United States securities and exchange commission logo May 19, 2023 John Borgeson Chief Financial Officer Kodiak Sciences Inc. 1200 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 Re: Kodiak Sciences Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3 Filed May 15, 2023 File No. 333-271946 Dear John Borgeson: This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your registration statement. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. 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. Please contact Doris Stacey Gama at 202-551-3188 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Life Sciences cc: Dave Peinsipp, Esq.