Andrew Merkatz
Founder at TAPINATOR, INC.
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Andrew P.
Merkatz was the founder of InAppFuel, Inc. (2013), iFamily, Inc. (2007), and Tapinator, Inc. (2015) where he held the titles of Chairman (iFamily, Inc.), President, Chief Financial Officer & Director (Tapinator, Inc.).
He currently holds the position of Managing Director at Fortitude Partners LLC and President at Revolution Blockchain LLC.
Mr. Merkatz's former jobs include Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer at Verus International Group Ltd.
(2002-2005), Director-Investments at Vision Capital Advisors LLC (2012-2013), Director at MedPro Safety Products, Inc., President at Predict It, Inc. (1999-2001), President at CountryRoad Acquisition Corp.
I, Chief Operating Officer at Site Specific, Inc., Vice President-Corporate Development at FLOORgraphics, Inc. (1998-1999), and Principal at Interlaken Capital, Inc. (1990-1993).
Mr. Merkatz's education history includes an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania (1990) and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Andrew Merkatz active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| TAPINATOR, INC. | Founder | 2015-05-31 |
Fortitude Partners LLC
 Fortitude Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Fortitude Partners LLC (Fortitude Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Revolution Blockchain LLC
 Revolution Blockchain LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Revolution Blockchain LLC engages in provision of technology services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | President | - |
Former positions of Andrew Merkatz
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
InAppFuel, Inc.
 InAppFuel, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Tapinator, Inc., InAppFuel, Inc. designs and develops applications and games for mobiles and desktops. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Andrew P. Merkatz, Ilya Nikolayev. InAppFuel was acquired by Tapinator, Inc. on November 13, 2014. | Founder | 2013-12-31 |
iFamily, Inc.
 iFamily, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Familybuilder was a NYC-based software company that builds family-oriented and genealogy applications. It was the service to run a family tree application on all the major social networks (Facebook, Bebo, MySpace, Hi5, and Orkut) and was the only genealogy service to bridge together family trees across these networks and the Internet at-large. The company was founded in 2007 and was headquartered in New York. | Founder | 2011-05-31 |
CountryRoad Capital LLC
 CountryRoad Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2005 by Andrew Merkatz, CountryRoad Capital LLC is private equity firm located in New York City. | President | - |
Verus International Group Ltd.
 Verus International Group Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Verus International Group Ltd. functions as an investment holding private company. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Ajmal Khan. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2005-10-01 |
| Predict It, Inc. | President | 2000-12-31 |
Training of Andrew Merkatz
| University of Pennsylvania | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
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| TAPINATOR, INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 13 |
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| Predict It, Inc. | Technology Services |
Verus International Group Ltd.
Verus International Group Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Verus International Group Ltd. functions as an investment holding private company. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Ajmal Khan. | Finance |
| CountryRoad Acquisition Corp. I | Finance |
iFamily, Inc.
iFamily, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Familybuilder was a NYC-based software company that builds family-oriented and genealogy applications. It was the service to run a family tree application on all the major social networks (Facebook, Bebo, MySpace, Hi5, and Orkut) and was the only genealogy service to bridge together family trees across these networks and the Internet at-large. The company was founded in 2007 and was headquartered in New York. | Technology Services |
Site Specific, Inc.
 Site Specific, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Part of Harte-Hanks, Inc., Site Specific, Inc. is a private company that provides integrated marketing programs. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Seth Goldstein. Site Specific was acquired by Harte-Hanks, Inc. on February 08, 1996. | Commercial Services |
FLOORgraphics, Inc.
 FLOORgraphics, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services FLOORgraphics, Inc. provided advertising services. The company offerd FLOORads programs to communicate advertising campaigns inside retail stores, printing services for private label and promotional floor advertising. FLOORgraphics was founded in 1995, and was headquartered in Hamilton, NJ. | Commercial Services |
Vision Capital Advisors LLC
 Vision Capital Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Vision Capital Advisors LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was co-founded by Adam Benowitz and Dr. Randy Cohen in 2005. Vision Capital Advisors manages assets of high net-worth clients. | Finance |
Interlaken Capital, Inc.
 Interlaken Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Interlaken Capital, Inc. specializes in investments in middle-market companies, leveraged acquisitions and industry consolidation. The company is headquartered in Greenwich, CT. | Finance |
MedPro Safety Products, Inc.
 MedPro Safety Products, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology MedPro Safety Products, Inc. engages in healthcare solutions. It involves in manufacturing and distribution of medical technology such as needles, and others. It develops and acquires portfolio of patented medical device incorporating proprietary needlestick prevention functionalities. The company was founded by William Craig Turner in 1995 and is headquartered in Lexington, KY. | Health Technology |
CountryRoad Capital LLC
CountryRoad Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2005 by Andrew Merkatz, CountryRoad Capital LLC is private equity firm located in New York City. | Finance |
Fortitude Partners LLC
Fortitude Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Fortitude Partners LLC (Fortitude Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Revolution Blockchain LLC
Revolution Blockchain LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Revolution Blockchain LLC engages in provision of technology services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
InAppFuel, Inc.
InAppFuel, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Tapinator, Inc., InAppFuel, Inc. designs and develops applications and games for mobiles and desktops. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Andrew P. Merkatz, Ilya Nikolayev. InAppFuel was acquired by Tapinator, Inc. on November 13, 2014. | Technology Services |
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