeting.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

/s/ Sajal K. Srivastava

Sajal K. Srivastava

Secretary

Menlo Park, California

March 27, 2017

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PRIVACY NOTICE

We are committed to maintaining the privacy of our stockholders and to safeguarding their nonpublic personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information we collect, how we protect that information and why, in certain cases, we may share information with select other parties.

Generally, we do not receive any nonpublic personal information relating to our stockholders, although certain nonpublic personal information of our stockholders may become available to us. We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our stockholders or former stockholders to anyone, except as permitted by law or as are necessary in order to service stockholder accounts (for example, to a transfer agent or third-party administrator).

We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about our stockholders to employees of our Adviser and its affiliates with a legitimate business need for the information. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect the nonpublic personal information of our stockholders.

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ANNUA

L MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. April 27, 2017 PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS INTERNET - Access “www.voteproxy.com” and follow the on-screen instructions or scan the QR code with your smartphone. Have your proxy card available when you access the web page. TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-pRoXies (1-800-776-9437) in the United States or 1-718-921-8500 from foreign countries from any touch-tone telephone and  follow the instructions.  Have your proxy card available when you call. Vote online/phone until 11:59 PM EST the day before the meeting. MAIL - Sign, date and mail your proxy card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. IN PERSON - You may vote your shares in person by attending the Annual Meeting. GO GREEN - e-Consent  makes  it  easy  to  go  paperless.  With e-Consent, you can quickly access your proxy material, statements and other eligible documents online, while reducing costs, clutter and paper waste. Enroll today via www.amstock.com to enjoy online access. IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD AT 10:00 AM, EASTERN TIME, ON APRIL 27, 2017 The Proxy Statement and our 2016 Annual Report are available at: http://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/18862/ Please detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or the Internet. 10030000000000001000 2 042717 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF A DIRECTOR AND “FOR” PROPOSAL 2. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 1. Election  of  Class  III  Director,  to  serve  until  the  2020  Annual  Meeting  of Stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies. NOMINEE: 2.  To ratify   the selection   of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. FOR THE NOMINEE WITHHOLD AUTHORITY FOR THE NOMINEE James P. Labe To transact other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting and the Proxy Statement, the terms of each which are incorporated by reference herein, and revokes any proxies previously given with respect to the Annual Meeting. To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above.  Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. MARK “X” HERE IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING. Signature of Stockholder Date: Signature of Stockholder Date: Note:  Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign.  When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate name by duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If signer is a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.

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TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD APRIL 27, 2017 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby appoints Sajal K. Srivastava and James P. Labe, and each of them, with the full power of substitution and power to act alone, as proxies to vote all the shares of Common Stock which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally present and acting at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp., to be held at 10:00 am, Eastern Time, on April 27, 2017 at the offices of Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, located at 700 Sixth Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof, as follows: IF THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE CAST AS DIRECTED OR, IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN: 1 "FOR" the election of the one nominee for election as Class III director of the Company listed on the reverse of this proxy; and 2 "FOR" the proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE IN THEIR DISCRETION UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT OR POSTPONEMENT THEREOF. 1.1 (continued and to be signed on the reverse side.) 14475

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To Our Fellow Stockholders:

We are proud of our accomplishments in our second full calendar year as a public company and the success we have achieved as a leader in venture growth lending.

Our objective is to generate what we believe to be attractive risk-adjusted returns through current income and capital appreciation by making secured debt investments with warrants and direct equity investments in venture growth stage companies. These companies are backed by a select group of leading venture capital investors in the technology, life sciences and other high growth industries.  

The highlights of 2016 include several notable achievements. Our investment portfolio grew by 38% - the sixth consecutive quarter of portfolio growth. The investment portfolio exceeded the $300 million mark for the first time with the addition of 8 new portfolio companies. During the year, our new debt investment commitments also increased by 34% and our customer funding level was up by more than 56%.  

In 2016, we had one company complete an IPO, 6 portfolio companies undergo either a merger or acquisition, and a healthy level of customer prepayments within the portfolio. Often times these “exit events” lead to early pay-offs of our investments which often result in incremental income and yields for us. At year’s end, we had also reached the high end of our targeted leverage range. These factors helped us achieve the results we delivered for the year.

Our 2016 results also demonstrated the high quality of the companies in our portfolio. The IPO of Nutanix was the largest venture capital backed IPO in the U.S. during the third quarter, raising $238 million at a closing price valuation over $2 billion. The acquisition of Jet.com and Dollar Shave Club were two of the five largest transactions involving U.S.-based venture capital-backed companies in the third quarter. Jet.com was bought by Walmart for a reported price of more than $3.3 billion and Dollar Shave Club was acquired by Unilever for a reported price of more than $1 billion. Also during the year, seven of our portfolio companies raised follow-on equity rounds, raising more than $520 million of capital. In addition, shortly after year’s end, SimpliVity announced and closed its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard.  

Once again we demonstrated the earnings power of our differentiated, venture growth lending model. During 2016 we:

• Generated net investment income of $23 million, a 5% increase over the previous year;

• Paid $23.2 million in distributions, or $1.44 per share, bringing our total distributions paid since our inception in March 2014 to $4.10 per share;

• Recognized a weighted average annualized portfolio yield of almost 14.5%;

• Signed $324.5 million of term sheets with venture growth stage companies (at our Sponsor);

• Closed $287.0 million of additional debt and equity commitments to 17 customers;

• Realized more than $1.2 million of warrant and equity gains;

• Bought back almost $5 million of shares of common stock during the year under our share repurchase program.

At the end of 2016 we had 99 investments and, by the end of the year, our portfolio since the time of our IPO, and inclusive of the portfolio we acquired at the IPO, had grown to a total of 44 venture capital- backed companies. In addition to loans, our investment portfolio includes “equity kickers” in the form of warrants to acquire stock in certain customers, and we also make direct equity investments. At the end of 2016 we held warrants in 29 companies and equity investments in 6 companies.

The venture growth business has always required a long-term investment horizon. As a relatively new public company, we are still building our portfolio, but our venture growth business is not new. In fact, the senior members of our management

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team have several decades of experience and were among the first to develop the investment class now known as venture growth lending. The venture growth segment is one portion of the overall business of our sponsor, TriplePoint Capital LLC (TPC).  TPC was founded by our senior team, and is a leading global financing provider to venture capital-backed companies across all stages of their development.  

Experience counts, and our results show it.

As we enter 2017, we see robust demand for debt from high-quality venture growth stage companies, contributing to the record pipeline of potential investment opportunities that we had as of year’s end. We believe our reputation, track record and approach to lending attract the best venture growth stage companies seeking partners to provide capital to fuel their success. We intend to capitalize on this demand and selectively invest in great companies with innovative technologies to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns to our stockholders.

In the face of this demand we plan to maintain our time-tested and careful approach. We work directly with a select group of venture capital investors, which uniquely positions us to capture the highest quality opportunities. We will only pursue what we believe are the best opportunities: companies with meaningful revenues and enterprise value, differentiated technologies and high-quality equity sponsors. Our disciplined and balanced investment approach helps us manage our growth to maintain target leverage ranges that optimize portfolio yield and asset return.

We are looking forward to reporting our results to you in 2017. We are grateful to you for your continued interest and your support of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. We remain focused on what matters most to us, what we have always called the Four R’s: Reputation, Relationships, References, and of course, Returns.

Sincerely,

James P. Labe

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

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