July 30, 2024
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Trade & Services
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attn: | Kate Beukenkamp |
Mara Ransom
| Re: | Getaround, Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-1
File No. 333-269571
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Getaround, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to declare the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1 to become effective on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
The Company hereby authorizes William L. Hughes of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, counsel to the Company, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.
The Company requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to William L. Hughes of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP at (415) 773-5720.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| GETAROUND, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Spencer Jackson | |
| Name: | Spencer Jackson | |
| Title: | General Counsel & Secretary | |
| cc: | Eduardo Iniguez, Getaround, Inc. |
William L. Hughes, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP