Meet the team.
Tap’s greatest asset is our team, who combine a unique skillset covering blockchain, PrivTech and mobile with experience in founding, growing successfully businesses in this space.
Tom Holder
CTO / Founder
Over 20 years experience delivering internet-based software solutions. Co-founder of the digital agency Simpleweb where he was previously leading a 20 person development team.
Tom has a strong focus on startups and also worked in the enterprise space with the likes of BP and EMC (DELL). Has spent the last few years leading development on Blockchain technology with Ethereum and Stellar.
Gilbert Hill
CEO
MD of a mobile web development agency for 10 years before devising and leading the pivot to SAAS, founding Optanon, a pioneering product in the ‘PrivTech’ sector, and Cookiepedia, popular source of knowledge around consumer tracking on the Web.
Gilbert led development of the customer base and brand, acquisition of a smaller competitor and sale of the business to OneTrust.
Irfon Watkins
Chairman / Founder
A serial entrepreneur, Irfon has founded and sold companies across the API spectrum. Currently CEO of DOVU he was previously founder and CEO of Coull, a programmatic video advertising company processing over 15 billion requests a month from over 118 countries.
With over 20 years experience as an executive, Irfon has a strong background in starting and growing businesses at global scale.
James Guest
COO
A versatile and driven digital production specialist with deep technical understanding of decentralised applications.
James has worked in digital production for over 20 years delivering successful development programmes and products. These include mobile apps, web technologies and desktop applications for a broad range of SME, corporate, government and non-profit organisations including BP, SUEZ, Google, Android, YouTube, Unilever, DTI and Lloyds.
Tim Cryer
Product Lead
Multi-disciplined product designer and UX specialist with over 17 years experience working in the software industry, scaling products and tools to serve millions of users.
Extensive experience creating desktop and mobile software, campaigns, services and tools for clients including PwC, Equiniti and Intelliflo. Most recently design lead for the Nationwide Building Society innovation and open banking transformation hub.
Andy Baker
Community Manager
Wide commercial experience in digital marketing – growing and managing online communities. Andy’s skills include customer support, content and social media marketing.
Working for VentureTech company Simpleweb, Andy has delivered multiple campaigns to create, scale and proliferate digital communities for SAAS startups.
