Startup profile for HealthSherpa: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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HealthSherpa funding, valuation and investors

ACA health insurance enrollment platform for consumers, employers, and agents.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Series A

~$6.6M · 2017

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

Not publicly disclosed

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

series a · Sacramento, California

Investors in latest funding

Other: Andreessen Horowitz , Founders Fund , Redpoint Ventures

Sources: latest funding · tracxn.com Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

HealthSherpa operates a consumer-facing ACA marketplace enrollment platform used by individuals, employers, and insurance agents to compare and enroll in Affordable Care Act health plans.

Why HealthSherpa is interesting

Helped enroll 1M+ Americans in marketplace coverage; pairs consumer UX with carrier/agent distribution.

Product & use cases

HealthSherpa operates a consumer-facing ACA marketplace enrollment platform — simplified comparison and enrollment for Affordable Care Act health plans.

  • Individual ACA marketplace enrollment
  • Employer and agent-assisted enrollment workflows
  • Plan comparison during open enrollment

Key facts

  • Series A (2017): ~$6.6M with a16z, Founders Fund, and Redpoint Ventures among backers — company PR / Tracxn
  • Enrollment scale: company has reported helping enroll more than 1M Americans in marketplace coverage

Funding history (newest first)

Series A

2017 ~$6.6M

Source: Read source · tracxn.com

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from HealthSherpa's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

andreessen-horowitz founders-fund redpoint-ventures

Competitive landscape

Edge: Consumer-friendly UX for notoriously complex ACA enrollment — 1M+ Americans enrolled per company reports.

ACA enrollment UX is a persistent pain point. HealthSherpa competes on simplicity and distribution through agents and employers.

  • Healthcare.gov incumbent

    Federal marketplace; HealthSherpa offers alternative UX.

  • eHealth direct

    Online health insurance marketplace.

  • Insurance agents/brokers alternative

    Human-assisted enrollment; HealthSherpa also serves agents.

Notable stories

  • Helped enroll 1M+ Americans in marketplace coverage per company reports.
  • Series A ~$6.6M (2017) with a16z, Founders Fund, and Redpoint.

Industries

healthtech fintech

Market / IPO context

Editorial / static context — not a live quote.

FAQs about HealthSherpa

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

ACA marketplace enrollment platform for consumers, employers, and insurance agents.
a16z (/fund/andreessen-horowitz), Founders Fund (/fund/founders-fund), Redpoint (/fund/redpoint-ventures) among Series A backers (~$6.6M, 2017).
HealthSherpa offers simplified alternative UX for ACA plan comparison and enrollment.
Company reports helping enroll 1M+ Americans in marketplace coverage.
Series A (~$6.6M, 2017); later rounds not widely disclosed.
No — enrollment platform, not an insurer.
Individuals, employers, and insurance agents during ACA open enrollment.
No — remains private.
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