Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Bulldog Investors, LLC	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. [ SVVC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      __ X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) PARK 80 WEST - PLAZA TWO, 250 PEHLE AVE., SUITE 708	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/16/2014
(Street) SADDLE BROOK, NJ 07663 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/16/2014		S		3100	D	$19.10	822851	I	By Clients   (1) (2)
Common Stock								5000	D   (3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Certain private investment fund clients of Bulldog Investors, LLC are the beneficial owners of these shares of SVVC. Bulldog Investors, LLC disclaims beneficial interest in such shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
( 2)	Andrew Dakos, Steven Samuels and Phillip Goldstein are the owners of Bulldog Investors, LLC. Messrs. Dakos, Samuels and Goldstein also are the Principals of the general partner of certain of such private investment fund clients of Bulldog Investors, LLC, and limited partners in certain of such private fund clients. Each of Messrs. Dakos, Samuels and Goldstein disclaims beneficial interest in shares held by such clients, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
( 3)	Shares are held by Phillip Goldstein.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bulldog Investors, LLC PARK 80 WEST - PLAZA TWO 250 PEHLE AVE., SUITE 708 SADDLE BROOK, NJ 07663		X
GOLDSTEIN PHILLIP PARK 80 WEST - PLAZA TWO 250 PEHLE AVE., SUITE 708 SADDLE BROOK, NJ 07663		X
Dakos Andrew PARK 80 WEST - PLAZA TWO 250 PEHLE AVE., SUITE 708 SADDLE BROOK, NJ 07663		X
Samuels Steven PARK 80 WEST - PLAZA TWO 250 PEHLE AVE., SUITE 708 SADDLE BROOK, NJ 07663		X

Signatures
/s/ Phillip Goldstein on behalf of Bulldog Investors, LLC		12/18/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Phillip Goldstein		12/18/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Andrew Dakos		12/18/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Steven Samuels		12/18/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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