Ellis
AI-native operating foundation for private credit -- reconciling fund-admin, ledger, loan-servicing, and legal data.
FinTech
📍 New York, NY
Founded 2025
Current Valuation
Private
PRIVATE
Ellis (Ellis AI) is a New York-based, AI-native operations platform for private credit, building one reconciled, source-verifiable data foundation across fund-administrator outputs, general ledgers, loan-servicing systems, bank data, and legal documents. Founded by repeat founder Ryan Williams (who previously built Cadre, an institutional alternatives platform that facilitated ~$6B in transaction value), Ellis emerged from stealth on July 30, 2026 with a $10M+ seed round led by First Round Capital (with 645 Ventures, Harlem Capital, Khosla Ventures, Thrive Capital, Slow Ventures, Kearny Jackson, and Ariel Alternatives' Mellody Hobson). Design partners include Treville Capital Group, with a network representing $50B+ in AUM.
Company Profile
Growth
Design partners incl. Treville Capital; network representing $50B+ AUM
Last Round
Seed — $10M (Jul 2026) · Lead: First Round Capital
Fundraising Status
Seed · $10M · 1 mo ago
privateTotal raised $10M1 disclosed rounds
Funding History
| Round | Amount | Date | Lead Investor | Post-Money |
|---|
| Seed | $10M | Jul 2026 | First Round Capital | — |
Founders & Key People
Ryan Williams
Investors
First Round Capital · 645 Ventures · Harlem Capital · Khosla Ventures · Thrive Capital · Slow Ventures · Kearny Jackson · Mellody Hobson
Products
- AI-native reconciled data foundation for private credit
- Automation across fund-admin, GL, loan-servicing, bank data, and legal documents
Competitors
Canoe Intelligence · Arch · Cascade
FinTechAIPrivate CreditAutomationStealth Exit 2026
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