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James Peter Tagg (born 25 February 1964) is an English technology entrepreneur and inventor. He is notable for inventing touchscreen technology and founding Truphone, Europe's largest venture backed startup. He holds patents on communications and user interface technology and has a broad interest in the science of invention and creativity.

Life and career
James Tagg was born in London but lived in Italy until he was five when the family moved to Hampton upon Thames. He was educated at Hampton School. He studied Physics and Computer Science (joint honours) at Manchester University and engineering and management (the ACDMM) at Wolfson College Cambridge.

James Tagg is the Grandson of G.F. Tagg  BSc, PhD, MIEE, FInstP who led the search for King John's treasure, supposedly lost on a causeway accross 'The Wash', an area of English marsh land in the fens.

After University James Tagg founded Moonstone, a technology company which developed the precursor to modern touchscreens technology. He sold his interest in this technology to 3M in 2004.

In 2006 he founded Truphone Ltd (originally called Software Cellular Network Ltd) to bring internet technology to the mobile phone space. Truphone has offices in 10 countries and staff of 800 people engaged in both Voice over IP technology and GSM technology.

James Tagg lives on a farm in Kent. He is an amateur musician, singing tenor and playing double bass and piano.

Awards and honours
IEE Faraday Lecture Prize

Red Herring 100 Winner - 2007

Quarter finalist YE Entrepreneur of the Year

MVNO of the Year 2014