Tapgift Network, Inc.

The mobile promotions network that gives sports fans the inside track to great offers and exclusive experiences at the game

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Mobile
  • Location Redwood City, CA, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded July 2011
  • Employees 4
  • Website tapgift.com

Company Summary

Tapgift is a mobile commerce cloud service for sports team marketers, enabling delivery of promotional offers that fans buy/redeem on their smartphones.

-Fans get VIP treatment w/deals, prizes, and a new way to share w/friends.

-Teams strengthen fan loyalty and increase venue sales.

Other apps offer content for a team or league. Tapgift enables *transactions*, connecting teams, sponsors, fans, friends in an open promotions/commerce network.

Team

  • Co-Founder

    30 years of leadership in media, technology, and marketing. Founder/Group Publisher of Intelligent Enterprise (CMP Media) with P&L responsibility for 11 profit centers; Editor-in-Chief of Data Based Advisor and DBMS; VP/Magazine Operations at Advisor Media; Technology commentator, author, and developer.

  • Mack Cage
    Co-Founder/CFO

    20+ years as a business and finance manager. At CMP Media, managed $35M budget, expert in using financial data and market analysis to drive planning and decision-making, focused on improving decisions with key business data.

  • Jagadish Channagiri
    Technical Advisor

    Serial entrepreneur; founder, PowDeal.com; consulting CTO, Medical Billing Technologies; VP Engineering/Operations, BitTorrent

  • Michael Karp
    Food & Beverage Services Industry Advisor

    Successful restaurateur; former VP/Venues & Sponsorships, LiveNation; Director/Food & Beverage, Staples Center (AEG), Los Angeles

  • Karen Cage
    Business Development & Marketing Advisor

    20 years managing brands, creating partnerships, growing revenue for global CPG, consumer software, and online start-ups. Currently manages Global Sponsorships for HP

  • Brent Schoeb
    Sports Entertainment Industry Advisor

    Director, Corporate Partnerships at San Francisco 49ers

  • Robert May
    Finance Advisor

    20 years in finance-related roles; Current CFO/Chief Compliance Officer at Industry Ventures, San Francisco

  • Jay Singonahalli
    Tapgift Co-founder/Advisor

    Tapgift Co-Founder; former Director of QA at eBay; patent-holder in software testing; created automation center of excellence in China and testing center in India, overseeing $38M budget.

Advisors

  • Crosspoint Law, Palo Alto
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Friends, Family, and Founders
    Unconfirmed

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