About Us

TapIn exists to effortlessly connect people wherever they meet. From professional networking to social discovery, TapIn transforms a simple tap of your phone into a meaningful connection.

Our People

Joel Edgerton, CEO and Co-Founder

Startups: Musaion, bitFlyer, Ledger Corporate: IBM, Citi, State Street, BNPP

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Michael Jones, PhD, Co-Founder

Professor, Economics Director Cryptoeconomics Lab University of Cincinnati

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Jordan Tate, Co-Founder

Professor Director NFT Media Lab University of Cincinnati

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Ken Burcham, CTO

With over 20 years consulting and startups (around the world!), Ken brings a wealth of experience and vision wrangling to TapIn.

Startups: Rev.io, Park Bench Solutions, 2Cast, Pinnacle

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Lewis Thelen, Technologist

Data Science and AI Engineer

Kenna Lewis, Production

Production and Marketing

Investors / Advisors

James Lee

Tech Entrepreneur & Investor RoundTower Technologies (acq by Ahead 2019) Park Bench Solutions (acq by Rev.io 2022)

Our News

Cincy Inno

UC professors launch startup to help brands, college athletes with NIL deals

Steve Watkins – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier

May 14th, 2024

Two University of Cincinnati professors have developed a technology to track students’ participation in activities that build their reputation and aim to make it Cincinnati’s next huge startup....