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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-287392
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180928

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Upwork Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001627475
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374]
		IRS NUMBER:				464337682
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		441 LOGUE AVENUE
		CITY:			MOUNTAIN VIEW
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94043
		BUSINESS PHONE:		650-316-7500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		441 LOGUE AVENUE
		CITY:			MOUNTAIN VIEW
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94043

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Elance-oDesk, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20141209
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Upwork Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">441 Logue Avenue </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mountain View, California 94043 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">September&nbsp;28, 2018 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>VIA EDGAR </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">United States Securities and Exchange Commission </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Division of Corporation Finance </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">100 F Street, NE </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Washington, DC 20549 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">Attention:</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Jay Ingram, Legal Branch Chief </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Sergio Chinos, Staff Attorney </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Jenn Do, Staff Accountant </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Al Pavot, Staff Accountant </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">Re:</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Upwork Inc. Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-227207)</FONT> originally filed </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">September&nbsp;6, 2018, as amended, and corresponding Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">(File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-38678)</FONT> filed September&nbsp;26, 2018 </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Requested Date: October&nbsp;2, 2018 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Requested Time: 4:00 PM Eastern Time </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upwork Inc. (the
&#147;<B><I>Registrant</I></B>&#148;) hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission take appropriate action to declare the above-captioned Registration Statements on Form S<B>-</B>1 and Form 8<B>-</B>A effective at the &#147;Requested
Date&#148; and &#147;Requested Time&#148; set forth above or as soon thereafter as practicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant hereby authorizes Robert
A. Freedman or Ran D. Ben-Tzur, both of whom are attorneys with the Registrant&#146;s outside legal counsel, Fenwick&nbsp;&amp; West LLP, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Mr.&nbsp;Ben-Tzur at (650) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">335-7613</FONT> or, in his absence, Mr.&nbsp;Freedman at (650) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">335-7292.</FONT> </P>
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