August 16, 2024

Peter Altman
President and Chief Executive Officer
BioCardia, Inc.
320 Soquel Way
Sunnyvale, California 94085

       Re: BioCardia, Inc.
           Registration Statement on Form S-1
           Filed August 9, 2024
           File No. 333-281448
Dear Peter Altman:

       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 Daniel Crawford at 202-551-7767 with any questions.



                                                           Sincerely,

                                                           Division of 
Corporation Finance
                                                           Office of Life 
Sciences
cc:   Austin March, Esq.