SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                 OCTOBER 9, 2001
                                 Date of Report
                        (Date of earliest event reported)

                              EVOLVE SOFTWARE, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    DELAWARE
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


            000-31155                                    94-3219745
      (Commission File No.)                 (IRS Employer Identification Number)


                           1400 65TH STREET, SUITE 100
                          EMERYVILLE, CALIFORNIA 94608
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                  510-428-6000
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



ITEM  1.       CHANGES  IN  CONTROL  OF  REGISTRANT
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     The events described under Item 5 of this Current Report on Form 8-K may be
deemed  a  change  of  control  within  the  meaning  of  Item  1  of  Form 8-K.

ITEM  5.       OTHER  EVENTS
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     On  October  9,  2001,  Evolve  Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company")  completed  a private placement of certain securities pursuant to the
Series  A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of September 23, 2001 (the
"Purchase Agreement") attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, by and among the Company,
Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P. ("Warburg") and certain other investors
named in the Schedule of Purchasers to the Purchase Agreement (collectively, the
"Investors").  The  execution  of the Purchase Agreement was previously reported
in  the  Company's  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange  Commission  on  September  27,  2001,  as  amended on October 3, 2001.

     SALE  OF  SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK.     Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement,
(1)  the  Company  issued  and  sold  to the Investors an aggregate of 1,300,000
shares  of  the  Company's  Series  A  Preferred  Stock (the "Series A Preferred
Stock") at a price of $10 per share, or an aggregate of $13,000,000 in cash; (2)
the  Company  issued to the Investors warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of
1,300,000  additional  shares  of Series A Preferred Stock at a price of $10 per
share  in  cash, which warrants are exercisable for up to one year under certain
circumstances,  in  the  forms attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 ("Preferred Stock
Warrants");  (3)  the Company issued to the Investors warrants to purchase up to
6,500,000  shares  of  Common  Stock  at  a price of $1.00 per share in the form
attached  hereto  as  Exhibit 10.3 ("Common Stock Warrants") and (4) the Company
agreed  to grant to the Investors additional Common Stock Warrants to purchase a
number  of shares of Common Stock equal to 25% of the number of shares of Common
Stock  into which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued upon exercise of
the  Preferred  Stock Warrants are convertible, at the time such Preferred Stock
Warrants  are  exercised.  Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible
into  Common  Stock  at  an  initial conversion price of $0.50, or at an initial
conversion  rate  of  20  shares  of  Common  Stock  for  each share of Series A
Preferred  Stock, subject to certain adjustments as set forth in the Certificate
of  Designation  of  Series  A Preferred Stock of the Company attached hereto as
Exhibit  10.4  (the  "Certificate  of  Designation").

     The  number  of  shares  of  Common Stock into which the Series A Preferred
Stock  is  convertible will increase at the rate of 8.00% per year from the date
of  issue.  The  Certificate  of  Designation  also  provides  that the Series A
Preferred  Stock  has  dividend,  liquidation,  conversion  and voting rights in
preference  to  the  Common  Stock.

     INTEREST  OF  INVESTOR.  Of  the  aggregate of 1,300,000 shares of Series A
Preferred  Stock issued and sold by the Company, 1,000,000 shares were purchased
by  Warburg  for  a purchase price of $10,000,000 in cash. Warburg also acquired
(1)  Preferred  Stock  Warrants  to  purchase  additional  1,000,000  shares  of
Preferred  Stock,  (2) a Common Stock Warrant to purchase up to 5,000,000 shares
of Common Stock and (3) the right to acquire additional Common Stock Warrants to
purchase  up  to  5,000,000  Stock upon exercise of the Preferred Stock Warrants
held  by  Warburg.  If  all  Preferred  Stock Warrants and Common Stock Warrants



issued or issuable to Warburg were exercised in full and if all shares of Series
A  Preferred  Stock  issued or issuable to Warburg were converted into shares of
Common  Stock,  Warburg would beneficially own 50,003,298 shares of Common Stock
or  55.0%  of  all  outstanding  shares  of  Common  Stock  of the Company as of
September  27,  2001  (without  taking  into  account the shares of Common Stock
issuable  to  the  other Investors). Based on information set forth in Warburg's
Schedule 13-D report dated October 3, 2001, the aggregate purchase price for the
shares  of  Series  A  Preferred  stock  acquired by Warburg was paid out of the
working  capital  of  Warburg.

     CONVERSION  OF  SERIES  A  PREFERRED  STOCK. Pursuant to the Certificate of
Designation, the Company may cause all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock
to  be  automatically  converted  into  Common Stock at any time after the fifth
anniversary  of  the  date of initial issuance of such shares, provided that the
Company  may only cause such automatic conversion if the closing price per share
of  Common Stock for thirty (30) consecutive trading days ending within ten (10)
days  of  the  date on which notice of such automatic conversion is given to the
holders  of  the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock shall have been at least $5.00, as
adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends and similar events. All shares of
Series  A  Preferred  Stock will also automatically convert into Common Stock at
the  election of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A
Preferred  Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock may also be converted at any time
at  the  election  of  each  holder.

     VOTING. As set forth in the Certificate of Designation, holders of Series A
Preferred  Stock  are  entitled  to  vote  such  stock  on an as converted basis
(without giving effect to certain adjustments in the conversion ratio subsequent
to  the  Closing  Date),  together  with the holders of Common Stock as a single
class  with  respect  to  all  matters,  except  under  specified  circumstances
described  below  under  "Board  Representation" with respect to the election of
directors  and  under  "Change  of  Control"  with  respect to certain Change of
Control transactions. In addition, the Company will not, without the affirmative
vote  of  the  holders  of  a  majority  of  the  outstanding shares of Series A
Preferred  Stock,  (i)  amend  or  repeal  the  provisions of the Certificate of
Designation;  (ii)  authorize or issue any shares of a class or series senior to
the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  or  any  bonds,  debentures,  notes  or  other
obligations  convertible  into  or  exchangeable for, or having option rights to
purchase,  any  shares  of  stock  senior to the Series A Preferred Stock; (iii)
issue  any  bonds,  debentures or notes or incur similar debt obligations, other
than trade debt in the ordinary course of business; (iv) pay any dividend on any
shares  of  stock junior to the Series A Preferred Stock or repurchase or redeem
any  such  shares  of  stock  junior to the Series A Preferred Stock, except for
repurchases  of  unvested  shares  of  stock  at cost from employees, directors,
consultants  and  other service providers; (v) repurchase any outstanding shares
of  stock,  except  for  repurchase  of  shares  held  by  employees pursuant to
repurchase  agreements  approved  by  the  board  of directors and redemption of
shares  of  Series  A  Preferred  Stock;  (vi)  amend the bylaws to increase the
authorized  number  of  directors  of  the  Company to more than eight; or (vii)
authorize or issue any shares of any class or series of stock on parity with the
Series  A  Preferred  Stock or any bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations
convertible  into  or exchangeable for, or having option rights to purchase, any
shares  of stock on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, provided that such
restriction  shall  no  longer be applicable if Preferred Stock Warrants are not
exercised  to  purchase 500,000 or more shares of Series A Preferred Stock prior
to the six-month anniversary of the date of first issuance of Series A Preferred
Stock.



     BOARD  REPRESENTATION.  The  terms  of the Series A Preferred Stock, as set
forth  in  the  Certificate  of Designation, provide for holders of the Series A
Preferred  Stock  to  elect  three  members to the Board, voting separately as a
class.  Except  as  described  in  the  next sentence, this provision remains in
effect  for  so  long  as at least 75% of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock
issued  by  the  Company  outstanding.  If less than 75% but at least 50% of the
shares  of Series A Preferred Stock issued by the Company remain outstanding, or
if  Warburg  does  not  exercise  Preferred  Stock Warrants to purchase at least
500,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock prior to expiration of such warrants,
the  number  of  directors  to be elected by holders of Series A Preferred Stock
voting separately shall be reduced to two.  If less than 50% but at least 25% of
the shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued by the Company remain outstanding,
the number of directors to be elected by holders of the Series A Preferred Stock
voting  separately  shall  be reduced to one.  If less than 25% of the shares of
Series  A  Preferred Stock issued by the Company remain outstanding, the holders
of  Series  A Preferred Stock will no longer have the right to elect any members
of  the  board  of  directors  voting  separately.  All  other directors will be
elected  by  the  holders  of  the Common Stock and the Series A Preferred Stock
voting  as  a  single  class.  The  initial designees of the holders of Series A
Preferred  Stock,  Cary Davis, Nancy Martin and Gayle Crowell, were appointed to
the  Board effective as of the closing of the initial sale of Series A Preferred
Stock  (the  "Closing").  Mr.  Davis  and  Dr.  Martin  are members and managing
directors  of  Warburg, Pincus LLC and are general partners of Warburg, Pincus &
Co.  Ms.  Crowell  is  a  full-time  adviser  of  Warburg,  Pincus  LLC.

     CHANGE  OF  CONTROL.  Under the Certificate of Designation, the Company may
not  consummate any Change of Control Transaction, as defined the Certificate of
Designation,  without  the  affirmative  vote  of  holders  of a majority of the
outstanding  shares  of  Series A Preferred Stock, unless such transaction would
result  in  aggregate  consideration  paid in respect of such Series A Preferred
Stock  equal  to  the  original purchase price thereof, plus an internal rate of
return  equal  to  at  least  50%.  In  addition,  in the event of any Change of
Control  Transaction,  holders  of  Common Stock Warrants will have the right to
deliver  such  warrants  to  the  Company  in exchange for payments equal to the
Black-Scholes value of such warrants at the time of such transaction, payable in
cash  or,  subject  to  certain  conditions,  Common  Stock  of  the  Company.

     PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS. Effective as of the Closing under the Purchase Agreement
and  subject  to  certain  exceptions,  the Company has granted to the Investors
rights  to  maintain  their  percentage ownership in the Company in the event of
future  equity issuances by the Company. A copy of the form of Preemptive Rights
Agreement  providing  for  such  rights  is  attached  as  Exhibit  10.5 hereto.

     REGISTRATION  OF  SHARES  OF  COMMON  STOCK FOR RESALE. Effective as of the
Closing under the Purchase Agreement, subject to certain conditions, the Company
has  agreed  to  prepare  and  file with the SEC, upon request of the holders of
Series  A  Preferred Stock after June 1, 2002, registration statements to enable
the  resale  of the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of
the  Series  A Preferred Stock (including Series A Preferred Stock issuable upon
exercise  of  the  Preferred Stock Warrants), and upon exercise or conversion of
the  Common  Stock Warrants. A copy of the form of Registration Rights Agreement
providing  for  such  rights  is  attached  as  Exhibit  10.6  hereto.



     VOTING  AGREEMENT.  Warburg has entered into voting agreements (the "Voting
Agreements")  with  certain  holders  of  shares  of  Common  Stock and Series A
Preferred  Stock  of the Company and rights to purchase such shares (the "Voting
Agreement Signatories"). Pursuant to the Voting Agreements, the Voting Agreement
Signatories have agreed, among other things, to vote all shares of capital stock
of the Company they hold in favor of amending the Company's Amended and Restated
Certificate  of Incorporation (1) to increase the number of authorized shares of
Common Stock of the Company by 90,000,000 shares, to an aggregate of 200,000,000
shares,  and (2) to permit holders of Series A Preferred Stock to act by written
consent  in lieu of a meeting of stockholders. The aggregate number of shares of
Common  Stock of the Company held by all Voting Agreement Signatories (including
shares  that may be acquired by such Voting Agreement Signatories within 60 days
of the date hereof) is 16,194,296, or 39.65% of all outstanding shares of Common
Stock  of  the Company as of September 27, 2001. The Voting Agreements expire on
upon the approval by the Company's stockholders of each of the matters described
therein. The form of such Voting Agreements is set forth as Exhibit 10.7 hereto.

     The  foregoing  summary  of  the  Purchase Agreement and the agreements and
transactions  contemplated  thereby is qualified in its entirety by reference to
the  Purchase  Agreement and the forms of Preferred Stock Warrants, Common Stock
Warrants,  Certificate of Designation, Preemptive Rights Agreement, Registration
Rights  Agreement  and  Voting  Agreements,  copies  of  which  are set forth as
Exhibits  10.1  through  10.7  hereto  and are incorporated herein by reference.

     PRESS  RELEASE.  On  October  11,  2001, the Company issued a press release
announcing  the  Closing.  A  copy  of  the  press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit  99.1  and  is  incorporated  herein  by  this  reference.

ITEM  7.     FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  AND  EXHIBITS
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               (c)    Exhibits

               10.1  Series  A  Preferred  Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of
                     September 23, 2001, by and among the Company, the Investors
                     and  certain  other  persons.*

               10.2  Form of  Form  A  Subscription  Warrant  and Form of Form B
                     Subscription  Warrant.*

               10.3  Form of Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock.*

               10.4  Certificate of  Designation  of Series A Preferred Stock of
                     the  Company.*

               10.5  Preemptive Rights  Agreement  among the Company and the
                     Investors.*

               10.6  Registration Rights  Agreement  among  the  Company,  the
                     Investors and certain other stockholders in the Company.



               10.7  Form of  Voting  Agreement  between  Warburg  and  certain
                     stockholders of  the  Company.

               99.1  Press  Release  dated  October  11,  2001.


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               (*)  Filed  as an Exhibit to the Company's amended Current Report
                    on  Form  8-K/A  filed  on  October  3,  2001.




                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.


Date:  October 24, 2001             EVOLVE  SOFTWARE,  INC.


                                    By:  /s/  Kenneth J. Bozzini
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                                         Kenneth J. Bozzini
                                         Chief Financial Officer, Vice President
                                         of Finance





                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


     EXHIBIT
     NUMBER          DESCRIPTION
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      10.1     Series  A  Preferred  Stock  Purchase  Agreement,  dated  as  of
               September  23,  2001, by and among the Company, the Investors and
               certain  other  persons.*

      10.2     Form  of  Form  A  Subscription  Warrant  and  Form  of  Form  B
               Subscription  Warrant.*

      10.3     Form  of  Warrant  to  Purchase  Shares  of  Common  Stock.*

      10.4     Form of Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock of
               the  Company.*

      10.5     Form  of  Preemptive  Rights  Agreement among the Company and the
               Investors.*

      10.6     Registration  Rights  Agreement  among the Company, the Investors
               and  certain  other  stockholders  in  the  Company.

      10.7     Form of Voting Agreement between Warburg and certain stockholders
               of  the  Company.

      99.1     Press Release dated October 11, 2001.

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(*)  Filed  as  an Exhibit to the Company's amended Current Report on Form 8-K/A
     filed  on  October  3,  2001.
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