Brian “Tap” Taptich

Growth Partner

Tap is a seasoned leader with 25+ years of experience leading strategy, technology, business and corporate development at worldwide technology companies ranging from start ups to Fortune 100. He is passionate about developing and leading cross-functional teams to achieve bold goals on a global scale.

Most recently, Tap was VP of Strategic Initiatives at Amazon Web Services. In this role, he designed and implemented key initiatives to drive AWS growth. Tap led strategic planning, working across AWS senior leadership to evolve AWS’ long-term vision and operational plan. Prior to leading Strategic Initiatives, Tap ran the Worldwide Specialist Organization (WWSO) that built and executed go-to-market strategies for AWS’ multibillion dollar service businesses, including Compute, Storage, Database and Analytics, and AIML. Under his leadership, the team tripled in size and AWS revenue grew significantly from $41B ARR in 2020 to $85B ARR in 2023. Prior to WWSO, Tap led AWS Game Tech, a vertical strategy that spanned AWS Services, Sales, Solutions Architecture, Business Development, and Marketing. Tap led this team for 3 years and under his leadership, Game Tech tripled games industry revenue.

Before AWS, Tap was the CEO of Bitcasa, a venture-backed cloud file system services company built entirely on AWS. Under his leadership, the company grew data under management to over 30 PB, with users in 120+ countries. Bitcasa was sold to Intel at the end of 2016. Prior to Bitcasa, Tap has also held senior executive positions at Zynga, BitTorrent, and Electronic Arts. Tap also worked at both Doll Capital Management and Allen & Company.

Tap received a BA from Williams College and a MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, with a focus on Finance and Entrepreneurial Studies.