Firsthand Technology Value Fund Inc 2024年度报告

For the fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2024or☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period fromtoCommission file number:814-00830 Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Maryland(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) 150 Almaden Boulevard, Suite 1250San Jose,California95113(Address and zip code of principal executive offices) (408)886-7096(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each className of each exchange on which registeredCommon Stock, $0.001 par valueTheNASDAQGlobal Market Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.☐Yes☒No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act.☐Yes☒No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filingrequirements for the past 90 days.☒Yes☐No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 ofRegulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submitsuch files).☒Yes☐No Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to thebest of the registrant’s knowledge, in the definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment tothis Form 10-K.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or anemerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” inRule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer☐Emerging growth company☐ Table of Contents If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new orrevised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal controlover financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued itsaudit report.☐ If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in thefiling reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).☐Yes As of March 1, 2025, Firsthand Technology Value Fund had6,893,056shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement prepared in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2024are incorporated byreference in Part III of this Form 10-K. Explanatory note:We are amending this filingsolely to amendthe dates on the signature page and the exhibit pages. TABLE OF CONTENTS PART IItem 1. Business Item 1A. Risk FactorsItem 1B. Unresolved Staff CommentsItem 1C.CybersecurityItem 2. PropertiesItem 3. Legal ProceedingsItem 4. Mine Safety DisclosuresPART II Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity SecuritiesItem 6. Selected Financial DataItem 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsItem 7A. Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskItem 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary DataItem 9. Changes In And Disagreements With Accountants On Accounting And Financial DisclosureItem 9A. Controls and ProceduresItem 9B. Other InformationPart III Item 10. Directors, Executives Officers And Corporate Governance Item 11. Executive CompensationItem 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder MattersItem 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director IndependenceItem 14. Principal Accountant Fees and ServicesPart IV Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statements Schedules PART I Item1.Business FORWARD LOOKING STATEM