GSV Capital Corp. (GSVC)

[skietz]

Reports Third Quarter 2014 Results of Operations

Net Asset Value of $15.17 Per Share as of September 30, 2014

WOODSIDE, Calif., Nov. 6, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GSV Capital Corp. ("GSV") (Nasdaq:GSVC), today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014. Net assets totaled $293.1 million or $15.17 per share at September 30, 2014, as compared to $14.86 per share at June 30, 2014, and $13.16 per share at September 30, 2013.

"We are pleased that NAV continues to increase, reaching an all time high this quarter and was up over 15% from a year ago," said Michael Moe, Chief Executive Officer of GSV Capital. "Another positive milestone in the quarter was monetizing several of our private positions with strong returns, including ZocDoc, Dianrong, and a portion of Palantir. We believe it's important to demonstrate an ability to get liquidity for our private holdings to optimize portfolio performance."

"Additionally, the overall portfolio continues to exhibit excellent fundamentals with the average year-over-year growth greater than 90%," Moe continued. "We are confident that high and sustainable growth will correlate with appreciation of our Net Asset Value."

Third Quarter 2014 Portfolio Highlights include:

-- GSV sold shares in a number of its public and private portfolio companies

including:

1) 320,000 shares of Palantir at $5.50 per share, resulting in $1.8 million in net proceeds, a $0.9 million realized gain, and a 36% Internal Rate of Return (IRR).

2) 300,000 shares of Twitter (Ticker:TWTR) at an average price $52.27 per share, resulting in $15.7 million in net proceeds. This transaction generated $10.2 million in realized gains and a 42% IRR.

3) 8,747,476 shares of Dianrong at $0.49 per share, resulting in $4.3 million in net proceeds. This transaction generated $3.5 million in realized gains and a 151% IRR.

4) 311,866 shares of ZocDoc at $25 per share, resulting in $7.8 million in net proceeds, a $2.5 million realized gain, and a 18% IRR.

-- GSV invested $10.3 million in the quarter, including a new investment in

CourseHero, and follow-on investments in the following portfolio

companies: Circle Media, Earlyshares, GSV Sustainability Partners,

nestGSV, Solexel and Stormwind.

Investment Portfolio as of September 30, 2014

At September 30, 2014, GSV owned positions in 49 portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of $366.2 million. The Company's three largest investments comprised 40.6% of the total portfolio value excluding Treasuries while its top ten portfolio companies represented 65.3% of the total portfolio value excluding Treasuries.

Top Ten Investments at September 30, 2014

Fair % of Total

$ in millions Value Portfolio

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Twitter, Inc. $ 82.6 22.5%

Palantir Technologies, Inc. 39.5 10.8

Dropbox, Inc. 26.4 7.2

2U, Inc. 18.5 5.1

Coursera, Inc. 14.5 4.0

Solexel, Inc. 14.0 3.8

SugarCRM, Inc. 12.1 3.3

Avenues Global Holdings, LLC. 11.2 3.1

Declara, Inc. 10.1 2.8

PayNearMe, Inc. 10.0 2.7

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Total $ 238.9 65.3%

Third Quarter 2014 Portfolio Investment Activity

In the third quarter of 2014, GSV invested $10.3 million, including a new investment in CourseHero, and made follow-on investments in the following portfolio companies: Circle Media, Earlyshares, GSV Sustainability Partners, nestGSV, Solexel and Stormwind.

During the third quarter of 2014, GSV sold the following investments.

Average

Shares Share Net Realized

Portfolio Company Sold Price Proceeds Gain/Loss

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Palantir Technologies 320,000 $5.50 $1,759,900 $889,672

Twitter Inc. 300,000 $52.27 $15,681,483 $10,241,936

DianRong (fka SinoLending

Ltd.) 8,747,476 $0.49 $4,286,230 $3,531,144

ZocDoc Inc. 311,866 $25.00 $7,796,650 $2,498,594

Total Net Proceeds $ 29,524,263 $ 17,161,346

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At September 30, 2014, GSV had investments in 44 private companies and 5 public companies (2U, Chegg, Cricket Media (fka ePals Inc.) TrueCar, and Twitter). In general, management intends to liquidate its public securities holdings within one year following the expiration of the IPO lock-up.

Subsequent to third quarter end, GSV Capital invested $3.5 million, including new investments of $2.5 million in DogVacay and $1.0 million in Enjoy Technologies. In addition, GSV Capital made follow-on investments of $11.7 million in OzyMedia, GSV Sustainability Partners, Learnist, and nestGSV.

As GSV's portfolio matures and realizes a cumulative net realized gain, GSV intends to distribute a portion of such gains to shareholders in the form of a distribution.

Third Quarter 2014 Financial Results

GSV recorded a net realized gain on investments of $17.2 million or $0.89 per share during the three months ended September 30, 2014, compared to a net realized loss on investments of $(0.2) million or $(0.01) per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2013. Net investment loss was $(4.9) million or $(0.25) per share during the three months ended September 30, 2014, compared to net investment loss of $(3.0) million or $(0.16) per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2013. For the three months ended September 30, 2014, GSV had a net change in unrealized appreciation on investments of $1.3 million or $0.07 per share, a decrease from the three months ended September 30, 2013 versus $8.9 million or $0.46 per share. Net increase in net assets resulting from operations was $6.0 million or $0.31 per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2014. This compares to a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $5.7 million or $0.29 per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2013. Weighted average common shares outstanding were 19.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively.

Conference Call and Webcast

Management will hold a conference call and webcast for investors today at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET). The conference call number for U.S. participants is 877-675-4756 and the conference call number for participants outside the U.S. is 1 719-325-4784. The conference ID number for both call numbers is 2880368. Additionally, interested parties can listen to a live webcast of the call from the "Investors" section of GSV Capital's website at http://investors.gsvcap.com/. An archived replay of the webcast will also be available for 12 months following the live presentation.

A replay of the conference call may be accessed through November 13, 2014 by dialing 888-203-1112 (U.S.) or 1 719-457-0820 (international), using conference ID number 2880368.

About GSV Capital Corp.

GSV Capital Corp. (GSVC) is a publicly traded investment fund that seeks to invest in high-growth, venture-backed private companies. Led by industry veteran Michael Moe, the fund seeks to create a portfolio of high-growth emerging private companies via a repeatable and disciplined investment approach, as well as to provide investors with access to such companies through its publicly traded common stock. GSV Capital is headquartered in Woodside, CA. www.gsvcap.com

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Forward-Looking Statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

September 30, 2014 December 31, 2013