Ellis

New York, United States · Founded 2021 · $5.6M raised

Headquarters
New York, New York
Employees
1–10
Founded
2021
Business Model
Services
Total Funding
$5.6M
Last Round
$5.6M SeedApr 2022
Rounds
1

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About

Ellis is a modern immigration law firm and technology platform based in Brooklyn, New York, founded in 2021. The company combines licensed immigration attorneys with in-house software to help startups, growing companies, and individual professionals navigate U.S. immigration processes, including H-1B, L-1, O-1, and TN work visas, as well as EB-1A, EB-2 NIW, EB-2 PERM, and EB-3 PERM green card petitions and naturalization. Ellis reports a 99.4% case approval rate, has served professionals from more than 40 countries, and its attorneys collectively bring over 25 years of experience managing immigration programs for organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to individual founders. The firm is backed by $5.6 million in seed funding led by Kindred Ventures, with additional backing from Day One Ventures and angel investors including Will Smith and DoNotPay founder Joshua Browder.

Summary

Ellis is a Legal Tech company based in New York, United States, founded in 2021. It has raised $5.6M in total across 1 round, most recently a $5.6M Seed round in Apr 2022. Investors include Kindred Ventures, Castle Island Ventures and 20VC.

Funding History

SeedSeed RoundApr 2022
$5.6M

Investors

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