# Ello: Apps, San Francisco, United States

> Ello: Ello is an app-based reading coach that works with real books. Based in San Francisco, United States. Founded 2019.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/ello-3 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Ello

Ello is an app-based reading coach that works with real books.

Funding reported Last round: Series A

Apps San Francisco, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2019 7 years old
- **Team:** 1 1 to 10 people
- **Funding reported:** $15M in dollars
- **Last round:** Series A Sept 2023

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Ello has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say Ello raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$15M** in dollars

Rounds **3**

Last round **Series A**

Last round date **Sept 2023**

Investors listed **15**

## Founders and team

From Ello's own website: 3 founders.

**Catalin Voss** Co-founder & Stanford Researcher

**Dr. Elizabeth Adams** Co-founder & Clinical Child Psychologist

**Tom Sayer** Co-founder & Former Educator

## On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

- [K9 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k9-ventures)

Each firm lists Ello on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## Apps in United States

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