FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Canaan VIII LP 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/02/2014 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Dermira, Inc. [DERM] (Last) (First) (Middle) 285 RIVERSIDE AVE, STE 250 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) WESTPORT, CT 06880 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Preferred Stock	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	1,708,040	$ 0 (1)	D (2)	Â
Series B Preferred Stock	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	469,878	$ 0 (1)	D (2)	Â
Series C Preferred Stock	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	272,955	$ 0 (1)	D (2)	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Canaan VIII LP 285 RIVERSIDE AVE STE 250 WESTPORT, CT 06880	  X	  X	Â	Â
Canaan Partners VIII LLC 285 RIVERSIDE AVE STE 250 WESTPORT, CT 06880	  X	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

Canaan VIII L.P. By: Canaan Partners VIII LLC its General Partner /s/ Jaime Slocum Attorney-in-Fact		10/02/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Canaan Partners VIII LLC By: /s/ Jaime Slocum Attorney-in-Fact		10/02/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each share of Preferred Stock will be automatically converted into one (1) share of Common Stock, for no additional consideration, immediately prior to the consummation of the Issuer's initial public offering, and has no expiration date.
(2)	Shares held directly by Canaan VIII L.P. (the "Canaan Fund"). Canaan Partners VIII LLC ("Canaan VIII" and together with the Canaan Fund, the "Canaan Entities") is the sole general partner of the Canaan Fund and each may be deemed to have sole voting, investment and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by the Canaan Fund. Wende Hutton, a manager and member of Canaan VIII, serves as the representative of the Canaan Entities on the Issuer's board of directors. Investment and voting decisions with respect to the shares held by the Canaan Fund are made by the managers of Canaan VIII, collectively, and no manager of Canaan VIII has beneficial ownership of any shares held by Canaan VIII L.P.

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