LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints
each of Thomas Sa, Deborah Reuter and May Wong, signing singly,
the undersigneds true and lawful attorney in fact to

1  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigneds
capacity
 as an officer 	and or director of Heritage Commerce Corp the Company,
 Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16a of the securities
Exchange
 Act of 1934, as amended and the rules thereunder;

2  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which
 may be	necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3,
 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and
file
 such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and
any
 stock exchange or similar authority, and

3  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney in fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney in fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney in
fact may approve in his or her discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each attorney in fact full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigneds
might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney in fact,
or such attorney in facts substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and
powers
herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys
in
fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are
not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned legal or
other
responsibilities, including compliance with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys in fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 3rd day of February, 2025.

Janisha Sabnani
Signature

Janisha Sabnani
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