SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MF Ventures, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 201 SPEAR STREET, 14TH FLOOR (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/30/2017	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sphere 3D Corp [ ANY ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			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	1,994,570	D(1)

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MF Ventures, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 201 SPEAR STREET, 14TH FLOOR (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MACFARLANE VICTOR B (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MF VENTURES, LLC 201 SPEAR STREET, 14TH FLOOR (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MacFarlane Thaderine D. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MF VENTURES, LLC 201 SPEAR STREET, 14TH FLOOR (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

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

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