VERI Veritone Inc

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Zemetra Michael Leonard	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Veritone, Inc. [ VERI ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) EVP, CFO & Treasurer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O VERITONE, INC., 575 ANTON BOULEVARD, SUITE 100	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/8/2020
(Street) COSTA MESA, CA 92626 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	10/8/2020		A		40000 (1)	A	$0	41900	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	$11.10	10/8/2020		A		60000		(2)	10/8/2030	Common Stock	60000	$0	60000	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$11.10	10/8/2020		A		120000		(3)	10/8/2030	Common Stock	120000	$0	120000	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Consists of restricted stock units representing the right to receive upon vesting a total of 40,000 shares of the issuer's common stock. 50% of such restricted stock units will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining 50% will vest in four equal quarterly installments over the next 12-month period thereafter, subject to the continuous service of reporting person with the issuer.
(2)	25% of the shares subject to the option will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, and 1/36th of the remaining shares subject to the option will vest in monthly installments thereafter, subject to the continuous service of reporting person with the issuer.
(3)	Stock option will become exercisable in three equal tranches based on the achievement of stock price goals for the common stock of the issuer of $17.50 per share, $22.50 per share and $27.50 per share, respectively, subject to the continuous service of reporting person with the issuer.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Zemetra Michael Leonard C/O VERITONE, INC. 575 ANTON BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 COSTA MESA, CA 92626			EVP, CFO & Treasurer

Signatures
/s/Jeffrey B. Coyne, as attorney-in-fact for reporting person		10/13/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date