Ellis
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Ellis is an AI-native operations platform for private credit managers, providing a reconciled, source-verifiable data foundation and purpose-built AI agents for workflows including reconciliation, LP reporting, SBIC compliance, and document intelligence 12. The company emerged from stealth on July 30, 2026 1. Ellis was founded by Ryan Williams, previously co-founder of Cadre, a technology-enabled institutional alternatives platform that facilitated approximately $6 billion in transaction value before being sold to Yieldstreet in 2024 23.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
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| 2026-07-30 | Seed | $10M | First Round Capital | 645 Ventures, Harlem Capital, Khosla Ventures, Slow Ventures, Wilshire Lane, Westbound, Collide Capital, Gallery Ventures, Thrive Capital, Mellody Hobson, Josh Kushner, Immad Akhund 123 |
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“Ellis Emerges From Stealth With More Than $10 Million to Build the AI-Native Operating Foundation for Private Credit,” BusinessWire, July 30, 2026, accessed July 2026. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260730538995/en/Ellis-Emerges-From-Stealth-With-More-Than-$10-Million-to-Build-the-AI-Native-Operating-Foundation-for-Private-Credit↩↩↩
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“Repeat founder Ryan Williams raises $10M seed for an AI startup for private credit managers,” TechCrunch, July 31, 2026, accessed July 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/repeat-founder-ryan-williams-raises-10m-seed-for-an-ai-startup-for-private-credit-managers/↩↩↩
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“Private credit AI platform Ellis launches with $10m seed funding,” Alternative Credit Investor, July 30, 2026, accessed July 2026. https://alternativecreditinvestor.com/2026/07/30/private-credit-ai-platform-ellis-launches-with-10m-seed-funding/↩↩