Sherpa, a startup developing what it describes as an AI operating system for external work, has raised a $2.2 million pre-seed round backed by Seedcamp, DN Capital, Activant, and Brighteye, alongside operator angels.
Founded by Tristan Deschler, Max Lang, and Tim Altpeter, the company is focused on helping enterprises orchestrate work from initial intent through routing to internal teams, external talent, or AI agents, with scoping, governance, management, and payments handled in one system. Sherpa is entering the external workforce software market, where many businesses still rely on legacy vendor management systems, spreadsheets, and outsourced processes.
The company said the new funding will be used to build out its team and support its first enterprise deployments.
Founded by Tristan Deschler, Max Lang, and Tim Altpeter, the company is focused on helping enterprises orchestrate work from initial intent through routing to internal teams, external talent, or AI agents, with scoping, governance, management, and payments handled in one system. Sherpa is entering the external workforce software market, where many businesses still rely on legacy vendor management systems, spreadsheets, and outsourced processes.
The company said the new funding will be used to build out its team and support its first enterprise deployments.