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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number 001-38093 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 1515 Arapahoe St. , Tower 3 , Suite 400 , Denver , Colorado ( Address of principal executive offices ) Veritone , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Title of Each Class Common Stock , Par Value $ 0.001 per share Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 888 ) 507-1737 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : 47-1161641 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Trading Symbol U 80202 ( Zip Code ) VERI Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant : ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No No X Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . □ | | □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No As of June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , the aggregate market value of the common stock held by non affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 337.9 million , calculated based upon the closing price of the registrant's common stock as reported by the NASDAQ Global Market on such date . As of February 28 , 2021 , 32,299,008 shares of the registrant's common stock were outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE The information that is required to be included in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K is incorporated by reference to the definitive proxy statement to be filed by the registrant within 120 days of December 31 , 2020. Only those portions of the definitive proxy statement that are specifically incorporated by reference herein shall constitute a part of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K .