Startup profile for Tellus: what they do, why they are interesting, stage (See coverage), industries, and links to our funding articles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.

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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

full

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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Industries

Generalist Technology

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Related funding articles

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Last updated: 2026-07-24