With its $5.5 million in funding, Ello looks to the future

Ello has raised $5.5 million in a round led by Colorado’s Foundry Group. The social networking site’s rapid viral growth moved up the timeline on its fundraising efforts, since it needed the cash to keep up with the flood of user requests. Along with the round, the company converted Ello into a public benefit corporation — legal lip service for prioritizing the public good over profits — and had investors sign a no-ad agreement.

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