Co-Founder & CEO
Since Dec 2015 · 10 yrs 11 mos
Profile summary: NielsenIQ Analyst
Sherpa
Sherpa provides a unified API, embeddable widgets, and a white-label WebApp that deliver real-time visa, eTA, health, and passport requirements to airlines, online travel agencies, and other travel providers. Its platform also lets travelers apply for eVisas and eTAs inside the booking flow, which helps partners reduce compliance risk and earn ancillary revenue. Sherpa reports coverage of 220 destinations across 10 requirement categories.
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Updated 18 days ago
Funding
Raised to date
$11MRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
$8.5M across 1 disclosed round
Incomplete round history. $2.5M of the $11M reported total isn’t matched to a known round.
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Problem
International travelers often find visa, eTA, and health document requirements confusing and time-consuming to research. Airlines and online travel agencies face operational risk and added service costs when documentation errors or outdated travel information lead to denied boardings and support inquiries.
Solution
Sherpa offers a unified API and embeddable widgets that display real-time entry requirements tailored to a traveler's nationality and destination. Travel providers can integrate these requirements into their booking flow so customers see the documents they need before they purchase. Sherpa also enables eVisa and eTA applications within that same flow, allowing partners to offer the service directly to customers. Partners can choose an integration path that fits their infrastructure, including an API, embeddable widgets, or a co-branded white-label WebApp. Sherpa states that requirements are verified against government sources and updated in real time. By using the platform, travel companies aim to reduce compliance risk, lower customer service volume related to travel requirements, and generate ancillary revenue from visa sales.
Target Audience
Primary customers are airlines, online travel agencies, corporations, cruise lines, and travel agents that want to simplify customer travel preparation, reduce operational costs, and generate ancillary revenue.
Features
- Real-time database of passport, visa, health declaration, and vaccination requirements across 220 destinations and 10 categories
- API access for integration into existing booking platforms and travel management systems
- Embeddable widgets that show personalized travel requirements directly on partner websites and apps
- White-label WebApp with co-branded interface for travel information and eVisa services
- eVisa and eTA application processing within the booking flow, with prefilled application data and automated photo checking and requirement matching
- Automated updates and human verification against government sources when border procedures change