[DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP LETTERHEAD]
KATHLEEN L. PRUDHOMME
(612) 343-7973
August 2, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission VIA EDGAR ELECTRONIC FILING
450 Fifth Street, N.W. ---------------------------
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: IAI Investment Funds VIII, Inc.
File Nos.: 002-84589 and 811-03767
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j), IAI Investment Funds VIII, Inc. (the
"Fund") certifies that:
(1) the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have
differed from that incorporated by reference into the most recent amendment to
the Fund's registration statement,
(2) the text of such amendment to the registration statement has
been filed electronically.
Any comments or inquiries may be directed to the undersigned.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Kathleen L. Prudhomme
Kathleen L. Prudhomme
