Alō Index

Another great week! We loved the energy at the Plug and Play Tech Center Summit in Silicon Valley last week! Top innovators coming together, one-on-one meetings with new enterprise partners, the "big show" presenting in front of the masses, and of course the beautiful CA weather! And to top it off, Alō Index won the Startup Award for Travel & Hospitality! Some great photos to share from the event, and big thank you to Curtis Chan, Akvile Gustaite, Kristi Choi, FCM Travel, Daniel Senyard, Brett Copeland, Dan Skaggs, Raghava Bharadwaj of US Bank, Erica Antony and Frank Lepannetier of CWT, Cara Whitehill, Vipul Nakum, Joel Hanson, Douglas Rice, and so many more!

💡🌏 Our co-founders, CEO Anna Rose Feinberg and COO Leanne Turner, GTP, sat down with Katie Fehrenbacher at Axios to discuss our recent pre-seed round and how our purpose-built, two-sided platform is transforming sustainable hotel procurement for both enterprises and hotels. Check out the article here: https://lnkd.in/epRQVSsq

🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that we have secured $1.9M in pre-seed funding led by Impellent Ventures with participation from Techstars and strategic angel investors. As demand for sustainable travel continues to rise, we’re on a mission to unlock ESG goals for both corporate travel buyers and hotels and are just getting started. Read more about the news below.👇 https://lnkd.in/eq5u3Dxz

🚀🎉It's official! We're one of 12 companies selected for the Techstars NYC Winter Class of 2023. Congrats to our fellow founders and thank you to the Techstars NYC team. The enthusiasm and support for what we have built is overwhelming - and we're just getting started. https://lnkd.in/gwcdyXb2 #techstars

Alō Index is thrilled to announce the appointment of Cara Whitehill as Strategic Advisor. With an extensive background in the travel industry and a track record of successfully advising and guiding startups, Cara brings a wealth of experience and expertise to Alō Index. Her deep understanding of the evolving travel landscape and visionary approach will play a pivotal role in positioning the company for long-term success. Cara is founder and managing partner of Unlock Advisors, investing in and advising early and growth-stage B2B startups across the travel tech, enterprise software and healthcare sectors. She works closely with portfolio companies’ founding teams building out go-to-market and commercialization strategy to help catalyze growth. As a former leader at Expedia, Travelocity, Deem and venture-backed startup Traxo, Cara is an established thought leader in the travel technology sector and a frequent speaker and panelist at industry events. She is a mentor for Plug and Play Ventures, judge and coach for PhocusWright’s Innovation Summit, and guest lecturer for NYU’s Hospitality Innovation program and the Travel Tech Executive Fellowship. Alō Index is honored and excited to welcome Cara to the team!