VERVE VENTURES INC. March 8, 2011 THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Attn: Errol Sanderson Division of Corporate Finance Mail Stop 4631 100 F. Street NE Washington, D.C. 20549-7010 Re: Verve Ventures Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 File No. 333-171214 Dear Errol Sanderson: Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Verve Ventures Inc. (the "Company") hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of its Registration Statement on Form S-1/A to 3:00 PM EST Eastern Standard Time on March 9, 2011, or as soon thereafter as is practicable. The Company acknowledges the following: * Should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; * The action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and * The Company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. Thank you for your assistance. Please call with any questions. Verve Ventures Inc. By: /s/ Leslie Clitheroe -------------------------------- Leslie Clitheroe Chief Executive Officer