Firsthand Technology Value Fund BDC

Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. is a publicly traded investment fund that provides private technology and cleantech companies with development funding and working capital, primarily in the form of equity investments. Cleantech companies include those engaged in the sale of goods and services designed to harness renewable energy and materials, eliminate emissions and waste, and reduce the use of natural resources. We are a Maryland corporation and are registered with the SEC as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. This provides the company with certain structural advantages, including public liquidity and a beneficial tax structure. Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. provides investment management services to us. Firsthand is led by Kevin Landis, a seasoned technology and cleantech investor with more than 25 years of experience in technology and investment management. Firsthand's team has been responsible for over $300 million of investments in more than 40 private companies over the past 20 years.

Kevin Landis

Chief Investment Officer

22 past transactions

Revasum

Post in 2023
Revasum provides premiere CMP and grinding technology to critical growth markets such as power, RF communications, LED, MEMS, solar, and other mobile applications. Their mission is built on a design philosophy of investing in new product development that is specifically targeted at these global markets, with the purpose of meeting the unique needs of the device makers in this high-tech space.

Revasum

Post in 2023
Revasum provides premiere CMP and grinding technology to critical growth markets such as power, RF communications, LED, MEMS, solar, and other mobile applications. Their mission is built on a design philosophy of investing in new product development that is specifically targeted at these global markets, with the purpose of meeting the unique needs of the device makers in this high-tech space.

Tempo Automation

Post in 2022
Tempo Automation is a software-accelerated electronics manufacturer that revolutionizes how companies develop and launch new electronic products. Its innovative manufacturing platform streamlines the complex process of printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), offering exceptional speed, quality, and transparency during critical phases of product development, particularly from prototyping to new product introduction. This automated approach leverages data-driven intelligence and a fully digital process, enabling customers to respond swiftly to market demands. Tempo Automation serves a diverse range of industries, including aerospace, medical technology, semiconductor, industrial technology, and automotive, providing these leading innovators with a competitive edge and the ability to deliver advanced products efficiently.

Revasum

Venture Round in 2018
Revasum provides premiere CMP and grinding technology to critical growth markets such as power, RF communications, LED, MEMS, solar, and other mobile applications. Their mission is built on a design philosophy of investing in new product development that is specifically targeted at these global markets, with the purpose of meeting the unique needs of the device makers in this high-tech space.

Pivotal Systems

Series D in 2016
Pivotal Systems Corporation specializes in designing, developing, and manufacturing gas flow controllers for the semiconductor industry, primarily in Asia and North America. Founded in 2003 and based in Fremont, California, the company offers a technology platform that includes innovative hardware and software solutions. Their products, such as gas flow controllers and monitors, utilize advanced machine learning to enhance monitoring and control of critical parameters in wafer processing, thereby improving productivity and efficiency in semiconductor fabrication. Pivotal Systems serves a diverse clientele, including integrated device manufacturers, foundries, and original equipment manufacturers, with a significant portion of its revenue generated from the Asian market.

Pivotal Systems

Convertible Note in 2016
Pivotal Systems Corporation specializes in designing, developing, and manufacturing gas flow controllers for the semiconductor industry, primarily in Asia and North America. Founded in 2003 and based in Fremont, California, the company offers a technology platform that includes innovative hardware and software solutions. Their products, such as gas flow controllers and monitors, utilize advanced machine learning to enhance monitoring and control of critical parameters in wafer processing, thereby improving productivity and efficiency in semiconductor fabrication. Pivotal Systems serves a diverse clientele, including integrated device manufacturers, foundries, and original equipment manufacturers, with a significant portion of its revenue generated from the Asian market.

Tapad

Series B in 2015
Tapad, Inc. is a marketing technology company that specializes in identity-based marketing solutions. It offers a suite of products, including the Tapad Customer Data Platform and the Tapad Graph, which allows users to integrate first-party data with predictive modeling to enhance marketing outcomes. The Tapad Graph assimilates vast amounts of data to reveal the connections between various devices, such as smartphones, tablets, and connected TVs, enabling a comprehensive understanding of consumer behavior. Additionally, Tapad provides Device Graph Access for targeted marketing and measurement, an Applied Analytics suite to evaluate campaign performance, and Dynamic Audiences for precise consumer targeting across devices. The company serves a diverse clientele, including agency trading desks, publishers, marketing technology firms, and Fortune 500 brands. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, Tapad operates globally with offices in several major cities, including London, Chicago, Oslo, Singapore, and Tokyo. As of late 2020, Tapad functions as a subsidiary of Experian plc.

Pivotal Systems

Series C in 2014
Pivotal Systems Corporation specializes in designing, developing, and manufacturing gas flow controllers for the semiconductor industry, primarily in Asia and North America. Founded in 2003 and based in Fremont, California, the company offers a technology platform that includes innovative hardware and software solutions. Their products, such as gas flow controllers and monitors, utilize advanced machine learning to enhance monitoring and control of critical parameters in wafer processing, thereby improving productivity and efficiency in semiconductor fabrication. Pivotal Systems serves a diverse clientele, including integrated device manufacturers, foundries, and original equipment manufacturers, with a significant portion of its revenue generated from the Asian market.

Pivotal Systems

Series B in 2014
Pivotal Systems Corporation specializes in designing, developing, and manufacturing gas flow controllers for the semiconductor industry, primarily in Asia and North America. Founded in 2003 and based in Fremont, California, the company offers a technology platform that includes innovative hardware and software solutions. Their products, such as gas flow controllers and monitors, utilize advanced machine learning to enhance monitoring and control of critical parameters in wafer processing, thereby improving productivity and efficiency in semiconductor fabrication. Pivotal Systems serves a diverse clientele, including integrated device manufacturers, foundries, and original equipment manufacturers, with a significant portion of its revenue generated from the Asian market.

Tapad

Series B in 2014
Tapad, Inc. is a marketing technology company that specializes in identity-based marketing solutions. It offers a suite of products, including the Tapad Customer Data Platform and the Tapad Graph, which allows users to integrate first-party data with predictive modeling to enhance marketing outcomes. The Tapad Graph assimilates vast amounts of data to reveal the connections between various devices, such as smartphones, tablets, and connected TVs, enabling a comprehensive understanding of consumer behavior. Additionally, Tapad provides Device Graph Access for targeted marketing and measurement, an Applied Analytics suite to evaluate campaign performance, and Dynamic Audiences for precise consumer targeting across devices. The company serves a diverse clientele, including agency trading desks, publishers, marketing technology firms, and Fortune 500 brands. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, Tapad operates globally with offices in several major cities, including London, Chicago, Oslo, Singapore, and Tokyo. As of late 2020, Tapad functions as a subsidiary of Experian plc.

Turn

Series E in 2014
Turn Inc. is an advertising technology company that offers a comprehensive platform tailored for marketers, brands, and agencies. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Turn provides an integrated solution known as Digital Hub, which includes several key applications: Audience Suite for enterprise data management, Campaign Suite for digital media buying across various channels, and DataMine Analytics for data exploration and optimization. The company's services focus on digital data centralization, media planning, consumer intelligence, and brand intelligence, ultimately enhancing advertising performance. With a global presence, Turn operates in multiple locations across the United States, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and Australia, delivering insights and enabling effective bidding strategies through their cloud-based architecture.

IntraOp

Acquisition in 2013
IntraOp® is the leading innovator of electron therapy devices for treating cancer. IntraOp’s compact and mobile linear accelerators enable oncologists to deliver effective, precise, and affordable radiation therapy at the point of care.; thereby enabling new treatment options for patients and increasing the accessibility of effective treatment. Leading oncologists, hospitals, and research centers all over the world utilize IntraOp’s products to improve patient care. Based in Sunnyvale, California, IntraOp is a cancer care company dedicated to Accelerating the Cure.

Telepathy

Series A in 2013
Telepathy is a hardware startup founded by CEO, Takahito Iguchi, of Tokyo, Japan, with offices in San Francisco. Telepathy launched in 2013 at SXSW in Austin, TX. Telepathy currently has one product, a wearable computer named the Telepathy One, intended to launch in the US consumer market in either late 2013, or early 2014.

Pivotal Systems

Series A in 2013
Pivotal Systems Corporation specializes in designing, developing, and manufacturing gas flow controllers for the semiconductor industry, primarily in Asia and North America. Founded in 2003 and based in Fremont, California, the company offers a technology platform that includes innovative hardware and software solutions. Their products, such as gas flow controllers and monitors, utilize advanced machine learning to enhance monitoring and control of critical parameters in wafer processing, thereby improving productivity and efficiency in semiconductor fabrication. Pivotal Systems serves a diverse clientele, including integrated device manufacturers, foundries, and original equipment manufacturers, with a significant portion of its revenue generated from the Asian market.

Tapad

Series B in 2013
Tapad, Inc. is a marketing technology company that specializes in identity-based marketing solutions. It offers a suite of products, including the Tapad Customer Data Platform and the Tapad Graph, which allows users to integrate first-party data with predictive modeling to enhance marketing outcomes. The Tapad Graph assimilates vast amounts of data to reveal the connections between various devices, such as smartphones, tablets, and connected TVs, enabling a comprehensive understanding of consumer behavior. Additionally, Tapad provides Device Graph Access for targeted marketing and measurement, an Applied Analytics suite to evaluate campaign performance, and Dynamic Audiences for precise consumer targeting across devices. The company serves a diverse clientele, including agency trading desks, publishers, marketing technology firms, and Fortune 500 brands. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, Tapad operates globally with offices in several major cities, including London, Chicago, Oslo, Singapore, and Tokyo. As of late 2020, Tapad functions as a subsidiary of Experian plc.

Pivotal Systems

Venture Round in 2012
Pivotal Systems Corporation specializes in designing, developing, and manufacturing gas flow controllers for the semiconductor industry, primarily in Asia and North America. Founded in 2003 and based in Fremont, California, the company offers a technology platform that includes innovative hardware and software solutions. Their products, such as gas flow controllers and monitors, utilize advanced machine learning to enhance monitoring and control of critical parameters in wafer processing, thereby improving productivity and efficiency in semiconductor fabrication. Pivotal Systems serves a diverse clientele, including integrated device manufacturers, foundries, and original equipment manufacturers, with a significant portion of its revenue generated from the Asian market.

SoloPower

Venture Round in 2012
SoloPower Systems, Inc. is a photovoltaic technology company based in Portland, Oregon, specializing in the design, manufacture, and deployment of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cells and modules. Founded in 2005, the company focuses on producing ultra-lightweight and flexible solar products for large-scale commercial, government, and municipal rooftops. Its offerings include the SoloPanel SP1, designed for integration with standing-seam metal roofs, as well as large-format flexible modules like the SoloPanel SP3L and SP3S for industrial applications. SoloPower aims to provide cost-effective solar solutions that can compete with traditional energy sources while ensuring easy installation. The company serves a diverse clientele that includes developers, independent power producers, engineering firms, and product distributors across various regions, including the United States, Europe, and Asia.

SoloPower

Series C in 2008
SoloPower Systems, Inc. is a photovoltaic technology company based in Portland, Oregon, specializing in the design, manufacture, and deployment of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cells and modules. Founded in 2005, the company focuses on producing ultra-lightweight and flexible solar products for large-scale commercial, government, and municipal rooftops. Its offerings include the SoloPanel SP1, designed for integration with standing-seam metal roofs, as well as large-format flexible modules like the SoloPanel SP3L and SP3S for industrial applications. SoloPower aims to provide cost-effective solar solutions that can compete with traditional energy sources while ensuring easy installation. The company serves a diverse clientele that includes developers, independent power producers, engineering firms, and product distributors across various regions, including the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Silicon Genesis

Series C in 2007
SiGen developed and demonstrated a core set of leading-edge processes for Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) wafer fabrication using innovations such as plasma activated bonding and room temperature cleaving. The company completed a pilot production facility in 2000 to demonstrate its technology capabilities. After successfully introducing its technology and completing its first major commercial license in 2004, the Company made the transition to being a fabless IP licensor and equipment provider for its engineered substrate solutions. SiGen is located in San Jose, California and has now moved its R&D wafer IP development lab to its corporate headquarters. SiGen has entered into numerous IP licenses, including equipment suppliers, commercial silicon wafer manufacturers, and other advanced substrate manufacturers. The wafer maker licensees have a total market share of over 45% of the world semiconductor silicon wafer market. The Company expects these semiconductor market licensees to capture at least the same or greater share of the SOI market. With numerous emerging opportunities, SiGen expects to broaden its market applications into the Solar Cell market and thus enable the Company to participate in the high growth segments of four major markets: Semiconductor, Solar, Optoelectronic and Display.

SoloPower

Series A in 2006
SoloPower Systems, Inc. is a photovoltaic technology company based in Portland, Oregon, specializing in the design, manufacture, and deployment of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cells and modules. Founded in 2005, the company focuses on producing ultra-lightweight and flexible solar products for large-scale commercial, government, and municipal rooftops. Its offerings include the SoloPanel SP1, designed for integration with standing-seam metal roofs, as well as large-format flexible modules like the SoloPanel SP3L and SP3S for industrial applications. SoloPower aims to provide cost-effective solar solutions that can compete with traditional energy sources while ensuring easy installation. The company serves a diverse clientele that includes developers, independent power producers, engineering firms, and product distributors across various regions, including the United States, Europe, and Asia.

IP Unity

Series D in 2002
IP Unity delivers a carrier grade services platform for enhanced voice and telephony applications over ATM, TDM and VoIP Networks. The company's media servers, applications servers, enhanced service applications, and application partners allow customers to quickly and cost effectively offer new services associated with next generation networks while protecting their investment in legacy systems.
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