EVE, a San Francisco, CA-based inbox revenue engine for B2B small businesses, has raised $2 million in pre-Seed funding.
Investors
The round was led by Firsthand.VC, with participation from a16z’s Scout Fund, Acquisition.com Ventures, Geek Ventures, Founders Future, Punch Capital, Silicon Gardens, and several prominent angel investors, including the co-founders of Slack and Hugging Face and the former CEO of Oura.
Firsthand.VC is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2022, which focuses on inception-stage autonomous business software and Agentic AI companies. The firm makes initial investments, often pre-product or pre-customer, in experienced founders building next-generation AI systems. Beyond capital, Firsthand.VC provides a proprietary network of industry experts to accelerate the growth and success of its portfolio companies.
EVE Use of Funds
The funding will be used to accelerate product development and support the rollout to hundreds of small businesses already on its waitlist, scaling to thousands in the coming months.
About EVE
Founded by Vadim Rogovskiy, EVE is an AI Operator designed to turn a business email inbox into a revenue engine. It is purpose-built for industries where email volume directly drives revenue, including consulting, construction, distribution, recruiting, brokerage, and event management. EVE integrates seamlessly with Gmail and Outlook, requires no setup or training, and starts delivering insights immediately. EVE automatically tracks revenue activity, identifies new opportunities, surfaces of forgotten leads, and drafts context-aware follow-ups.
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, EVE is currently in stealth mode, with more than 500 small businesses already on its waitlist.
Funding Details
Company: EVE
Raised: $2.0M
Round: Pre-Seed
Funding Date: November 2025
Lead Investor: Firsthand.VC
Additional Investors: a16z Scout Fund, Acquisition.com Ventures, Geek Ventures, Founders Future, Punch Capital, Silicon Gardens
Company Website: https://joineve.ai/
Software Category: Revenue Intelligence / CRM Automation / AI Sales Enablement
Source: Amanda Sachs, PR Manager — Movchan Agency