United States securities and exchange commission logo August 17, 2023 Henry Gosebruch Chief Executive Officer Neumora Therapeutics, Inc. 490 Arsenal Way, Suite 200 Watertown, Massachusetts 02472 Re: Neumora Therapeutics, Inc. Amendment No. 9 to Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Submitted August 9, 2023 CIK No. 0001885522 Dear Henry Gosebruch: We have reviewed your amended draft registration statement and have the following comment. In our comment we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on EDGAR. If you do not believe our comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing the information you provide in response to this comment and your amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional comments. Amendment No. 9 to Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 submitted August 9, 2023 Prospectus Summary Overview, page 1 1. We note your statements throughout the prospectus that several of your programs target novel mechanisms of actions that "have shown preclinical and clinical validation" by Neumora and other leading biopharmaceutical companies. Please revise your disclosure to explain what you mean by "validation" and provide support for each statement. Please also ensure that this disclosure does not imply that approval by the FDA or similar regulatory bodies is assured, as such determination is not within the control of the company. Henry Gosebruch Neumora Therapeutics, Inc. August 17, 2023 Page 2 You may contact Eric Atallah at 202-551-3663 or Al Pavot at 202-551-3738 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Daniel Crawford at 202-551-7767 or Laura Crotty at 202-551-7614 with any other questions. Sincerely, FirstName LastNameHenry Gosebruch Division of Corporation Finance Comapany NameNeumora Therapeutics, Inc. Office of Life Sciences August 17, 2023 Page 2 cc: Phillip Stoup, Esq. FirstName LastName