Form: CORRESP

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May 20, 2019

Veritone, Inc.

575 Anton Blvd., Suite 100

Costa Mesa, California 92626

May 20, 2019

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Attn:

Jeff Kauten, Attorney-Advisor

 

Jan Woo, Legal Branch Chief

 

Re:

Veritone, Inc.

 

Registration Statement on Form S-3

 

File No. 333-231345

 

Request for Acceleration

Acceleration Request

Request Date: May 22, 2019

Request Time: 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (or as soon thereafter as practicable)

Dear Mr. Kauten:

Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Veritone, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), hereby respectfully requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to cause the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-231345) to become effective at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on May 22, 2019, or as soon thereafter as practicable, or at such later time as the Registrant or its counsel may orally request via telephone call to the staff of the Commission. The Registrant hereby authorizes K&L Gates LLP, counsel to the Company, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.

The Registrant requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Michael A. Hedge at (949) 623-3519, or in his absence, Jason C. Dreibelbis at (949) 623-3543.

 

Sincerely,
VERITONE, INC.
By:  

/s/ Chad Steelberg

  Chad Steelberg
  Chief Executive Officer

 

cc:

Peter F. Collins, Veritone, Inc.

Jeffrey B. Coyne, Veritone, Inc.

Michael A. Hedge, K&L Gates LLP

Jason C. Dreibelbis, K&L Gates LLP