Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

MF Ventures, LLC

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/30/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Sphere 3D Corp [ANY]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

201 SPEAR STREET, 14TH FLOOR,

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director ___ X ___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Shares	1994570	D ⁽¹⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Victor B. MacFarlane and Thaderine D. MacFarlane are controlling members of MF Ventures, LLC and may be deemed to share and have indirect beneficial ownership over, and share indirect pecuniary interest in,1,994,570 shares held directly by MF Ventures, LLC.

Remarks:
Sphere 3D Corp. is no longer a foreign private issuer as of June 30, 2017. The reporting persons are filing this Form 3 on or before January 1, 2018 per SEC Corp. Fin. Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 101.02 [Aug. 11, 2010] under Section 16 (General Guidance).

Exhibit List:
Exhibit 24.1: Power of Attorney executed by Victor B. MacFarlane
Exhibit 24.2: Power of Attorney executed by Thaderine D. MacFarlane
Exhibit 24.3: Power of Attorney executed by MF Ventures, LLC

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MF Ventures, LLC 201 SPEAR STREET, 14TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105		X
MACFARLANE VICTOR B C/O MF VENTURES, LLC 201 SPEAR STREET, 14TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105		X
MacFarlane Thaderine D. C/O MF VENTURES, LLC 201 SPEAR STREET, 14TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105		X

Signatures
/s/ Victor B. MacFarlane, Manager of MF Ventures, LLC		12/26/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Victor B. MacFarlane		12/26/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Thaderine D. MacFarlane		12/26/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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