EVE just secured $2.4 million in pre-seed funding to scale its AI-powered "Inbox Revenue Engine," a tool designed explicitly to bypass the complexity of traditional CRM systems for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). This isn't just another sales automation tool; it’s an attempt to make the manual CRM obsolete for the vast majority of service-based firms that find data entry a revenue killer.
The platform, built by serial entrepreneurs Vadim Rogovsky and Vadim Axelrod, operates autonomously, integrating directly with Gmail and Outlook. It monitors email and calendar activity to track revenue opportunities, surface forgotten leads, and draft context-aware follow-ups—all without requiring the user to log data. EVE claims this approach can help SMBs, particularly those in consulting, recruiting, and construction, recover 20–30% of potential revenue lost to communication gaps and missed follow-ups.
The Anti-CRM Investment Thesis
The EVE funding round itself signals significant validation for the "anti-CRM" thesis. The $2.4 million pre-seed included DOMiNO Ventures, Firsthand Ventures, and notably, a check from a16z’s Scout Fund. The angel list is equally impressive, featuring co-founders from Slack and Hugging Face, alongside the former CEO of Oura. This roster suggests that major tech players see the value in a zero-setup, zero-training solution for the SMB market.
“CRMs were built for people who have time for managing 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’s pitch is simple: eliminate the friction point entirely. By living inside the inbox, EVE removes the need for workflow changes or dedicated CRM management, delivering immediate insights within minutes of integration. DOMiNO Ventures, a lead investor, noted that the greatest revenue loss for SMBs often occurs silently in their communication workflows, a problem EVE solves at its core.
The new EVE funding will accelerate product development and support the rollout to hundreds of small businesses already on its waitlist. Future releases are slated to expand into multi-channel lead tracking, upsell detection, and churn prediction, moving the platform closer to a fully autonomous revenue machine.
