Firsthand Capital Management, Inc.

Emerging manager

SEC-registered investment adviser.

HQ: CA

Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. is an investment management firm. It provides investment management services to Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc., a publicly traded venture capital fund. The firm says successful technology investing depends on understanding the industry from the inside. It is led by Kevin Landis, a seasoned technology and cleantech investor.

01 · Says / Does

Tag	Says	Does	Historically (to 2020)
Stages	Not stated	Not enough dated deals	Growth, Series B
Sectors	Not stated	Not enough dated deals	Hardware, Semiconductors, Manufacturing
Regions	Not stated	Not enough dated deals	CA

Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.

Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.

Year	Deals	Top sectors
2000	1	Hardware
2001	4	Enterprise SaaS, Hardware, Manufacturing
2002	1	Hardware
2003	2	Hardware, Advanced materials, Cybersecurity
2004	1	Hardware, Manufacturing, Semiconductors
2006	1	Semiconductors
2007	3	Climate software, Energy, Hardware

02 · Fund history

Fund	Year	Size	Status
FirsthandVC Fund II QP, LP	approx. 2025	Not reported	Raising
FirsthandVC Fund II, LP	approx. 2025	Not reported	Raising
Firsthand Ventures Fund I QP, LP	2022	$8.16M (Form D)	Late investment period
Firsthand Ventures Fund I, LP	2021	$7.7M (Form D)	Follow-ons only

03 · People across funds

Simon Chan, Manager of the General Partner of the Issuer
FirsthandVC Fund II QP, LP (Named on Form D); FirsthandVC Fund II, LP (Named on Form D); Firsthand Ventures Fund I QP, LP (Named on Form D); Firsthand Ventures Fund I, LP (Named on Form D)
Kevin Landis
Firsthand Ventures Fund I QP, LP (Team); Firsthand Ventures Fund I, LP (Team)

04 · Recent deals

No dated deals found yet.

05 · Latest from the firm

No news from the firm's website yet.

06 · Sources

Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026