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FORM N-54A
NOTIFICATION OF ELECTION TO BE SUBJECT TO SECTIONS 55
THROUGH 65 OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 FILED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 54(a) OF THE ACT
The undersigned business development company hereby notifies the securities and
Exchange Commission that it elects, pursuant to the provisions of section 54(a)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act"), to be subject to the
provisions of sections 55 through 65 of the Act and, in connection with such
notification of election, submits the following information:
Name: Technology Funding Venture Capital Fund VI, LLC
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Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code): c/o
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Technology Funding Inc., 2000 Alameda de las Pulgas, Suite 250, San Mateo,
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CA 94403
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Telephone Number (including area code): (415) 345-2200
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Name and address of agent for service of process: Gail Mulcahy c/o Technology
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Funding Inc., 2000 Alameda de las Pulgas, Suite 250, San Mateo, CA 94403
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Check one of the following:
[ ] The company has filed a registration statement for a class of equity
securities pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Give
the file number of the registration statement or, if the file number is unknown
or has not yet been assigned, give the date on which the registration statement
was filed:
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[ X ] The company is relying on rule 12g-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 in lieu of filing a registration statement for a class of equity
securities under that Act.
The file number of the registration as an investment company pursuant
to section 8(a) of the act, if any, of the company:
The file number of the registration as an investment company pursuant
to section 8(a) of the Act, if any, of any subsidiary of the company:
The undersigned company certifies that it is a closed-end company
organized under the laws of Delaware and with its principal place of business
in California; that it will be operated for the purpose of making investments
in securities described in sections 55(a)(1) through (3) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940; and that it will make available significant managerial
assistance with respect to issuers of such securities to the extent required by
the Act.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the undersigned company has
caused this notification of election to be subject to sections 55 through 65 of
the Investment Company Act of 1940 to be duly signed on its behalf in the city
of San Mateo and state of California on the 19th day of March, 1997.
[SEAL] Signature: /s/Charles R. Kokesh
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Name: Charles R. Kokesh
Title: Director
Attest: /s/Gail Mulcahy
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Name: Gail Mulcahy
Title: Assistant Secretary
