Co-Founder and CEO
Co-Founder and CEO
Steve is the CEO and co-founder of Tarro. In high school, he took on the responsibility of managing his family restaurant while being a full-time student. The gritty lessons from this experience, together with insights from his time at General Catalyst and studies at Harvard, fueled his vision for Tarro. From bootstrapping the company through a challenging start, where even his parents were initially unconvinced, to raising the company's first institutional funding round at a $450M valuation in 2022, Steve and his team of engineers, product innovators, go-to-market professionals are on a mission to build a future where brick and mortar restaurants thrive – not just survive.
Co-Founder and President
Co-Founder and President
Dennis is the President and co-founder at Tarro. He leads the company's client success and services functions by working closely with a growing list of clients to ensure an effortless customer experience while delivering measurable results to them. Dennis had ten years of experience serving as the manager of his family restaurant. Before starting Tarro, he was a CPA and worked at Rothstein Kass as a fund auditor. He studied Accounting at Syracuse University. Go orange!
CTO
CTO
Andrew is the Chief Technology Officer at Tarro and spearheads the software and technology efforts. Prior to Tarro, he both worked for and started his own quantitative trading firms, built complex trading systems and strategies, and led teams of software engineers. He was most recently at Meta working on augmented reality projects and wearable devices. He graduated with degrees in Statistics and Computer Science from Harvard College.
Chief Architect
Chief Architect
Widagdo is the Chief Architect at Tarro and leads all of the company’s product and platform engineering efforts. Prior to Tarro, he both worked for and started his own quantitative trading firms, built complex trading systems and strategies, and led teams of software engineers. He most recently worked at Meta and Tesla, building highly scalable data backends at the petabyte scale. He graduated from MIT with bachelor’s degrees in Physics and Computer Science and then went on to get a PhD in Physics from Harvard. In a past life, Widagdo also medalled in the IOI and IPhO olympiads.
CRO
CRO
Jim Lipuma, Chief Revenue Officer at Tarro, carries over 35 years of revenue leadership across the spectrum – from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises. Jim is relentlessly committed to elevating SMBs and mid-market organizations. From RH Donnelley to 7shifts, he has championed technology solutions that breathe life into restaurant operations, recognizing these operators as the heartbeat of local communities. Beyond his professional journey, Jim is a twice-published author and devoted husband and father, who splits time between Arizona and Illinois.
VP of Finance
VP of Finance
Bharat leads Wonder's Finance organization which includes Accounting, Finance, Revenue Operations, Investor Relations, Tax, and Legal. Prior to joining Tarro, he led the finance organizations of other venture-backed B2B SaaS startups through the transition from early stage into growth and beyond. He also founded and operated a venture startup, and was a management consultant. Bharat received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
VP of People
VP of People
Christine Ponzio, VP of People and Places at Tarro, brings a wealth of experience from top multinational companies and innovative tech firms. Her journey started in Learning and expanded to Talent & Human Resources, with significant roles at Random House and Starwood Hotels. In tech, she shaped employee experiences and drove growth at Sweetgreen and Hulu, and served as Chief People Officer at Reforge. Passionate about creating purpose-driven cultures, Christine focuses on shared vulnerability, employee experience, DEIB, leadership development, and scalable systems. Her progressive, innovative, and empathetic leadership style fosters environments where high achievers thrive.
Head of Voice Platform Operations
Head of Voice Platform Operations
Miguel leads Tarro’s Voice Platform organization, which includes Biz Ops, Operations, Training, Capacity Planning, and Quality functions. He has a decade of experience in strategic operations with Mondelēz International, where he launched products and productivity projects across Asia Pacific, and the Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corporation, where he led the Strategy and Analytics for customer insights that informed CEO decisions. He earned his degree in Industrial Engineering at University of the Philippines Diliman and finished his MBA at Wharton Business School.
One part product and engineering prowess, one part restaurant expertise. All in on helping small business owners achieve the American Dream.
Tarro, born from the daily grind of running a family restaurant, has spent over a decade supporting thousands of restaurants nationwide. We understand the unique challenges of restaurant operations like no one else.
Our tech and product leaders hail from places like Harvard, MIT, Google, and Tesla, and – while at Tarro – have built some of the most exceptional products in the industry.
Restaurants are a human business and AI is the copilot. We don’t want AI to take over jobs – we want it to enhance them, making the entrepreneurial journey smoother and more efficient for restaurant operators.
Taking on big challenges is what we do. We’re fast, precise, and entrepreneurial at heart. Like the dedicated restaurant owners we work with, going above and beyond is in our DNA. They put in their all, and we’re right there with them.
