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 *   Dorling Janet 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/20/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Achaogen Inc [AKAO] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ACHAOGEN, INC., 1 TOWER PLACE, #300 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Commercial Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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) Common Stock 20,761 (1) D Â

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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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (2)	02/27/2027	Common Stock	104,000	$ 23.68	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	02/27/2027	Common Stock	26,000	$ 23.68	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (4)	02/08/2028	Common Stock	48,000	$ 10.64	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Dorling Janet C/O ACHAOGEN, INC. 1 TOWER PLACE, #300 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080	Â	Â	  Chief Commercial Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Gary Loeb, Attorney-in-fact for Janet Dorling		04/20/2018
**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)	Includes 18,400 Restricted Stock Units.
(2)	25% of the shares subject to the option vested on February 27, 2017, and the remaining shares subject to the option vest in 36 successive, equal monthly installments on each monthly anniversary thereafter, subject to the reporting person's continued employment or service relationship with the Issuer on each such vesting date.
(3)	The shares subject to the option shall vest on the following schedule: (i) 40% of the shares subject to the option will vest on the 30th consecutive date that the closing trading price of the Issuer's common stock first reaches or exceeds $30.00 per share; (ii) 40% of the shares subject to the option will vest on the 30th consecutive date that the closing trading price of the Issuer's common stock first reaches or exceeds $40.00 per share; and (iii) 20% of the shares subject to the option will vest on the 30th consecutive date that the closing trading price of the Issuer's common stock first reaches or exceeds $55.00 per share, subject to the reporting person's continued employment or service relationship with the Issuer on each such vesting date and as appropriately adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like.
(4)	The shares subject to the option vest in 48 successive, equal monthly installments on each monthly anniversary of February 8, 2018, subject to the reporting person's continued employment or service relationship with the Issuer on each such vesting date.

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