Who we are
Tipped was built out of frustration -- not with restaurants, but with how little honest information hospitality workers have before taking a job. Workers deserve better information before they say yes. That belief is the foundation of Tipped.
Our perspective
Tipped is a worker-first platform. The information here comes from people who have actually worked the job -- not from employers, recruiters, or advertisers. The goal is not to market restaurants. The goal is to help workers understand what it's really like to work there.
Good restaurants benefit from transparency. Bad ones shouldn't be able to hide behind vague promises.
Meet the team
Tipped is built by people with direct experience from both sides of the problem: the reality of hospitality work and the responsibility of building a trustworthy platform.
Corinne Villanueva
Hospitality experience
After more than 10 years in the hospitality industry, Corinne knows firsthand how hard it can be to find a workplace that treats staff fairly. She has experienced the gap between job ads and reality, and how costly that gap can be for workers -- financially and personally. That lived experience anchors Tipped in real worker needs.
Håkon Moskvil
Business, economics & platform responsibility
Håkon's motivation for building Tipped comes from years of running and working with companies -- and seeing how badly transparency can fail workers when incentives are misaligned. When competitors cut corners by exploiting workers, it creates pressure on others to follow, even when they don't want to. That race to the bottom thrives in systems where workers lack information. Tipped is his response: make real working conditions visible, shift competition toward who treats people fairly, and keep the platform independent and worker-first.
Our mission
Tipped exists to give hospitality workers access to real, practical information about where they work -- before they commit their time and energy.
- Workers should know what to expect before taking a job
- Honest information leads to better workplaces
- Transparency raises standards across the industry
Tipped is not built to please everyone. If the platform ever has to choose between workers and convenience, workers come first.