September 18, 2018

Brian Kinion
Chief Financial Officer
Upwork Inc.
441 Logue Avenue
Mountain View, California 94043

       Re: Upwork Inc.
           Registration Statement on Form S-1
           Filed September 6, 2018
           File No. 333-227207

Dear Mr. Kinion:

       We have reviewed your registration statement and have the following
comments. In
some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may
better
understand your disclosure.

       Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement
and providing the
requested information. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts
and
circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why
in your
response.

       After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the
information you
provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments.

Form S-1 Filed September 6, 2018

General

1.     We note that the registration statement has been amended to include the
offering of shares
       of common stock by selling stockholders. Please tell us whether the
shares being offered
       by the selling stockholders have been issued and are currently
outstanding. If not, please
       discuss the circumstances relating to how and when these shares will be
issued to the
       selling stockholders and advise of the exemption from registration
relied upon for the
       issuance.
 Brian Kinion
Upwork Inc.
September 18, 2018
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        We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for
the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action
or absence of
action by the staff.

       Refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. Please
allow adequate
time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of
the registration
statement.

       You may contact Jenn Do, Staff Accountant, at (202) 551-3743 or Al
Pavot, Staff
Accountant, at (202) 551-3738 if you have questions regarding comments on the
financial
statements and related matters. Please contact Sergio Chinos, Staff Attorney,
at (202) 551-
7844 or Jay Ingram, Legal Branch Chief, at (202) 551-3397 with any other
questions.



                                                            Sincerely,
FirstName LastNameBrian Kinion
                                                            Division of
Corporation Finance
Comapany NameUpwork Inc.
                                                            Office of
Manufacturing and
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