Tapville

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Tapville Company Summary Tapville is a profitable hospitality franchisor and technology company with 85+ franchised and licensed locations across the US, now pivoting to launch an AI-powered platform called "Eyes Up Hospitality™" designed to help restaurants and hospitality businesses automate operations, optimize labor, and enhance guest experiences. Built from years of operating real venues, deploying automation systems (self-pour beverage technology), and capturing live guest and operational data across its national network. The company has been recognized on the Inc. 5000 and ranked on the Entrepreneur Franchise 500 (2025 & 2026). Previously raised $1.8M+ from investors. The current StartEngine offering is Class B Common Stock at $6.82/share with a $40.44M valuation, targeting $20K-$2M, with a deadline of August 20, 2026. Based in Naperville, Illinois. The Problem Hospitality is a $1T+ US market with over 1 million restaurant locations, yet most operators run on disconnected systems, manual processes, and guesswork. The result: rising labor costs, service breakdowns, constant reactive management, and limited visibility into real-time performance. As costs and complexity increase, operators struggle to deliver consistent, profitable unit economics. The industry's fragmentation—disparate POS systems, scheduling tools, inventory management, and guest feedback channels that don't communicate—means operators spend their time reacting to problems rather than optimizing operations. Technology-driven solutions remain under-adopted despite the massive operational challenges. The Solution Eyes Up Hospitality™ is an AI-powered platform that transforms fragmented operational data into real-time intelligence, enabling operators to see what's happening instantly, fix issues before they escalate, optimize labor and performance, and deliver faster, more consistent service. The platform combines automation, data, and AI to reduce labor dependency, maximize per-guest spend, and achieve scalable profitability. The system is designed as a per-location monthly SaaS subscription with quick activation and expansion capability. A future smart glass component is under development for hands-free operational intelligence (planned for future release, not yet available). Tapville's existing franchise network provides a built-in ecosystem for rapid deployment, real-world testing, and continuous data generation—enabling efficient scaling across the broader hospitality industry. Business Model Three revenue layers: the existing profitable hospitality franchise business (85+ locations generating systemwide revenue), the Eyes Up Hospitality™ SaaS platform (high-margin, recurring per-location monthly subscriptions), and franchise fees/royalties from the franchise network. The franchise infrastructure provides built-in distribution for the AI platform, real-world testing environments, and continuous operational and guest data that improves the AI system. The SaaS platform is designed to expand beyond Tapville's own network to serve the broader 1M+ US restaurant market. No specific revenue, profitability metrics, SaaS pricing, or Eyes Up Hospitality™ deployment status were disclosed beyond the statement that the company is "profitable" and generates "millions in systemwide revenue." Traction 85+ franchised and licensed locations open nationwide. Recognized on the Inc. 5000. Ranked on the Entrepreneur Franchise 500 (2025 & 2026). Profitable business (stated but not quantified). Millions in systemwide revenue (stated but not specified). $1.8M+ previously raised from investors. Built on years of deploying automation systems in real hospitality venues and capturing live guest/operational data. The Eyes Up Hospitality™ AI platform is described as the "next phase"—suggesting it is in development or early deployment rather than fully commercialized. The smart glass component is explicitly noted as "under development and planned for a future release." No discussion comments yet on the StartEngine campaign. No amount raised or investor count for the current round were disclosed. Team Founder, CEO, Director, and Principal Financial Officer Joseph Tota has 20+ years in consulting, technology, franchising, and operations with a proven track record scaling multi-unit businesses and driving growth through technology, strategic partnerships, and system-wide execution. Operations Manager Thomas Kuba has 10+ years supporting food and beverage operations across hospitality concepts, focused on technology-driven execution, consistency, and scalability, with experience implementing and optimizing tech-enabled programs and multi-unit operations. Marketing Coordinator Stephanie Mostoller has 10+ years in hospitality, operations, and marketing coordination, focused on structured training, clear communication, and operational excellence, developing training programs for franchise and licensed locations. The three-person disclosed leadership team spans operations, marketing, and executive leadership—no CTO, VP of Engineering, or AI/ML leadership was disclosed despite the company's pivot toward an AI-powered technology platform.

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