Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN) (“Horizon”) (the “Company”), an affiliate of Monroe Capital, today announced that the RoHo Capital Opportunity Fund LLC (“RoHo”), a joint venture formed by Horizon and CR Financial Holdings, Inc. (“CRFH”), the holding company for Roth Capital Partners, LLC (“Roth”), has provided a $20 million senior credit facility to NeoVolta, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEOV) (“NeoVolta”) with the ability to increase the facility to $30 million upon mutual agreement. An initial $20 million was funded at closing to support NeoVolta’s continued growth.

NeoVolta is an energy technology company focused on developing and manufacturing domestic battery energy storage systems (“BESS”). Together with its joint venture partner LONGi, NeoVolta is developing a 210,600-square-foot manufacturing facility in Pendergrass, Georgia, to produce BESS systems designed to meet U.S. domestic content and supply-chain requirements. The facility is expected to have an initial annual production capacity of up to 2 GWh, with the potential to scale to 8 GWh over time.

“Providing growth capital to innovative companies operating in attractive, high-growth markets is a core focus of RoHo’s investment strategy,” said Paul Seitz, Chief Investment Officer of Horizon. “Formed by Horizon and Roth Capital, RoHo pairs Horizon’s venture lending and structuring expertise with Roth’s deep public markets relationships to deliver flexible growth capital to small- and micro-cap public companies. We are pleased to support NeoVolta’s growth plans with a tailored financing solution and look forward to continuing to deploy capital through RoHo in support of innovative public companies pursuing significant market opportunities.”

“Horizon and Roth Capital bring valuable experience and a collaborative approach as we advance NeoVolta’s domestic battery energy storage systems manufacturing platform,” said Ardes Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of NeoVolta. “As we ramp our Georgia facility and pursue larger commercial and utility-scale opportunities, this relationship supports our ability to execute on our long-term growth strategy.”

About Horizon Technology Finance

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN), externally managed by Horizon Technology Finance Management LLC, an affiliate of Monroe Capital, is a leading specialty finance company that provides capital in the form of secured loans to venture capital and private equity-backed companies and publicly traded companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and sustainability industries. The investment objective of Horizon is to maximize its investment portfolio’s return by generating current income from the debt investments it makes and capital appreciation from the warrants it receives when making such debt investments. Horizon is headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut, with a regional office in Pleasanton, California, and investment professionals located throughout the U.S. Monroe Capital is a premier asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across various strategies, including direct lending, technology finance, venture debt, opportunistic, structured credit, real estate and equity. To learn more, please visit horizontechfinance.com.

About CR Financial Holdings and Roth Capital Partners

CR Financial Holdings, Inc., is a private holding company and the majority owner of Roth Capital Partners, LLC. CRFH makes strategic investments in publicly traded and private companies, as well as private investment funds. Roth is a relationship-driven investment bank focused on serving growth companies and their investors. Roth’s full-service platform provides capital raising, high-impact equity research, macroeconomics, sales and trading, technical insights, derivatives strategies, M&A advisory, and corporate access. Headquartered in Newport Beach, California, Roth is a privately held, employee-owned organization and maintains offices throughout the U.S. For more information on Roth, please visit www.roth.com.

About NeoVolta

NeoVolta is an innovator in energy storage solutions dedicated to advancing reliable, high-performance power infrastructure for residential, commercial, and utility applications. With a focus on scalable technology, domestic manufacturing, and strategic partnerships, NeoVolta is positioned to support the accelerating transition toward resilient energy systems. NeoVolta is headquartered in Poway, California. Learn more at neovolta.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements included herein may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance, condition or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in Horizon’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Horizon undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.

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