Kurt Taylor

TRU Colors, Untappd, BeerAdvocate

📍 Wilmington, North Carolina, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Mar 2020𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Mar 2020
Untappd is a high-growth technology company headquartered in Wilmington, NC behind the world’s most popular beer app, Untappd, and the largest menu publishing and promotional platform, Untappd for Business (www.untappd.com). The company's software is used by tens of thousands of businesses and millions of consumers worldwide. Untappd leverages mobile web technologies to create lasting digital memories and a tight knit community of enthusiasts for those who enjoy great beer. Users can “Check-In” beers they are enjoying by adding the beer’s name, rating, venue, and more. In addition, Untappd users can now find hundreds of thousands of beers on tap through the company’s 15,000+ Verified Venues. Want to know where your favorite IPA is being poured? Untappd can show you every bar, restaurant and bottle shop offering it nearby. The company’s mission is to advance the global beverage industry through innovative technology. We have a vision of a future in which we continue to delight our users, change the global beverage landscape, and empower lives in the process. Each of our employees share in these goals and expectations and take seriously the role of industry leader we have built together.
Board Member
Mar 2020
Next Glass is the leading global provider of software to the alcoholic beverage industry, building breakthrough technology for consumers and businesses. Next Glass is dedicated to advancing the global beverage industry through innovative technology as the parent company to popular products and brands like Untappd, BeerAdvocate, Ollie, Oznr, and Hop Culture.
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2020
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Mar 2020
Untappd is a high-growth technology company headquartered in Wilmington, NC behind the world’s most popular beer app, Untappd, and the largest menu publishing and promotional platform, Untappd for Business (www.untappd.com). The company's software is used by tens of thousands of businesses and millions of consumers worldwide. Untappd leverages mobile web technologies to create lasting digital memories and a tight knit community of enthusiasts for those who enjoy great beer. Users can “Check-In” beers they are enjoying by adding the beer’s name, rating, venue, and more. In addition, Untappd users can now find hundreds of thousands of beers on tap through the company’s 15,000+ Verified Venues. Want to know where your favorite IPA is being poured? Untappd can show you every bar, restaurant and bottle shop offering it nearby. The company’s mission is to advance the global beverage industry through innovative technology. We have a vision of a future in which we continue to delight our users, change the global beverage landscape, and empower lives in the process. Each of our employees share in these goals and expectations and take seriously the role of industry leader we have built together.
Board Member
Mar 2020
Next Glass is the leading global provider of software to the alcoholic beverage industry, building breakthrough technology for consumers and businesses. Next Glass is dedicated to advancing the global beverage industry through innovative technology as the parent company to popular products and brands like Untappd, BeerAdvocate, Ollie, Oznr, and Hop Culture.
2012
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Nov 2012
Next Glass is the leading global provider of software to the alcoholic beverage industry, building breakthrough technology for consumers and businesses. Next Glass is dedicated to advancing the global beverage industry through innovative technology as the parent company to popular products and brands like Untappd, BeerAdvocate, Ollie, Oznr, and Hop Culture.