Company: HVIIR
Filing Date: 2025-01-15
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001493152-25-002259
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Company: Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII
Filing Date: 2025-01-15
Form: S-1/A
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<div align='center'>As filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on January 15, 2025.</div>

Registration No. 333-283087

<div align='center'>UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549

Amendment No. 3

to

FORM S-1REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</div>

| Cayman                         
 Islands                        |     |                       6770 |     | 98-1813620            |
| (State                         
 or other jurisdiction of       
 incorporation or organization) |     |                   (Primary 
        Standard Industrial 
 Classification Code Number |     | -I.R.S.               
 Employer              
 Identification Number |

<div align='center'>195 US Hwy 50, Suite 309

Zephyr Cove, Nevada 89448

Telephone: (775) 339-1671

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Daniel J. Hennessy

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII

195 US Hwy 50, Suite 309

Zephyr Cove, Nevada 89448

Telephone: (775) 339-1671

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:</div>

| Michael              
 P. Heinz             
 Jeffrey              
 N. Smith             
 Sidley               
 Austin LLP           
 787                  
 Seventh Avenue       
 New                  
 York, New York 10019 
 (212)                
 839-5300             | Simon                                                 
 Raftopoulos                                           
 Alexandra                                             
 Low                                                   
 Appleby                                               
 (Cayman) Ltd.                                         
 9th                                                   
 Floor, 60 Nexus Way Camana Bay Grand Cayman, KY1-1104 
 (345)                                                 
 949-4900                                              | Douglas               
 Ellenoff              
 Stuart                
 Neuhauser             
 Ellenoff              
 Grossman & Schole LLP 
 1345                  
 6th Avenue,           
 New                   
 York, New York 10105  
 (212)                 
 370-1300              |

<div align='center'>Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.</div