# Ello funding: rounds and investors > Ello has raised $15M across 2 rounds since 2014. Investors include Foundry Group, Techstars' Bullet Time Ventures and Y Combinator. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/ello (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Ello* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 8 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Consumer Apps Social Media Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$15M** raised across 2 rounds since 2014, from 2 sources - **Latest round:** Series A, $15M Sept 2023 - **Investors:** 8 (2 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2016 2018 2020 2022 **?** Series A **$15M** Series A - **First round:** Series A - **Biggest round:** $15M - **Between rounds:** 8.8 years ## The rounds - **Sept 2023** Series A **$15M** *5 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) [Reach](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach) [Human Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-capital-2) Source recorded - **Oct 2014** Series A **Amount undisclosed** *3 new* [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) Lead [Techstars' Bullet Time Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars-bullet-time-ventures) Lead [FreshTracks Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freshtracks-capital) Reported by Foundry Group SEC filing: $5.5M sold, first sale Oct 2014 ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 2 founders. **Jonathan Zeschin** Founder *Named on its 2017 Form D* i **Todd Berger** Founder *Named on its 2017 Form D* i On the board, as filed i *Ari Newman* *Damon Way* *Seth Levine* ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Series A** 2014 **Series A** 2023 [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) L [Techstars' Bullet Time Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars-bullet-time-ventures) L [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) [Reach](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach) [Human Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-capital-2) [FreshTracks Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freshtracks-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Techstars' Bullet Time Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars-bullet-time-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) VC firm **1** round [Reach](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach) VC firm **1** round [Human Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-capital-2) Growth equity **1** round [FreshTracks Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freshtracks-capital) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=ello). ## Quick answers about Ello ### Who invested in Ello? Ello's investors include Foundry Group, Techstars' Bullet Time Ventures, Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures and Goodwater Capital, and 3 more on record. ### How much has Ello raised? Ello has raised $15M across 2 rounds since 2014. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Ello last raise? Ello's most recent round was a Series A of $15M in Sept 2023. ### What was Ello's biggest round? Its most recent round, $15M in Sept 2023, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Ello first? Ello's first round on record, in Oct 2014, was backed by Foundry Group, Techstars' Bullet Time Ventures and FreshTracks Capital. ### What stage is Ello at? Ello's latest named round is a Series A, in Sept 2023. ### Where is Ello based? Ello is based in the United States. ### Who led Ello's rounds? Foundry Group led the Series A in 2014. ## Companies like Ello In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Punch** $11M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/punch)[**Albert** $57M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/albert)[**Arena** $401M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/arena)[**Welltory** $4.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/welltory)[**Gardens Interactive** $35M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/gardens-interactive)[**Bloom** $418M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloom) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app