Nicholas Petredis

Founded in 1994 by Kevin Landis, Firsthand Capital Management, is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager located in Santa Clara, California. The firm is the investment advisor to the Firsthand Funds, a series of no-load technology sector mutual funds. They also provide sub-advisory services to institutional investors, high net-worth individuals and other fund sponsors.

Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. operates as a business development company which invests in companies located in the United States with revenues less than $250 million. It targets companies operating in the fields of private technology and cleantech sectors. It provides equityand debt financing in the form of equity for early, later, and growth transactions with an investment size ranging from $ 1 to $ 10 million. The company was founded in April 2010 and is headquartered in California, U.S.