On May 12, 2017, Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. issued a press release announcing its top portfolio holdings at the end of April 2017. The top holdings include IntraOp Medical, Pivotal Systems, QMAT, Wrightspeed and Hightail. The press release also announced that, as of April 30, 2017, the Fund’s top holdings constituted 60.1% of the Fund’s estimated net assets.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Financial statements: None (b) Pro forma financial information: None (c) Shell company transactions: None (d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated May 12, 2017.

About Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVVC)

Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital, principally by seeking capital gains on its equity and equity-related investments. It invests approximately 80% of its total assets for investment purposes in technology companies. It invests approximately 70% of its assets in privately held companies and public companies. It may invest approximately 30% of the portfolio in opportunistic investments. Its portfolio comprises equity and equity derivative securities of technology and cleantech companies. Its principal focus is to invest in illiquid private technology and cleantech companies and it may also invest in micro-cap publicly traded companies. It invests in industries, such as advanced materials, cloud computing, biofuels and fuel cells, among others. Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. is the Fund’s investment advisor.

Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVVC) Recent Trading Information

Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVVC) closed its last trading session down -0.09 at 8.35 with 31,113 shares trading hands.