RidePal operates a managed commute-bus service that optimizes pick-up points and route scheduling to deliver comfortable, Wi‑Fi‑enabled rides for corporate employees. The company works with partner operators including Black Tie Transportation and Bauer Transportation to run services. RidePal serves employees at more than 30 companies and operates daily direct commute services across 11 cities in the San Francisco Bay Area, including a San Francisco–Palo Alto route. Corporate customers range from large companies such as Intuit and Groupon to smaller ventures like Clinovo. RidePal says its service saves commuters time and increases productivity for riders. The company intends to expand its services further and cited recent word-of-mouth–driven growth; its CEO noted working with new investors to help scale operations. RidePal was founded in 2011 and is based in San Francisco, CA. RidePal operates a turnkey commuter-bus system that pairs Wi‑Fi-equipped shared shuttles with a ticketing, reservation and management platform for employers. Customers pay only for the capacity they need rather than an entire bus, enabling cost savings for companies that offer the service as an employee benefit. The company currently runs 15 routes across the San Francisco Bay Area and reports nearly 600 registered users. RidePal has agreements with multiple bus-company partners to access vehicles as demand requires and uses reporting tools to test and analyze routes. It launched out of the San Francisco-based accelerator Greenstart and highlights real-time route deployment driven by corporate customer needs and rider voting. The company plans to scale its infrastructure with new funding and expand into the top 20 urban clusters identified as its largest markets.

Total raised

$4M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Sep 2013