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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-344544
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171116

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Veritone, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001615165
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374]
		IRS NUMBER:				471161641
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3366 VIA LIDO
		CITY:			NEWPORT BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92663
		BUSINESS PHONE:		888-507-1737

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3366 VIA LIDO
		CITY:			NEWPORT BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92663
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Veritone, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">575 Anton Blvd., Suite 900 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Costa
Mesa, California 92626 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">November&nbsp;16, 2017 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">VIA EDGAR
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Division of
Corporation Finance </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">100 F Street, N.E. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Washington, D.C.
20549 </P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">Attn:</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Jan Woo, Legal Branch Chief </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Matthew Derby, Staff Attorney </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Re:</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Veritone, Inc. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-221570</FONT> </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Request for Acceleration </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Acceleration Request </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Request Date</B>: November&nbsp;16, 2017 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Request
Time</B>: 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time (or as soon thereafter as practicable) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear Ms.&nbsp;Woo: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Veritone, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
&#147;<B>Registrant</B>&#148;), hereby respectfully requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<B>Commission</B>&#148;) take appropriate action to cause the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-221570),</FONT> to become effective at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on November&nbsp;16, 2017, 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&amp;L Gates LLP, counsel to the Company, 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 Michael A. Hedge at (949) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">623-3519,</FONT> or in his absence, Alexa M. Ekman at (949) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">623-3603.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Chad Steelberg</P></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">cc:</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Peter F. Collins, Veritone, Inc. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Jeffrey B. Coyne, Veritone, Inc. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">David C. Lee, K&amp;L Gates LLP </TD></TR></TABLE>
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