Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corporation
25852 McBean Parkway
Valencia, CA 91335
February 11, 2022
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corporation |
| Registration Statement on Form S-1 |
| File No. 333-262472 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of the above referenced Registration Statement to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on February 11, 2022, or as soon thereafter as practicable, or at such other time as the Company or its outside counsel, Cooley LLP, requests by telephone that such Registration Statement be declared effective.
Please contact Milson C. Yu of Cooley LLP, special counsel to the Company, at +1 (650) 843-5296, as soon as the Registration Statement has been declared effective, or if you have any other questions or concerns regarding this matter.
| Sincerely, |
| /s/ Mark E. Farrell |
| Mark E. Farrell, Co-Chief Executive Officer |