UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: August 14, 2025 (Date of earliest event reported)
Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	814-00830 (Commission File Number)	27-3008946 (IRS Employer Identification Number)

150 Almaden Blvd., Suite 1250 San Jose, CA (Address of principal executive offices)		95113 (Zip Code)
(800) 976-8776 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)

~~Date~~Securities ofregistered ~~Report:~~pursuant ~~May~~to ~~22,~~Section ~~2025~~12(b) of the Act:

~~(Date~~Title of ~~earliest~~each ~~event~~class ~~reported~~Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common SVVC OTCQB

Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	814-00830	27-3008946
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
150 Almaden Blvd., Suite 1250 San Jose, CA		95113
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(800) 976-8776

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)

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~~Securities~~Indicate ~~registered~~by ~~pursuant~~check tomark ~~Section~~whether 12the registrant is an emerging growth company as deﬁned in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (b§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share	SVVC	OTC Markets

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☒ Emerging growth company

☐ 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 or revised ~~financial~~ﬁnancial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 58.0701. ~~Submission~~Other ofEvents ~~Matters~~On toAugust 14, 2025 Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a ~~Vote~~press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. The Company's press release issued August 14, 2025, is attached as Exhibit 99.1. 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 August 14, 2025. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of ~~Security~~the ~~Holders~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

~~Firsthand~~Dated: ~~Technology~~August ~~Value Fund~~14, ~~Inc. (“Firsthand”) held its Annual Meeting on May 21,~~ 2025. AsFIRSTHAND ofTECHNOLOGY ~~the~~VALUE ~~record date~~FUND, ~~March 14, 2025, 6,893,056 shares of Firsthand common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting~~INC. ABy: ~~total~~/s/ ofKevin ~~5,186,854~~Landis ~~shares~~Kevin ofLandis ~~Firsthand common stock, constituting a quorum, were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.~~President

Firsthand’s stockholders voted on two proposals at the Annual Meeting. The proposals are further described in the Proxy Statement. The final results of the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.

Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated August 14, 2025

Proposal 1. Election of directors

Firsthand stockholders elected one Class II director (Kimun Lee), with a plurality of the votes cast, to serve until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is elected. The voting results regarding this proposal are set forth below:

Nominee	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes	Total Shares Voted	Total Shares Present
Kimun Lee	905,257	2,858,531	1,423,066	3,763,788	5,186,854

Proposal 2. Ratification of appointment of independent public accounting firm

Firsthand’s stockholders ratified the selection of Tait, Weller & Baker LLP as Firsthand’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The voting results regarding this proposal are set forth below:

For	2,616,595
Against	2,565,830
Abstain	4,428
Broker Non-Votes	-
Total Shares Voted	5,186,854
Total Shares Present	5,186,854

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: May 22, 2025 FIRSTHAND TECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND, INC. By: /s/ Kevin Landis Kevin Landis President

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