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Tellus
Tellus offers high-yield savings by lending deposits into prime California single-family home loans.
Stage
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Status
private
Coverage
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Why Tellus is interesting
Tellus bridges consumer savings and private real-estate credit; a16z led seed as the fintech pitched 3.85–4.5% yields via mortgage lending.
Key facts
- Seed (2022): $16M led by a16z for savings product funding single-family home loans — TechCrunch
- Co-investors: no additional institutional investors disclosed in public sources reviewed 2026-07-24
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Last updated: 2026-07-24