# Jay Madheswaran

> Jay Madheswaran is the co-founder and CEO of Eve, which builds AI software for plaintiff law firms. A computer science graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, he worked at Facebook, became Rubrik’s first engineer and head of product engineering, and joined Lightspeed Venture Partners as a partner in 2018. After founding Butler Labs in 2020, he shifted to legal AI under the Eve name in 2023. Eve announced a $103 million Series B at a valuation above $1 billion in September 2025 and expanded into EveOS in 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Eve
- **Organizations:** Eve, Butler Labs, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Rubrik, Facebook
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- **Known for:** Served as Rubrik’s first engineer and later head of product engineering., Joined Lightspeed Venture Partners as a partner in 2018., Co-founded Eve with former Rubrik colleagues David Zeng and Matt Noe.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2012** — Worked as an engineer at Facebook before its IPO, according to his account.
- **Before 2018** — Became Rubrik’s first engineer and later head of product engineering.
- **2018** — Joined Lightspeed Venture Partners as a partner; the firm announced the appointment on December 6.
- **2020** — Founded Butler Labs, the predecessor business to Eve.
- **2023** — Shifted to legal AI for plaintiff firms under the Eve name.
- **2025** — Eve announced a $47 million Series A in January and a $103 million Series B at a valuation above $1 billion in September.
- **2026** — Eve introduced EveOS in June and announced general availability in August.

## Achievements

- Served as Rubrik’s first engineer and later head of product engineering.
- Joined Lightspeed Venture Partners as a partner in 2018.
- Co-founded Eve with former Rubrik colleagues David Zeng and Matt Noe.
- Led Eve during its announced $103 million Series B in September 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Eve announced general availability of EveOS, including Analyst and Atlas, on August 25.
- **2026-08** — In an August 9 interview, discussed contingency-fee incentives, attorney review and the shifting bottleneck from drafting to review.
- **2026-06** — Eve introduced EveOS on June 11.
- **2026-05** — Appeared on Beyond the Hire to discuss his career and team-building principles.
- **2026-02** — Discussed the predecessor business and legal AI pivot on The Product Market Fit Show.

## Links

- Website: https://www.eve.legal/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayanth1/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jayanthmadhesw1

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