Ellie
Founded 2019 · 18 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
Ellie is a data modeling platform that lets business domain experts and data teams create conceptual ER diagrams (a semantic layer) using text, diagrams, or a GenAI chatbot, and convert them into logical and physical data models and SQL databases. It integrates bi-directionally with data catalogs such as Collibra and Purview to connect business requirements with physical data models for building data products.
Also known as Ellie.ai
Investors · 5
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeedSep 2023Source ↗
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Ellie (ellie.ai) offers a browser-based semantic data modeling platform positioned as the backbone of an enterprise universal semantic layer. The tool lets organizations map existing databases and source data as-is and plan target structures in the same environment, supporting data warehouse, data lakehouse, Data Vault, dimensional and star schema designs as well as data mesh architectures in which core business entities are modeled per domain and connected across domains.
The product's stated key features are data product design, business/logical/physical data modeling, a company-wide business glossary, collaboration and model reusability. Users create conceptual entity-relationship diagrams to describe how business and data processes relate, then transform those high-level designs into logical and physical models while maintaining traceability to the business view. The business glossary supports collaborative definition of business terms with a folder structure so different teams (for example sales and product) can maintain their own definitions of a term without technical conflicts, and can be enriched from an existing data catalog. Collaboration works by sharing a link for comments and simultaneous editing, with user types that enforce approval before changes to designs or the glossary; an AI chatbot lets business users draft an initial model. Versioning and a searchable library of reusable model elements are intended to prevent duplication.
Ellie also emphasizes governance and interoperability: data rules, ownership and policies can be defined without technical detail, with integrations to Collibra and Microsoft Purview to keep models consistent with the enterprise data catalog. The platform lists database connections, data catalogs, Data Vault automation tools and access management solutions among its integrations, plus an open API, and states connectivity to more than 170 business data solutions and source systems.
Business model
Ellie is sold as a software platform accessed through a browser, with prospects directed to request a trial; a partner program is also referenced on the company site.
Traction
The company's site presents customer and practitioner testimonials from users including a senior BI architect at Sidekick Health and the CEO of Koeda Consulting, and states connectivity to over 170 data solutions and source systems.
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Market position
Marketed as an enterprise-grade semantic data modeling and data product design platform; the company's site cites commentary from data modeling practitioners including Data Vault 2.0 originator Dan Linstedt, modeling author Steve Hoberman, DataRebels president Cynthia Meyersohn, and users at Sidekick Health and Koeda Consulting.
Ellie positions itself as bridging data governance/business analysis tools and data design/development tools in a single environment, keeping business, logical and physical models linked and enabling non-technical users to contribute to model and glossary creation.
Technology
Web-based modeling environment covering conceptual, logical and physical layers, an AI chatbot that can generate initial model drafts, versioning and reusable model libraries, and integrations via connectors and an open API to databases, data catalogs (Collibra, Microsoft Purview), Data Vault automation and access management systems.
Go-to-market
Direct self-serve inquiry through "Request a Trial" on the website, supported by a partner channel and content/resources aimed at enterprise data, governance and architecture audiences.
Large enterprises and their data teams, data architects, BI architects, data governance and business stakeholders working on data products, data warehousing, data mesh and cloud transformation initiatives; the platform is designed so business users as well as IT can participate.
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Key figures
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In the news
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primary sources listed
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Ellie do?
- Ellie is an enterprise semantic data modeling platform for designing data products, warehouses and business glossaries.
- Who are Ellie's investors?
- Ellie's investors include Newion, Crowberry Capital, Blumberg Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners, Trinity Ventures.