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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>INSTRUCTURE INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>INST</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001281063</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Efstratis E. Nicholaus</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O INSTRUCTURE, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>6330 SOUTH 3000 EAST, SUITE 700</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SALT LAKE CITY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>UT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>84121</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>false</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
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                    <value>572806</value>
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                    <value>By Epic Expansion Capital Annex, LLC</value>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>2672811</value>
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                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Epic Venture Fund IV, LLC</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Zions SBIC LLC</value>
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                    <value>By Epic Expansion Capital, LLC</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By NKE Investments, LLC</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Until May 11, 2016, Epic Management Partners, LLC (EMP) was the investment manager of Epic Expansion Capital Annex, LLC (EECA) and had sole voting and investment power with regard to the shares held directly by EECA.  Mr. Efstratis is a manager of EMP.  Effective as of May 11, 2016, the members of EECA elected to remove EMP as the investment manager of EECA and appoint Industry Ventures Management VII, L.L.C. as the investment manager. As a result of such removal, EMP and Mr. Efstratis have no voting or investment power with regard to the shares held by EECA and thus no beneficial ownership with respect to such shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Mr. Efstratis has shared voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by Epic Venture Fund IV, LLC and Zions SBIC LLC. Mr. Efstratis disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by such entities, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Until May 11, 2016, EMP was the investment manager of Epic Expansion Capital, LLC (EEC) and had sole voting and investment power with regard to the shares held directly by EEC.  Effective as of May 11, 2016, the members of EEC elected to remove EMP as the investment manager of EEC and appoint IVPH III GP, L.L.C. as the investment manager. As a result of such removal, EMP and Mr. Efstratis have no voting or investment power with regard to the shares held by EEC and thus no beneficial ownership with respect to such shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Mr. Efstratis has voting and dispositive power over the shares held by NKE Investments, LLC.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ E. Nicholas Efstratis</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-05-13-06:00</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
