Tap’s mission is to help startup employees realize their true net worth
By startup people,
for startup people.
In our prior careers, we saw time and time again that startup employees, many who had hundreds of thousands or millions in stock options, couldn’t buy homes, pay for tuition, start families, or otherwise afford to live in a manner commensurate with their startup wealth.
We created Tap to change all of that and finally let those employees realize their true net worth.
Meet the team
Our team brings together the smartest software engineers, capital markets experts, and startup veterans who have first-hand knowledge of managing startup stock.
We are experts in financial technology, secondary markets, deal structuring, and legal instruments. All of our team members have worked at high growth, venture backed startups and use their experience to ensure that our products meet the needs of other startup employees.
Jeff Leathers
Prior to starting Tap to help startup employees make use of their equity, Jeff built the SPV business at Carta, the leading cap table management company. He previously held product roles at fintech companies, including Plaid and Bloomberg.
Thomas Krueger
Before Tap, Thomas built the Product and Go-to-market functions at NewStore, a fast-growing enterprise technology startup, raising over $150M in the process. He previously started and ran venture backed companies.
Adam Augusiak-Boro
Adam leads capital markets, legal, and compliance functions. Before Tap, he held roles as an investment banker, attorney, and early employee at popular secondary marketplace EquityZen.
Built by a team from
A new bank for a new economy.
Simple
Everything is instant, seamless, and integrated. We shun paperwork, long broker-led negotiations, or anything that adds friction to your experience.
Transformational
For startup employees, Tap is life changing. We offer an innovative solution to an age-old problem. We turn illiquid assets into liquid assets. In doing so, we dramatically improve the financial lives of startup employees.
Focused
Tap provides financial tools to help people in the startup ecosystem live richer lives. We’re unlike any bank you’ve ever experienced because our sole focus is on the startup ecosystem.