EVE, the world’s first Inbox Revenue Engine built for small B2B businesses, has announced a $2 million pre-seed funding round led by Firsthand.VC, with participation from a16z’s Scout Fund, Acquisition.com Ventures, Geek Ventures, Founders Future, Punch Capital, Silicon Gardens, and notable angel investors — including the co-founders of Slack and Hugging Face, and the former CEO of Oura.
The fresh capital will fuel product development and accelerate EVE’s rollout to the hundreds of small businesses already on its waitlist — paving the way for a full-scale expansion to thousands of SMBs in the coming months.
Reimagining Revenue Intelligence for SMBs
Unlike traditional CRMs that require constant manual updates, EVE connects directly to email and calendar systems, turning everyday business conversations into a live, automated revenue dashboard. The platform identifies new opportunities, resurfaces forgotten leads, and even drafts personalized follow-ups — helping small businesses recover 20–30% of potential revenue often lost in communication gaps.
“CRMs were built for people who have time to manage them. Small businesses don’t have time for all of this, starting with manual data entry,” said Vadim Rogovskiy, CEO and Co-Founder of EVE. “EVE lives inside your email and calendar — it does the work for you, autonomously turning conversations into a single, live revenue machine where nothing gets lost.”
Building on the concept of revenue intelligence, EVE goes a step further by adding autonomous execution and real-time visibility. The platform doesn’t just analyze data — it acts on it — creating a unified dashboard that highlights what’s moving, what’s stalled, and what opportunities are slipping away.
Early Results and Market Traction
Even before its public launch, EVE attracted strong interest. Over 500 small businesses joined its waitlist during stealth mode, with several already transforming their inboxes into powerful revenue engines.
“I didn’t realize how much revenue was buried in our inbox until EVE started identifying it,” said Josh Hess, VP of Business Development at Leadature, one of EVE’s early adopters. “In just three months, we closed 25% more deals with the same team — and no workflow changes.”
Born from Real Small Business Pain Points
The idea for EVE was born from hundreds of interviews with small business owners, revealing that up to 80% of business communication happens over email, but most of that valuable data never reaches CRMs or project tools.
Before founding EVE, Rogovskiy built an AI-driven roll-up of small businesses, modernizing operations with intelligent automation. That experience exposed a universal issue: untapped revenue trapped inside inboxes.
“That journey exposed how much value was being lost inside inboxes,” said Rogovskiy. “EVE is the AI-powered Inbox Revenue Engine designed to fix that.”
Investor Confidence
Backing for EVE comes from some of the world’s most respected investors and founders.
“I back people first, and Vadim has shown exceptional clarity in navigating this market,” said Simon Chan, General Partner at Firsthand.VC, and a four-time founder whose previous company was acquired by Salesforce. “Having helped build Salesforce’s Einstein platform, I can say EVE is reimagining CRM from the ground up — bringing automation and intelligence to the businesses that need it most.”
Built for High-Volume, Relationship-Driven Industries
EVE is tailored for industries where email equals revenue, such as consulting, recruiting, construction, distribution, brokerage, and event management. The tool integrates seamlessly with Gmail and Outlook, requires no setup or training, and starts delivering insights within minutes.
Future updates will introduce multi-channel lead tracking, upsell detection, and churn prediction, pushing SMBs closer to achieving a fully autonomous revenue engine.
Ruchi Kumar is the associate editor at Entrepreneur News Network and TVW News India, where she leads editorial strategy, brand storytelling, and startup ecosystem coverage. With a strong focus on innovation, business, and marketing insights, he curates impactful narratives that spotlight India’s evolving entrepreneurial landscape. She has written extensively on fintech, AI and emerging startups.