CORRESP

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

February 22, 2021

VIA EMAIL & EDGAR

Office of Technology

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street NE

Washington, D.C. 20549-3561

Re: Gores Holdings VIII, Inc. (the “Company”)

Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-252483)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the undersigned, for itself and as representatives of any other underwriters, hereby joins the request of Gores Holdings VIII, Inc. that the effectiveness for the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form S-1 (as amended through the date hereof) filed under the Securities Act be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on February 24, 2021, or as soon thereafter as practicable, or at such other time as the Company or its outside counsel, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, request by telephone that such Registration Statement be declared effective.

Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, we, as representatives of the several underwriters, wish to advise you that we have effected the following distribution of the Company’s Preliminary Prospectus dated February 16, 2021:

(i)

Dates of distribution: February 23, 2021

(ii)

Number of prospective underwriters to which the preliminary prospectus was furnished: 1

(iii)

Number of prospectuses expected furnished to underwriters, dealers, institutions and others: approximately 50

We, the undersigned, as representatives of the several underwriters, have complied and will comply, and we have been informed by the participating underwriters that they have complied and will comply, with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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Very truly yours,

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

By:		/s/ Ravi Raghunathan
Name:		Ravi Raghunathan
Title:		Managing Director

By:		/s/ Brandon Sun
Name:		Brandon Sun
Title:		Director