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Websitethetaplab.com
Twitter@thetaplab
CategoryGames, Video and Entertainment
Phone617.902.0827
Emailinfo@thetaplab.com
Employees6
Founded10/09
Descriptionlocation-based mobile gaming

Offices

Cambridge
222 3rd St
Suite 4000
Cambridge, MA, 02141
USA

People

Co-Founder & CTO
Co-Founder & CEO

Funding

TOTAL $562k
FUNDING TOTAL $562k
Seed, 3/11
TechStars
$12k
Angel, 4/12
Eran Egozy
Mike Dornbrook
Don Dodge
Alex Rigopulos
$550k

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The Tap Lab

The Tap Lab is a social mobile gaming company based in Cambridge, MA. Our company mission is to bring daydreams to life through the creation of games that spark the imagination and seamlessly integrate with today’s fast-paced mobile lifestyle.

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The Tap Lab screenshot
Above: The Tap Lab Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 1/12/13

Products

TapCity

Websiteplaytapcity.com
StageLive
Launch DateMarch, 2011

TapCity is a multiplayer city-building game with a real-world twist. You can buy and own the places you visit in real life!

A real-world map is your game board and the pieces of the game are the people and places around you. Play with friends as you build and defend your very own city made up of your favorite places in the real world.

Take over your world with TapCity:

  • Claim ownership of your favorite real-world places
  • Challenge other players for ownership of places
  • Check-in at new places to unlock sweet rewards
  • Unlock awesome upgrades for your places
  • Earn income on the places you own

Who knows? You could even be the next TapCity millionaire!

The Tap Lab screenshot
Above: Splash Screen
Uploaded: 5/17/11

Tiny Tycoons

Websitetinytycoonsgame.com
StageIn Development

Coming soon to the App Store! Tiny Tycoons is a reality-driven mobile game built around your world! Using a real-world map as your game board, play with the people and places around you.

Play at the places you know and love or travel to the places you’ve always wanted to go. Soon, you’ll own an empire that stretches across the globe!

The Tap Lab screenshot
Above: Tiny Tycoons Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 1/12/13
The Tap Lab screenshot
Above: Tiny Tycoons Screenshot -- #2
Uploaded: 1/12/13

Videos

Above:

The Making of Tiny Tycoons

Sources

  1. TechStars' new galaxy of start-ups (boston.com) [edit]
  2. The Tap Lab raises $550K to fund location-based mobile games (venturebeat.com) [edit]
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