Private company

Ellie Mae

Logo: Ellie Mae, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

Mortgage technology company

Ellie Mae Inc., originally named Electronic Mortgage Affiliates, is a software company that processes 35% of U.S. mortgage applications. The services are based on a software as a service model (SaaS), and specializes in originating and funding new mortgage loans and facilitating regulatory compliance.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

Overview

1997Founded1
  • Industrysoftware industry1
  • HeadquartersPleasanton1
  • Websitewww.elliemae.com
  • Legal formDelaware corporation1
  • Listed onNew York Stock Exchange1
  • Incorporated inDE6
  • Business address4420 Rosewood Drive, Suite 500, Pleasanton, Ca 945886
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer6
  • LEI529900FJBZR4PG0LO2394
  • StatusActive4
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)4
  • Registered addressc/o THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY, CORPORATION TRUST CENTER 1209 ORANGE ST, 19801 Wilmington, United States4
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 47168484

Ellie Mae Inc., originally named Electronic Mortgage Affiliates, is a software company that processes 35% of U.S. mortgage applications. The services are based on a software as a service model (SaaS), and specializes in originating and funding new mortgage loans and facilitating regulatory compliance. The company is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.3

The story

Ellie Mae was founded in 1997 by Limin Hu and Sigmund Anderman.

In 2009, Ellie Mae was accused by DocMagic, a competitor, of violating antitrust and intellectual property laws around actions taken when the vendor agreement between the two companies expired. The two companies settled the lawsuit after three years of litigation.

Ellie Mae made its initial public offering in 2011, valued at approximately $122 million.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ellie Mae, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7

Leadership

Who has led Ellie Mae, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (20)

Acquisitions

Ellie Mae acquired the assets of Online Document Systems Inc. (2008), Mavent Inc. (2009), Del Mar DataTrac (2011), Mortgage Pricing Systems (2011), MortgageCEO (2014), AllRegs (2014), ARG Interactive (2014), MortgageReturns (2015), Velocify (2017), Docvelocity (2019), and Capsilon (2019)

In April 2019, Ellie Mae was acquired by Thoma Bravo, LLC, a private equity investment firm, in an all-cash transaction that valued Ellie Mae at an aggregate equity value of approximately $3.7 billion. The acquisition was announced on February 12, 2019, and closed on April 17, 2019.

In August 2020, Intercontinental Exchange announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ellie Mae for approximately $11 billion. The transaction completed successfully in September 2020 after regulatory approval.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ellie Mae, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7

Timeline

  1. Apr 14, 2011New chief executive Sigmund Anderman becomes CEO8
  2. 1997Founded Founded1