Rally Bus is a crowd-powered, on-demand event travel company that is disrupting the charter bus industry and changing behavior by allowing riders to self-organize bus trips to and from events that enhance and extend the overall travel experience. Founded in 2010 as an alternative means to transport thousands of riders nationwide to the Rally to Restore Sanity event in Washington, D.C, the company has attracted more than 60,000 riders to a broad array of sports, entertainment and cultural events in more than 1,000 U.S. cities. Headquartered in New Haven, CT, Rally Bus captured best overall pitch at the inaugural Yale-NYU Summer Accelerator Pitchoff in July 2014.
Date | Amount | Type | Investors | Valuation |
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01/26/15 | $1,250,000 | Seed |
Connecticut Innovations First Niagara Bank YEI Innovation Fund | undisclosed |