UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)

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FIRSTHAND TECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

SCOTT KLARQUIST
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)

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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO DFAN14A FILED MARCH 11, 2022

CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PARTICIPANT:

Scott Klarquist intends to file a preliminary proxy statement and
accompanying proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) to be used to solicit votes for his election as a director
at the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders of Firsthand Technology
Value Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Company).

MR. KLARQUIST STRONGLY ADVISES ALL STOCKHOLDERS OF
THE COMPANY TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER
PROXY MATERIALS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE
THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SUCH PROXY
MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE SEC'S
WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. IN ADDITION, THE PROXY
SOLICITATION MATERIALS, WHEN AVAILABLE, WILL BE POSTED
UNDER THE "ACTIVISM" TAB ON SEVENCORNERSCAPITAL.COM.

As of the date hereof, Mr. Klarquist may be deemed to directly beneficially
own 2,577 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Company.