Sherpa (delivery service)

Sherpa
Company typePrivate Limited
FoundersBen Nowlan, Bastien Vetault, Mathieu Cornillon[1][failed verification]
HeadquartersSydney, Australia
ServicesCourier Service

Sherpa is an Australian technology company that aims to provide on-demand and same-day delivery services to businesses and individuals. The Sherpa Delivery app functions similarly to ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft by connecting users to a network of crowdsourced courier drivers who operate as independent contractors. Sherpa's delivery services include 1-hour, 2-hour, 4-hour and same-day delivery.[2][3][4][promotional source?][5][6][self-published source?][7][excessive citations]

Operations

Sherpa was founded in Sydney, Australia in 2014 by Mathieu Cornillon, Ben Nowland & Bastien Vetault.[8][self-published source][failed verification] Sherpa currently operates in multiple Australian cities, including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Launceston, Geelong, Newcastle, Gosford, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Albury, Cairns, Canberra, Gladstone, McKay and Wollongong. Sherpa has also expanded to the New Zealand market, operating in Christchurch and Auckland.

  • Users: An end user (individuals) of Sherpa logs deliveries via a mobile app on iPhone and Android or via the web platform. Users can arrange a simple pick-up and delivery or a purchase and delivery. The latter means a user can send a Sherpa to the shop to purchase items on their behalf.[3]
  • Businesses: Businesses use Sherpa to deliver goods to their customers in a short time frame, usually less than an hour.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Sherpa". sherpa.net.au.
  2. ^ Bindi, Tasnuva (3 November 2014). "Sydney startup Sherpa allows anyone to earn extra income by becoming a personal courier". Startup Daily.
  3. ^ a b c "You can now order your own private courier thanks to this Sydney startup". SmartCompany. 22 January 2015.
  4. ^ Sherpa - The Date. Mo Seetubtim. 9 September 2014 – via vimeo.com.
  5. ^ Shieber, Jonathan (10 September 2014). "Early Uber Investors Reveal Sherpa Ventures' Strategy At Disrupt SF #Humbled #Blessed". TechCrunch.
  6. ^ Cornillon, Mathieu (3 November 2014). "Sherpa launches its Uber-like delivery service in Sydney". Archived from the original on 13 March 2019.
  7. ^ Heber, Alex (21 April 2015). "NRMA just led a $1.8 million investment round in this tiny little Australian startup". Business Insider (Press release). Archived from the original on 26 April 2015.
  8. ^ "On-demand Economy". www.sherpasconnect.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015.