Atlys (/ˈæt.lɪs/) is an online visa processing platform founded in 2021 by Mohak Nahta. The company started operations in San Francisco, California, and is headquartered in San Francisco with offices across Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Dubai, London, and New York. The company acts as an intermediary between travellers and visa embassies to simplify and speed up the visa application process. As of September 2024, Atlys has processed over 2 million visas.
History.
Atlys was founded in 2021 by Mohak Nahta, a former Pinterest engineer. That same year, the company raised $1 million in a pre-seed round led by South Park Commons (SPC), providing initial capital for the development of its visa application platform. The initial version of the platform allowed users to complete visa applications for Turkey and later expanded to support applications for more countries.
Later that year, Atlys secured $4.25 million in a seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with additional investments from South Park Commons, Weekend Fund, and angel investors, including Pinterest co-founders Ben Silbermann and Evan Sharp. In 2023, Atlys raised $12 million in a Series A round co-led by Peak XV Partners (Sequoia Capital) and Elevation Capital. The company has also extended its services to smaller cities in India.
In 2023, Atlys acquired Artionis (UK) Limited, a company specializing in visa processing and citizen services in Europe. This was followed in 2024 by a $20 million Series B round, co-led by Peak XV Partners and Elevation Capital, with participation from DST Global and Headline.
Activities.
The company acts as an intermediary between travelers and visa embassies to simplify and speed up the visa application process. Atlys provides visa processing services for over 150 destinations and has processed more than 1.2 million visa applications as of September 2024.
Atlys supports visa applications through its mobile app and website; features include automated document submission, real-time application tracking, predictive insights into visa approval likelihood, visa-compliant photo generation, and AI-based functionalities. Users can upload documents once to enable eligibility checks for 100+ visas. The platform features tools for generating visa-compliant photos, AI-powered passport scanning to ensure document quality, and a pre-checkout bot for visa guidance. It also offers a Visa Probability AI tool for approval insights and a forex card, Atlys X, for foreign transactions.