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Ted Alling
InvestorCo-founder & Partner at Dynamo Ventures · Partner at Brickyard
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Writes $250K – $1.5M checks · typically $875K
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About
Theodore Alling is a serial entrepreneur and venture investor who co-founded Access America in 2002 with college fraternity brothers Barry Large and Allan Davis; the company grew to $500 million in revenue before being acquired by UPS/Coyote. He co-founded Lamp Post Group, a venture capital firm and tech incubator that invested $36 million in Chattanooga's entrepreneurial ecosystem and supported portfolio companies including Bellhops, Ambition, and Chattanooga Whiskey, and later co-founded Dynamo Ventures, which has launched three venture funds focused on the logistics industry. Alling co-founded Chattanooga Preparatory School in 2018 with his wife Kelly, an all-boys charter school serving disadvantaged students in urban communities, and subsequently helped launch Knoxville Prep in 2024; he also serves as a partner at Brickyard, a venture capital fund and portfolio company providing funding and mentorship to early-stage companies based in Chattanooga.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Deals · 2
Coca-Cola Bottling Co UnitedBoard seat
via Dynamo Ventures · filed Aug 2024
Price WaiterBoard seat
via Dynamo Ventures · filed Jun 2015 · $1.2M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Investor
KreplingReliance PartnersShipamaxThe House
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Dynamo Ventures
Network3
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ted Alling?
- Theodore Alling is a serial entrepreneur and venture investor who co-founded Access America in 2002 with college fraternity brothers Barry Large and Allan Davis; the company grew to $500 million in revenue before being acquired by UPS/Coyote. He co-founded Lamp Post Group, a venture capital firm and tech incubator that invested $36 million in Chattanooga's entrepreneurial ecosystem and supported portfolio companies including Bellhops, Ambition, and Chattanooga Whiskey, and later co-founded Dynamo Ventures, which has launched three venture funds focused on the logistics industry. Alling co-founded Chattanooga Preparatory School in 2018 with his wife Kelly, an all-boys charter school serving disadvantaged students in urban communities, and subsequently helped launch Knoxville Prep in 2024; he also serves as a partner at Brickyard, a venture capital fund and portfolio company providing funding and mentorship to early-stage companies based in Chattanooga.
- Where does Ted Alling work?
- Ted Alling is Co-founder & Partner at Dynamo Ventures and Partner at Brickyard.
- What check size does Ted Alling write?
- Ted Alling typically writes checks of $250K – $1.5M.
- What boards does Ted Alling sit on?
- Ted Alling holds tracked board seats at Coca-Cola Bottling Co United, Price Waiter.
- What companies has Ted Alling invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Krepling, Reliance Partners, Shipamax, The House.
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