Taptu: A Cambridge Startup photos
Taptu was another company founded by serial entrepreneur Steve Ives, and was based initially in a small and crowded office in St. John's Innovation Centre off Milton Road in Cambridge.
As it expanded, it moved across Milton Road onto Cambridge Science Park, into a building which it shared with online gaming company Jagex.
The company developed a mobile-focussed search engine, which meant not just being easy to use on a phone but where the results were specifically tailored for mobile use. For a while it was quite successful and won several awards, but ultimately could not compete against the elephant-in-the-room that was Google.
The company switched focus to more of a newsfeed service after having shed many of its employees but folded a year or so later, with the remains being bought by Mediafed.
- Qualcomm's Christmas Party and The End of Taptu, Cambridge - 16th December 2010
- Gemma Leaves, The Railway Tavern and Taptu Moves Desks, Mellis and Cambridge - 24th October 2010
- A Taptu Science Park Picnic, and Wedding Guests Arrive, Cambridge and Brome, Suffolk - 1st July 2010
- Summer Walks, and The BBs Play a Taptu Gig, Suffolk and Cambridge - 12th July 2009
- A June Miscellany: The End of Days, and Al Leaves Taptu, Diss and Cambridge - 13th June 2009
- Taptu's Million Searches, and a Picnic, Science Park, Cambridge - 29th May 2009
- Taptu's First Birthday and Nursery Decorating, Cambridge and Suffolk- 19th October 2008
- Thai with Rachel and Sam, and Steve's Taptu Birthday Cake, Cambridge - 12th January 2008
- Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007
- The Cambridge Comedy Festival, and Taptu Gets a Jesus Phone, Jesus Green, Cambridge - 3rd August 2007
- Taptu (Don't) Go Punting, River Cam, Cambridge - 12th July 2007
- Science Park Demolition, Bjarne Stroustrup, and Taptu/Qualcomm Miscellany, Cambridge - 29th April 2007
- Taptu on the Razz at La Raza, Rose Crescent, Cambridge - 22nd February 2007
- Taptu Moves Offices: Crossing Milton Road, Cambridge - 19th February 2007
- Taptu: A New Start-up, and The BBs at the Apollo Rooms, Harleston - 3rd February 2007