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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-023301
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220210
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220214

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HEALY JAMES
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001245624

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-40407
		FILM NUMBER:		22635666

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 4-250
		CITY:			MENLO PARK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94025

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Sofinnova Management X, L.L.C.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001680194
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-40407
		FILM NUMBER:		22635667

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 4-250
		CITY:			MENLO PARK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94025
		BUSINESS PHONE:		650-681-8420

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 4-250
		CITY:			MENLO PARK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94025

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Sofinnova Venture Partners X, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001680200
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-40407
		FILM NUMBER:		22635668

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 4-250
		CITY:			MENLO PARK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94025
		BUSINESS PHONE:		650-681-8420

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 4-250
		CITY:			MENLO PARK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94025

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Katabi Maha
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001720685

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-40407
		FILM NUMBER:		22635665

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SOFINNOVA INVESTMENTS
		STREET 2:		3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 4-250
		CITY:			MENLO PARK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94025

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Vera Therapeutics, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001831828
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				812744449
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8000 MARINA BOULEVARD, SUITE 120
		CITY:			BRISBANE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94005
		BUSINESS PHONE:		650-770-0077

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8000 MARINA BOULEVARD, SUITE 120
		CITY:			BRISBANE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94005
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                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2022-02-10</value>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>266666</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>15</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">The shares are held directly by Sofinnova Venture Partners X, L.P. (&quot;SVP X&quot;). Sofinnova Management X, L.L.C. (&quot;SM X&quot;) is the general partner of SVP X and may be deemed to have sole voting, investment and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by SVP X. James I. Healy and Maha Katabi are the managing members of SM X and may be deemed to have shared voting, investment and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by SVP X. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of his, her or its proportionate pecuniary interest therein. Michael Powell, a Reporting Person on SVP X's prior Section 16 filings with respect to the Issuer, is no longer a managing member of SM X, and accordingly, is not a Reporting Person on this Form 4.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Nathalie Auber, as attorney-in-fact for Sofinnova Venture Partners X, L.P.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-02-11</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Nathalie Auber, as attorney-in-fact for Sofinnova Management X, L.L.C.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-02-11</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Nathalie Auber, as attorney-in-fact for James I. Healy</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-02-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Nathalie Auber, as attorney-in-fact for Maha Katabi</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-02-11</signatureDate>
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