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'''RidePal''' provides commute bus services for companies and individuals in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. RidePal works on a [[collaborative consumption]] model for buses<ref>Garthwaite, Josie. [http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/ridepal-to-help-bay-area-residents-commute-like-google-employees/ RidePal to Help Bay Area Residents Commute Like Google Employees]. ''New York Times''. March 1st, 2012</ref>, with route planning based on riders' votes<ref>Covington, Phil. [http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/09/rideshare-company-commuter-shuttle-bay-areas-ridepal/ No Company Commuter Shuttle? Bay Area’s RidePal Has The Answer]. ''Triple Pundit'' September 21st, 2012 </ref>.
'''RidePal''' provides commute bus services for companies and individuals in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. RidePal works on a [[collaborative consumption]] model for buses,<ref>Garthwaite, Josie. [http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/ridepal-to-help-bay-area-residents-commute-like-google-employees/ RidePal to Help Bay Area Residents Commute Like Google Employees]. ''New York Times''. March 1st, 2012</ref> with route planning based on riders' votes.<ref>Covington, Phil. [http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/09/rideshare-company-commuter-shuttle-bay-areas-ridepal/ No Company Commuter Shuttle? Bay Area’s RidePal Has The Answer]. ''Triple Pundit'' September 21st, 2012</ref>


The genesis for RidePal came from CEO Nathalie Criou's experience commuting from San Francisco to her job at [[Google]] in [[Mountain View]] on Google-provided buses, then losing access to the bus service when she moved to another job<ref>[http://www.gothamgal.com/gotham_gal/2012/10/nathalie-criou-ridepal-woman-entrepreneur.html Nathalie Criou, Ridepal, Woman Entrepreneur] ''GothamGal'' October 15th, 2012</ref>.
The genesis for RidePal came from CEO Nathalie Criou's experience commuting from San Francisco to her job at [[Google]] in [[Mountain View]] on Google-provided buses, then losing access to the bus service when she moved to another job.<ref>[http://www.gothamgal.com/gotham_gal/2012/10/nathalie-criou-ridepal-woman-entrepreneur.html Nathalie Criou, Ridepal, Woman Entrepreneur] ''GothamGal'' October 15th, 2012</ref>


The [[cleantech]] [[business incubator]] Greenstart selected RidePal as one of 5 companies out of 152 applicants for its second accelerator program in February 2012<ref>Fehrenbacher, Katie. [http://gigaom.com/cleantech/amidst-hard-times-for-greentech-digital-green-startups-emerge/ Amidst Hard Times for Greentech, Digital Green Startups Emerge]. ''GigaOM''. May 2nd, 2012</ref><ref>[http://wowelle.com/2012/02/16/nathalie-crious-ridepal-is-in-greenstarts-chosen-5/ Nathalie Criou’s RidePal is in Greenstart’s Chosen 5]. ''WowElle''. February 16th, 2012</ref>. In August 2012 RidePal closed a seed investment round of $500,000<ref>Perez, Sarah. [http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/10/google-bus-for-the-rest-of-us-startup-ridepal-scores-500k-from-500-startups-others/ RidePal, The “Google Bus For The Rest Of Us,” Scores $500K From 500 Startups & Others], ''TechCrunch''. September 10th, 2012</ref>. Investors included [[Jeff Clarke]], [[500 Startups]] and [[Lisa Gansky]]<ref>Gansky, Lisa. [https://angel.co/ridepal Post by Lisa Gansky on AngelList]. ''AngelList'', September 2012</ref>.
The [[cleantech]] [[business incubator]] Greenstart selected RidePal as one of 5 companies out of 152 applicants for its second accelerator program in February 2012.<ref>Fehrenbacher, Katie. [http://gigaom.com/cleantech/amidst-hard-times-for-greentech-digital-green-startups-emerge/ Amidst Hard Times for Greentech, Digital Green Startups Emerge]. ''GigaOM''. May 2nd, 2012</ref><ref>[http://wowelle.com/2012/02/16/nathalie-crious-ridepal-is-in-greenstarts-chosen-5/ Nathalie Criou’s RidePal is in Greenstart’s Chosen 5]. ''WowElle''. February 16th, 2012</ref> In August 2012 RidePal closed a seed investment round of $500,000.<ref>Perez, Sarah. [http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/10/google-bus-for-the-rest-of-us-startup-ridepal-scores-500k-from-500-startups-others/ RidePal, The “Google Bus For The Rest Of Us,” Scores $500K From 500 Startups & Others], ''TechCrunch''. September 10th, 2012</ref> Investors included [[Jeff Clarke]], [[500 Startups]] and [[Lisa Gansky]].<ref>Gansky, Lisa. [https://angel.co/ridepal Post by Lisa Gansky on AngelList]. ''AngelList'', September 2012</ref>


In August 2012 RidePal added four new routes to its network<ref>Jerphagnon, Olivier. [http://greenfrog.typepad.com/weblog/2012/08/ridepal-expands-green-perk-to-companies-in-silicon-valley.html RidePal tunes its story and expands green “perk” to companies in Silicon Valley]. ''Green Frog''. August 22nd, 2012</ref>.
In August 2012 RidePal added four new routes to its network.<ref>Jerphagnon, Olivier. [http://greenfrog.typepad.com/weblog/2012/08/ridepal-expands-green-perk-to-companies-in-silicon-valley.html RidePal tunes its story and expands green “perk” to companies in Silicon Valley]. ''Green Frog''. August 22nd, 2012</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:27, 15 December 2012

RidePal
IndustryService
Founded2011
HeadquartersSan Francisco, CA
Key people
Nathalie Criou, co-founder, CEO
Mark Melville, co-founder, CTO
ProductsCommute bus services
Websitewww.ridepal.com

RidePal provides commute bus services for companies and individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area. RidePal works on a collaborative consumption model for buses,[1] with route planning based on riders' votes.[2]

The genesis for RidePal came from CEO Nathalie Criou's experience commuting from San Francisco to her job at Google in Mountain View on Google-provided buses, then losing access to the bus service when she moved to another job.[3]

The cleantech business incubator Greenstart selected RidePal as one of 5 companies out of 152 applicants for its second accelerator program in February 2012.[4][5] In August 2012 RidePal closed a seed investment round of $500,000.[6] Investors included Jeff Clarke, 500 Startups and Lisa Gansky.[7]

In August 2012 RidePal added four new routes to its network.[8]

References

  1. ^ Garthwaite, Josie. RidePal to Help Bay Area Residents Commute Like Google Employees. New York Times. March 1st, 2012
  2. ^ Covington, Phil. No Company Commuter Shuttle? Bay Area’s RidePal Has The Answer. Triple Pundit September 21st, 2012
  3. ^ Nathalie Criou, Ridepal, Woman Entrepreneur GothamGal October 15th, 2012
  4. ^ Fehrenbacher, Katie. Amidst Hard Times for Greentech, Digital Green Startups Emerge. GigaOM. May 2nd, 2012
  5. ^ Nathalie Criou’s RidePal is in Greenstart’s Chosen 5. WowElle. February 16th, 2012
  6. ^ Perez, Sarah. RidePal, The “Google Bus For The Rest Of Us,” Scores $500K From 500 Startups & Others, TechCrunch. September 10th, 2012
  7. ^ Gansky, Lisa. Post by Lisa Gansky on AngelList. AngelList, September 2012
  8. ^ Jerphagnon, Olivier. RidePal tunes its story and expands green “perk” to companies in Silicon Valley. Green Frog. August 22nd, 2012
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