# Passage

> Passage is an AI co-pilot for customs brokers and freight forwarders that automates the tedious paperwork of clearing imported goods. Founded in 2024 by former Google and Flexport engineers Terrell Marshall and Aditya Nadkarni, and backed by Y Combinator's S24 batch, the software reads commercial invoices, bills of lading, and packing lists, checks them for consistency, classifies products under HTSUS tariff codes, drafts filings, and handles routine email correspondence - work that entry writers otherwise do by hand for hours each day.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Terrell Marshall (Co-Founder & CEO), Aditya Nadkarni (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** 2
- **Products:** Passage AI Co-Pilot, HTSUS Product Classification, Email Workflow Automation
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2024 (S24) batch, Pitched at YC S24 Demo Day (September 2024), Featured among TechCrunch's companies to watch from YC Demo Day 1, 2024

## Products & services

- **Passage AI Co-Pilot** — An AI co-pilot for customs brokers and freight forwarders that extracts data from commercial invoices, bills of lading, and packing lists, validates consistency across documents, and prepares customs entry filings.
- **HTSUS Product Classification** — Automated tariff classification that maps product descriptions to HTSUS codes and researches related cross-rulings and ADD/CVD orders to support the choice.
- **Email Workflow Automation** — Extracts information from client and partner emails and drafts responses, reducing the back-and-forth correspondence that consumes broker time.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2024 (S24) batch
- Pitched at YC S24 Demo Day (September 2024)
- Featured among TechCrunch's companies to watch from YC Demo Day 1, 2024
- Founding team drawn from Google (Photos, Payments, Hotels Search) and Flexport

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Passage pitched at Y Combinator S24 Demo Day and was named among TechCrunch's companies worth watching.
- **2024-08** — Participated in Y Combinator's Summer 2024 accelerator batch.

## Links

- Website: https://www.trypassage.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/passageai

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Last updated: 2026-07-30