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        <issuerName>ENVIVIO INC</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>HarbourVest International Private Equity Partners V-Direct Fund L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>HARBOURVEST PARTNERS LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>ONE FINANCIAL CENTER, 44TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
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            <rptOwnerName>HIPEP V-Direct Associates L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O HARBOURVEST PARTNERS LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>ONE FINANCIAL CENTER, 44TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
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            <rptOwnerName>HIPEP V-Direct Associates LLC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O HARBOURVEST PARTNERS LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>ONE FINANCIAL CENTER, 44TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02111</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <rptOwnerName>HARBOURVEST PARTNERS LLC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>HARBOURVEST PARTNERS LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>ONE FINANCIAL CENTER, 44TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02111</rptOwnerZipCode>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2015-10-27</value>
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                <value></value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>4.10</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These securities are owned solely by HarbourVest International Private Equity Partners V-Direct Fund L.P. Harbour Vest Partners LLC is the Managing Member of HIPEP V-Direct Associates LLC, which is the General Partner of HIPEP V-Direct Associates L.P., which is the General Partner of HarbourVest International Private Equity Partners V-Direct Fund L.P. Each of HarbourVest Partners LLC, HIPEP V-Direct Associates LLC and HIPEP V-Direct Associates L.P. may be deemed to have a beneficial interest in the shares held by HarbourVest International Private Equity Partners V-Direct Fund L.P. and each disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of its pecuniary interest which is subject to indeterminable future events.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>HarbourVest International Private Equity Partners V-Direct Fund L.P., By: HIPEP V-Direct Associates L.P., its General Partner By: HIPEP V-Direct Associates LLC, its General Partner, By: HarbourVest Partners LLC, its Managing Member, /s/ Danielle Green</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-10-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>HIPEP V-Direct Associates L.P., By: HIPEP V-Direct Associates LLC, its General Partner, By: Harbourvest Partners LLC, its Managing Member, By: Danielle M. Green, Chief Compliance Officer, /s/ Danielle Green</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-10-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>HIPEP V-Direct Associates LLC, By: HarbourVest Partners LLC, its Managing Member, By: Danielle M. Green, Chief Compliance Officer, /s/ Danielle Green</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-10-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>HarbourVest Partners LLC, By: Danielle M. Green, Chief Compliance Officer, /s/ Danielle Green</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-10-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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