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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  Schedule 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. )*

                                  FaxSav, Inc.
       -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
       -----------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   31210L 10 4
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this  statement. [ ]. (A fee
is not  required  if the filing  person:  (1) has a previous  statement  on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).

                         (Continued on following pages)

                               Page 1 of 11 Pages
                        Exhibit Index Contained on Page 9

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CUSIP NO. 31210L 10 4                                      13G            Page 2  of 11 Pages
- ---------------------------------------------------                   ----------------------------------------------------




- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
             SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                      Sierra Ventures III, a California
                               Limited Partnership ("Sierra III") 94-3054838

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                                                  (a)[ ]    (b) [X]

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3            SEC USE ONLY

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                California Limited Partnership

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        5         SOLE VOTING POWER
              NUMBER OF                                                                                               - 0 -
               SHARES
            BENEFICIALLY
            OWNED BY EACH
              REPORTING
               PERSON
                WITH
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        6         SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                                                                                  1,375,364
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        7         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                                                                                      - 0 -
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        8         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                                                                                  1,375,364
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
             REPORTING PERSON
                                                                                                                  1,375,364
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10           CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
             EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                                                                    [  ]

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11           PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
                                                                                                                      14.1%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12           TYPE OR REPORTING PERSON*
                                                                                                                         PN
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 31210L 10 4                                      13G            Page 3 of 11 Pages
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- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
             SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                      SV Associates III, L.P. ("SV Associates III")
                      94-3056079
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                                                    (a)[ ]    (b) [X]

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3            SEC USE ONLY

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                California Limited Partnership

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        5         SOLE VOTING POWER                                                   - 0 -
              NUMBER OF
               SHARES
            BENEFICIALLY
            OWNED BY EACH
              REPORTING
               PERSON
                WITH
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        6         SHARED VOTING POWER  1,389,196
                                                  shares   of  which   1,375,364
                                                  shares are  directly  owned by
                                                  Sierra III and  13,832  shares
                                                  are  directly  owned by Sierra
                                                  Ventures III International,  a
                                                  Delaware  Limited  Partnership
                                                  ("Sierra III  International").
                                                  SV   Associates   III  is  the
                                                  general  partner of Sierra III
                                                  and Sierra III International.
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        7         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                              - 0 -
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        8         SHARED    DISPOSITIVE    POWER
                                                  1,389,196   shares   of  which
                                                  1,375,364  shares are directly
                                                  owned by Sierra III and 13,832
                                                  shares are  directly  owned by
                                                  Sierra III  International.  SV
                                                  Associates  III is the general
                                                  partner   of  Sierra  III  and
                                                  Sierra III International.
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
             REPORTING PERSON
                                                                                                                  1,389,196
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10           CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
             EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                                                                   [  ]

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11           PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
                                                                                                                      14.2%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12           TYPE OR REPORTING PERSON*
                                                                                                                         PN
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
</FN>
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CUSIP NO. 31210L 10 4                                      13G            Page 4 of 11 Pages
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1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
             SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                      Sierra Ventures V, a California
                               Limited Partnership ("Sierra V") 94-3222153

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                                               (a)[ ]    (b) [X]

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3            SEC USE ONLY

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                California Limited Partnership

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        5         SOLE VOTING POWER
              NUMBER OF                                                                                               - 0 -
               SHARES
            BENEFICIALLY
            OWNED BY EACH
              REPORTING
               PERSON
                WITH
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        6         SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                                                                                    676,324
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        7         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                                                                                      - 0 -
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        8         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                                                                                    676,324
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
             REPORTING PERSON
                                                                                                                    676,324
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10           CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
             EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                                                                     [  ]

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11           PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
                                                                                                                       6.9%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12           TYPE OR REPORTING PERSON*
                                                                                                                         PN
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>

                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
</FN>
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CUSIP NO. 31210L 10 4                                      13G            Page 5 of 11 Pages
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- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
             SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                      SV Associates V, L.P. ("SV Associates V") 94-3222154
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                                               (a)[ ]    (b) [X]

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3            SEC USE ONLY

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                California Limited Partnership

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        5         SOLE VOTING POWER
              NUMBER OF                                                                                               - 0 -
               SHARES
            BENEFICIALLY
            OWNED BY EACH
              REPORTING
               PERSON
                WITH
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        6         SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                  676,324 shares  directly owned
                                                  by Sierra V. SV  Associates  V
                                                  is  the  general   partner  of
                                                  Sierra V.

                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        7         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                                                                                      - 0 -
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        8         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                  676,324 shares  directly owned
                                                  by Sierra V. SV  Associates  V
                                                  is  the  general   partner  of
                                                  Sierra V.

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
             REPORTING PERSON
                                                                                                                    676,324
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10           CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
             EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*



- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11           PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
                                                                                                                       6.9%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12           TYPE OR REPORTING PERSON*
                                                                                                                         PN
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                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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ITEM 1(A).        NAME OF ISSUER

                  FaxSav, Inc.

ITEM 1(B).        ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES

                  399 Thornall Street
                  Edison, New Jersey 08837

ITEM 2(A)-(C).             NAME, ADDRESS AND CITIZENSHIP OF PERSONS FILING

                  This  statement is being filed by SV Associates  III,  L.P., a
California limited  partnership ("SV Associates III") and SV Associates V, L.P.,
a California  limited  partnership  ("SV Associates V"), each of whose principal
business  address is 3000 Sand Hill Road,  Building Four, Suite 210, Menlo Park,
California 94025. SV Associates III is general partner to Sierra Ventures III, a
California   Limited   Partnership   ("Sierra  III")  and  Sierra  Ventures  III
International, a California Limited Partnership ("Sierra III International"). SV
Associates V is general partner to Sierra Ventures V, L.P., a California Limited
Partnership ("Sierra V"). With respect to SV Associates III and SV Associates V,
this statement relates only to their indirect, beneficial ownership of shares of
Common Stock of FaxSav,  Inc.  (the  "Shares").  The Shares are held directly by
Sierra  III,  Sierra  III  International,  and  Sierra V,  respectively,  and SV
Associates III and SV Associates V do not directly or otherwise hold any Shares.
Management  of the business  affairs of SV  Associates  III and SV Associates V,
including  decisions  respecting  disposition and/or voting of the Shares, is by
majority decision of the general partners of SV Associates III and SV Associates
V listed  on  Exhibit  B  hereto.  Each  individual  general  partner  disclaims
beneficial ownership of the Shares.

ITEM 2(D) AND (E).  TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES AND CUSIP NUMBER

                  Common Stock
                  CUSIP # 31210L 10 4

ITEM 3.           Not Applicable

ITEM 4.           OWNERSHIP

                  Please see Rows 5-11 of cover pages.

ITEM 5.           OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.

                  Not applicable.



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                                                                    Page 7 of 11

ITEM 6.           OWNERSHIP  OF MORE THAN  FIVE  PERCENT  ON  BEHALF OF  ANOTHER
                  PERSON.

                  Under   certain   circumstances   set  forth  in  the  limited
                  partnership agreements of Sierra III, Sierra III International
                  and SV  Associates  III,  and  Sierra V and SV  Associates  V,
                  respectively,   the  general  and  limited  partners  of  such
                  entities may have the right to receive  dividends from, or the
                  proceeds  from the sale of shares  of  Common  Stock of FaxSav
                  held by such entity.  No such partner's  rights relate to more
                  than five percent of the class.

ITEM 7.           IDENTIFICATION  AND  CLASSIFICATION  OF THE  SUBSIDIARY  WHICH
                  ACQUIRED THE SECURITY  BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
                  COMPANY.

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 8.           IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE
                  GROUP.

                  Not applicable.


ITEM 9.           NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 10.          CERTIFICATION.

                  Not applicable.




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                                                                    Page 8 of 11


                                   SIGNATURES
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                  After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief,  I certify  that the  information  set forth in this  statement is true,
complete and correct.
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Dated:  February 13, 1997

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SV ASSOCIATES V, L.P.                                   SV ASSOCIATES III, L.P.                                  
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 
By:                                                     By:                                                      
   -----------------------------------------------         ------------------------------------------------
         Martha A. Clarke Adamson,                               Martha A. Clarke Adamson,                       
         Attorney-in-Fact for the General Partners               Attorney-in-Fact for the General Partners       
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 
SIERRA VENTURES V, A CALIFORNIA                         SIERRA VENTURES III, A CALIFORNIA                        
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP                                     LIMITED PARTNERSHIP                                      
                                                                                                                 
By SV Associates V, L.P., its General Partner           By SV Associates III, L.P., its General Partner          
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 
By:                                                     By:                                                      
   -----------------------------------------------         ------------------------------------------------
         Martha A. Clarke Adamson,                               Martha A. Clarke Adamson,                       
         Attorney-in-Fact for the General Partners               Attorney-in-Fact for the General Partners       
                                                                                                                 
                                                        

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                                                                    Page 9 of 11

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


                                                                    Found on
                                                                   Sequentially
Exhibit                                                            Numbered Page

Exhibit A:  Agreement of Joint Filing                                  10

Exhibit B:  List of General Partners of SV Associates III, L.P.,       11
            and SV Associates V, L.P.

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                                                                   Page 10 of 11

                                    EXHIBIT A

                            Agreement of Joint Filing
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                  The  undersigned  hereby  agree that they are  filing  jointly
pursuant  to Rule  13d-1  of the Act the  statement  dated  February  13,  1997,
containing the information required by Schedule 13G, for the 1,389,196 Shares of
the Common  Stock of FaxSav,  Inc.  held by Sierra  Ventures  III, a  California
Limited Partnership and Sierra Ventures III International,  a California Limited
Partnership and for the 676,324 shares of the Common Stock of FaxSav,  Inc. held
by Sierra Ventures V, L.P., a California Limited Partnership.

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Dated:  February 13, 1997

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SV ASSOCIATES V, L.P.                                 SV ASSOCIATES III, L.P.                                   
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
By:                                                   By:                                                       
   -----------------------------------------------        ----------------------------------------------
         Martha A. Clarke Adamson,                             Martha A. Clarke Adamson,                        
         Attorney-in-Fact for the General Partners             Attorney-in-Fact for the General Partners        
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
SIERRA VENTURES V, A CALIFORNIA                       SIERRA VENTURES III, A CALIFORNIA                         
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP                                   LIMITED PARTNERSHIP                                       
                                                                                                                
By SV Associates V, L.P., its General Partner         By SV Associates III, L.P., its General Partner           
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
By:                                                   By:                                                       
   -----------------------------------------------        ----------------------------------------------
         Martha A. Clarke Adamson,                             Martha A. Clarke Adamson,                        
         Attorney-in-Fact for the General Partners             Attorney-in-Fact for the General Partners        
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
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                                                                   Page 11 of 11

                                    EXHIBIT B

                               General Partners of
                SV Associates III, L.P. and SV Associates V, L.P.


                  Set forth below,  with  respect to each general  partner of SV
Associates III, L.P., and SV Associates V, L.P., is the following: (a) name; (b)
business address and (c) citizenship.

1.       (a)      Peter C. Wendell

         (b)      c/o Sierra Ventures
                  3000 Sand Hill Road
                  Building Four, Suite 210
                  Menlo Park, CA 94025

         (c)      United States Citizen


2.       (a)      Jeffrey M. Drazan

         (b)      c/o Sierra Ventures
                  3000 Sand Hill Road
                  Building Four, Suite 210
                  Menlo Park, CA 94025

         (c)      United States Citizen


3.       (a)      Petri Vainio

         (b)      c/o Sierra Ventures
                  3000 Sand Hill Road
                  Building Four, Suite 210
                  Menlo Park, CA 94025

         (c)      United States Citizen




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