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Overview
Location
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Total raised
$1.2M
Founded date
2001
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 9
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| Dec 22, 2023 | You can now order your own private courier thanks to this Sydney startup | article-article-body A Sydney startup is looking to make it easier for Australians to do their online shopping by providing an on-demand delivery service. Sherpa describes itself as “everyone’s private courier” and is now available as an iO... |
| Jan 20, 2016 | This Aussie startup’s expansion into the food delivery market is just the beginning | On-demand delivery startup Sherpa has expanded into the highly competitive food delivery market with two “unique partnerships” and co-founder Ben Nowlan says this is just the start of the company’s huge plans for 2016. The startup has partn... |
| Dec 11, 2015 | Daily funding roundup - December 11, 2015 | SteelHouse secured $49M; BlackBuck raised $25M; Oncam acquired $7M funding Bangalore-based OnlineRTI, an online service to file Right to Information (RTI) applications, has raised about $150,000 (INR 1 Cr.) in an angel round of funding from... |
| Dec 11, 2015 | Sherpa raises $1.2 million but says investors’ networks are where the real value is | Founders need to make full use of the networks and contacts that investors bring with them rather than just taking the money and running, Sherpa’s Ben Nowlan says. The on-demand peer-to-peer delivery platform has closed a $1.2 million fundi... |
| Jul 20, 2015 | Sherpa gets ready to scale the heights of Australia’s growing market for on-demand deliveries | As Australian awareness of on-demand services grows, Sydney-based startup Sherpa is vying to help traditional businesses catch up. Sherpa, which soft-launched late last year, and raised $500,000 in seed funding in March, delivers products i... |
| Jun 29, 2015 | Courier startup Zoom2u closes $850,000 funding round, looks to grow fleet | Courier startup Zoom2u has closed an $850,000 funding round that will be used to fund its growth throughout Australia. The funding round was co-led by Temando non-executive director and Ellerston Capital advisory board member Anthony Klok, ... |
| May 12, 2015 | Ben Nowlan – co-founder of Sherpa | website twitter facebook Ben is an energetic, driven and methodical sales and marketing professional. A proven leader with entrepreneurial talent and a track record for getting results, Ben’s experience ranges from management consulting to ... |
| Jan 22, 2015 | You can now order your own private courier thanks to this Sydney startup | A Sydney startup is looking to make it easier for Australians to do their online shopping by providing an on-demand delivery service. Sherpa describes itself as “everyone’s private courier” and is now available as an iOS app, with an Androi... |
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FAQ about Sherpa
When was Sherpa founded?
Sherpa was founded in 2001.
How much funding has Sherpa raised?
Sherpa has raised $1.2M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Sherpa?
Parsers VC has collected 9 articles mentioning Sherpa, among them “You can now order your own private courier thanks to this Sydney startup” (Dec 22, 2023) and “This Aussie startup’s expansion into the food delivery market is just the beginning” (Jan 20, 2016).
Is Sherpa still active?
Yes, Sherpa is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Dec 22, 2023.