Towson University startup Let’s Tap In takes top prize in national startup competition

A Towson University startup that aims to be the “Waze” for bar hopping captured $12,500 in a national entrepreneurship competition. Let’s Tap In, the brainchild of Ryan Rutkowski and Conrad Brake, beat out 25 other companies to win the $10,000 top prize during the pitch slam portion of e-Fest at the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship in Minneapolis in late April. The duo won an additional $2,500 during another competition at the festival. The two said they will use the money to help increase the number of features in the Let’s Tap In app and expand its event business.