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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-23-058146
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	N-23C-2
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230302
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230302
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230302
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20230302

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000835948
		IRS NUMBER:				222919170
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		N-23C-2
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	817-00989
		FILM NUMBER:		23698945

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19809
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-441-7762

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19809

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20061026

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MUNIVEST FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MUNIPLUS FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880913
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NOTIFICATION
OF REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>RULE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">23c-2</FONT> UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Investment Company Act File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;811-05611</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>100 Bellevue
Parkway </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Wilmington, Delaware 19809 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (800) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">441-7762</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned registered <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> investment company hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) that it may redeem securities of which it is the issuer, as set forth below in accordance with the requirements of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">23c-2</FONT> under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
&#147;Act&#148;), and states that it is filing this notice with the Commission at least 30 days prior to the date set for the redemption. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Title of the class of securities of BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) to be redeemed:
</B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-7</FONT> Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares, par value $0.10 per share, liquidation
preference of $100,000 per share (the &#147;Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-7</FONT> VMTP Shares&#148;) (CUSIP #: 09253R808). </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>The date on which the securities are to be called or redeemed: </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may redeem the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-7</FONT> VMTP Shares on one or more occasions during the period from April&nbsp;3, 2023 to
October&nbsp;1, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>The applicable provisions of the governing instrument pursuant to which the securities are to be called or
redeemed: </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-7</FONT> VMTP Shares are to be redeemed pursuant to Section&nbsp;10(a) of
the Fund&#146;s Articles Supplementary Establishing and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares (the &#147;Articles&#148;), a form of which was most recently filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;24, 2012, as
an exhibit to the Fund&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NSAR-A.</FONT> Pursuant to Section&nbsp;10(c) of the Articles, dividends on the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-7</FONT> VMTP Shares will cease to accumulate from and
after the date of redemption. </P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>The principal amount or number of shares and the basis upon which the securities to be redeemed are to be
selected: </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may redeem up to 67% (1,633 shares) of its currently outstanding Series
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-7</FONT> VMTP Shares. Such redemptions(s) will be made on a pro rata basis among the Holders of the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-7</FONT> VMTP Shares. Holders of the Series <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-7</FONT> VMTP Shares will receive the liquidation preference of $100,000 per share, together with accumulated and unpaid dividends through the date of redemption. All of the Series
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-7</FONT> VMTP Shares are held in book-entry form through the Depository Trust Company (&#147;DTC&#148;), and such shares being redeemed will be redeemed in accordance with the procedures of DTC. Payment by the Fund
of the Redemption Price (as defined in the Articles) will be made to The Bank of New York Mellon, as redemption and paying agent for the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-7</FONT> VMTP Shares. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirement of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">23c-2</FONT> of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. has
duly caused this Notification of Redemption of Securities to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, and the State of New York, on the 2<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">nd</SUP>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jonathan Diorio</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Vice President</TD></TR>
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