Cadre Founder Ryan Williams Launches Ellis AI to Automate Private Credit Workflows

By Dominic-Madori Davis · TechCrunch · 2026-07-31

TechCrunch reports that serial entrepreneur Ryan Williams has secured $10 million in seed capital to launch Ellis AI, a platform designed to overhaul the manual back-office operations of private credit firms. Backed by heavyweights like First Round Capital and Khosla Ventures, th

TechCrunch reports that serial entrepreneur Ryan Williams has secured $10 million in seed capital to launch Ellis AI, a platform designed to overhaul the manual back-office operations of private credit firms. Backed by heavyweights like First Round Capital and Khosla Ventures, th