Yap'd

Our history

What's is Yap'd?
Everyone has their favorite spots - whether its the best lunchtime gyro or a quiet place for afternoon coffee. With Yap'd, you get rewarded for visiting those businesses. Plus, you get to discover and make new favorites! Collect stamps from the businesses, and then redeem those stamps for cash and prizes ranging from gift cards to a Nintendo Wii!

We understand that students like choice. You don't have to drink 10 smoothies to get a free small drink. You don't need to eat 15 subway sandwiches to get a free soda. You won't need to carry 7 different rewards cards. Just carry the Yap'd card, collect stamps across more than 30 businesses, and get paid!

Anything else?
We're excited to be doing this and look forward to your feedback. If you'd like to get in touch with the team, please fill out the contact form or email support@getyapd.com. We're always looking for suggestions, comments, and new team members.

Finally, please join our Yap'd Facebook Group and help us spread the word! As a startup, any help that our users provide is invaluable and appreciated. Cheers.

Our team

We're a group of recent college graduates (and current students) who enjoy working closely with and creating cool services for students. We share one common trait: we all love entrepreneurship and the excitement of building useful services for our users.

Kevin Gao

About: excited about all forms of entrepreneurship/innovation, in particular web and technology
Hobbies: Yap'd...and occasionally the gym
You can find me: on my blog and facebook

Kathryn Skorpil

Web designer extraordinaire

School: Berkeley
Hobbies: Volleyball, 3D animation, graphic design, watching movies!
About me: I am majoring in computer science at UC Berkeley. I was in the Cal Band for 4 years, and I love Cal football. Go Bears!

Carrie Cheang

School: Berkeley
Hobbies: watching movies, reading magazines, cooking and eating
About me: Yap'd enthusiast! Can find me on: Facebook

Dan Yoo

School: Berkeley
Hobbies: TBD
About me: Christian, loves playing tennis, works too much
You can find me: probably in the SLC
Wastes too much time on: manga, facebook, How I Met Your Mother

Sorah Shin

School: Berkeley
Hobbies: Berkeley archery team, teaching fencing
About me: I enjoy dancing, singing, and will eventually go to med school to become a doctor. But for now, I'm just enjoying life, my friends, and discovering more about what makes me who I am.

Daisy Liu

School: Berkeley
Hobbies: judo, photoshopping, compulsively taking photos
About me: currently out finding myself, will get back to you about this

Betty Tso

School: Berkeley
Hobbies: EATING and baking brownies/cookies
About me: originally from Taiwan, HK, and Canada
Can find me: tso.betty@berkeley.edu, AIM: bettytsooo, or FB

Siyi Tian

School: Berkeley
Hobbies: anything fun or relaxing, or both :)
Can find me: on Facebook or siyi517 AT hotmail.com