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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> |
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The Mayor of [[Palo Alto]], Greg Scharff, said at the September 2013 launch of RidePal's service to Palo Alto from San Francisco: "This service takes cars off the road and allows for more growth. You're allowing Silicon Valley to grow - thanks for that". <ref>[http://issuu.com/paloaltoweekly/docs/2013_09_13.paw.section1 Around Town - Peace in a Pod]. ''Palo Alto Weekly''. September 13th, 2013</ref> |
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In September 2013 RidePal announced Series A funding of $3.2m led by [[Nat Goldhaber]] of Claremont Creek Ventures and [[Volvo]] Venture Capital Group, and stated that they have over 30 customers including [[Intuit]], [[Groupon]] and Clinovo<ref>[http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ridepal-announces-a-32m-series-a-round-led-by-claremont-creek-ventures-and-volvo-group-venture-capital-2013-09-26 RidePal Announces a $3.2M Series A Round Led by Claremont Creek Ventures and Volvo Group Venture Capital]. ''Wall Street Journal MarketWatch''. September 26th, 2013</ref> |
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| Industry | Service |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
Key people | Nathalie Criou, co-founder, CEO Mark Melville, co-founder, CTO |
| Products | Commute bus services |
| Website | www.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]
The Mayor of Palo Alto, Greg Scharff, said at the September 2013 launch of RidePal's service to Palo Alto from San Francisco: "This service takes cars off the road and allows for more growth. You're allowing Silicon Valley to grow - thanks for that". [9]
In September 2013 RidePal announced Series A funding of $3.2m led by Nat Goldhaber of Claremont Creek Ventures and Volvo Venture Capital Group, and stated that they have over 30 customers including Intuit, Groupon and Clinovo[10]
References
- ^ Garthwaite, Josie. RidePal to Help Bay Area Residents Commute Like Google Employees. New York Times. March 1st, 2012
- ^ Covington, Phil. No Company Commuter Shuttle? Bay Area’s RidePal Has The Answer. Triple Pundit September 21st, 2012
- ^ Nathalie Criou, Ridepal, Woman Entrepreneur GothamGal October 15th, 2012
- ^ Fehrenbacher, Katie. Amidst Hard Times for Greentech, Digital Green Startups Emerge. GigaOM. May 2nd, 2012
- ^ Nathalie Criou’s RidePal is in Greenstart’s Chosen 5. WowElle. February 16th, 2012
- ^ Perez, Sarah. RidePal, The “Google Bus For The Rest Of Us,” Scores $500K From 500 Startups & Others, TechCrunch. September 10th, 2012
- ^ Gansky, Lisa. Post by Lisa Gansky on AngelList. AngelList, September 2012
- ^ Jerphagnon, Olivier. RidePal tunes its story and expands green “perk” to companies in Silicon Valley. Green Frog. August 22nd, 2012
- ^ Around Town - Peace in a Pod. Palo Alto Weekly. September 13th, 2013
- ^ RidePal Announces a $3.2M Series A Round Led by Claremont Creek Ventures and Volvo Group Venture Capital. Wall Street Journal MarketWatch. September 26th, 2013
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