United States securities and exchange commission logo February 22, 2022 Jun Pei Chief Executive Officer Cepton, Inc. 399 West Trimble Road San Jose, California 95131 Re: Cepton, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed February 11, 2022 File No. 333-262667 Dear Dr. Pei: 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 Gregory Herbers at 202-551-8028 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Manufacturing cc: Ryan Coombs