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Alto’s New VP of Growth Joins from Doordash, Rideshare Co. Welcomes Other New Hires

by | Jul 14, 2023
The new VP of Growth will focus on expanding brand partnerships, increasing marketing and sales impact with customers, and developing strategies for both existing corporate client relationships and new customers. Alto announced a new director of business development and head of product and experience.
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Alto Rideshare’s Apres Hour Art Car Offers Free Espresso Martinis All This Month
Alexis Smith and Nicole Craven, co-founders of the Après Hours line of canned espresso martinis, have become brand partners of Alto. An Après Hours Alto "Art Car" is now riding city streets as part of Alto's local fleet. If it happens to pick you up this month, you'll be served free espresso martini cocktails during the ride to your destination. 
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Dallas-based Alto Rolls Out Another ‘Art Car’
by | Dec 6, 2022
Alto, the Dallas-based luxury rideshare startup, is known for rolling out "art cars" in Dallas and the six other U.S. cities where it operates. Now it's introduced a new one in Dallas with its newest partner, Wildlike. Wildlike founder Alysa Teichman mashed up the tattoo/piercing culture with an "elevated jewelry experience" when she launched her company last year.
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Dallas’ Alto Hits 1 Million Mark in U.S. Rideshares
As the tech boom began declining earlier this year, Coleman says his startup took "adaptive and agile" steps, "making cutbacks early on." In a statement, he added that the costs to be headquartered in Dallas "allows his company to stay ambitious and aggressive, and acquire top-tier talent."
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Venture Dallas Brings ‘the Premier Venture Capital Conference in North Texas’ to George W. Bush Presidential Center this November

by | Oct 4, 2022
Venture Dallas 2022—a full-day conference to be held Nov. 3 at the George W. Bush Presidential Center—will connect investors from all over the U.S with the “best founders in our region” with the goal of sparking “collisions” and “meaningful connections," co-founder Aaron Pierce says. He adds that those could potentially lead to fundings—and successful exits. Here's a look at why the North Texas startup and VC scene is hopping, and what Venture Dallas 2022 could mean for you.
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The Last Word: QIP Founder Chad Cook on the Dallas Design District

“I believe we’ve hit the tipping point.”

Chad Cook
Founder and Managing Member 
Quadrant Investment Properties
.…on the growth and momentum of the Dallas Design District, via the Dallas Business Journal....

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Rideshare Startup Alto To Open New ‘Community-Centric’ HQ in Dallas Design District
by | Jun 27, 2022
The ridesharing startup is moving into bigger digs in Quadrant Investment Properties' Manufacturing District development in the Dallas Design District.

The relocation follows Alto's $45M Series B round last June and a recent expansion to Silicon Valley. Alto's new 16,000-square-foot HQ offers "community-centric" amenities like Lounge 141, a shared rooftop lounge with panoramic views of downtown Dallas. 
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State of Entrepreneurship 2022: More Than $2 Billion Invested in North Texas Entrepreneurs Last Year
by | Mar 14, 2022
It's the second year in a row to surpass $1 billion, said Trey Bowles at the Dallas Entrepreneur Center's annual State of Entrepreneurship event.
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Dallas-Based Alto is Going 100% Electric as It Expands to Washington D.C. and Silicon Valley

by | Jan 4, 2022
Six months after a $45 million Series B raise, Alto will be a coast-to-coast company by end of this month. It now aims to transform its fleet of owned rideshare vehicles to 100% electric by the end of 2023, with a network of EV Ops Centers keeping them charged, maintained, and ready. The first center is being built now near its Dallas HQ.
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Dallas Rideshare Alto Closes $45M Series B, Bringing Total Funding to $60M
by | Jun 28, 2021
When Alto initially joined the ride-hailing industry in 2018, it wanted to take a different approach by hiring its drivers as W-2 employees and operating its own branded, luxury vehicles. With the new capital, the local startup plans to continue innovating by transitioning to a 100 percent electric fleet by the end of 2023.
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Arty Automobiles: Alto and Gray Malin’s Collaborative Art Car Will Soon Drive Dallas’ Streets
by | May 5, 2021
Local rideshare Alto has dressed some of its vehicles in a wrap inspired by Dallasite Gray Malin's iconic photography. They represent both's parallel journeys in being born in Dallas and expanding to LA. Check out our photo gallery so you know what to look for when driving on the roads.
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Meet the Finalists: The Innovation Awards 2021, Presented by Dallas Innovates and D CEO
by | Oct 13, 2020
Now in its second year, the program from Dallas Innovates and D CEO honors disruptors and trailblazers driving a new vision for North Texas.
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Dallas Chocolate Festival Goes Virtual, Partners With Alto to Deliver Chocolate To Your Door

by | Aug 4, 2020
From Sept. 12-13, DallasChocolate.org is showcasing virtual classes, hosting chocolate exhibitors, and hand-delivering boxes of artisanal chocolate samples to your door through Alto.
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Follow the Money: Shiftsmart Raises $16.3M, Alto Scores $6M, BG Staffing Makes $21.6M Acquisition
by | Feb 6, 2020
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger and acquisition activity in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Worlds, Tricolor, Puration, Atos, Kriya Capital, Kofile, and more.
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Four Pieces of Advice For Women in Tech From Dallas’ Female Founders
by | Aug 1, 2019
The women behind Alto, Book a Birdie, Productable, and Rent My Wardrobe were a part of a panel discussion this week called "Women in Tech Tell All." Here's what they had to say.
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Alto Pick Rideshare
One North Texas Rideshare Company Launching, Another Expands Coverage Area
by | Jun 19, 2019
Alto is adding more North Texas cities to its app, while Pick says it will launch later this year in the DFW area.
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