Our Mission

Here’s what defines and drives us.

TipGenie is a female-founded, Silicon Valley-based company that intersects with mobile payments, financial services, and the service economy.

At the center of this intersection is our social mission: To bring cashless tipping to the service industry to recover earnings and in doing so, financially empower tipped service workers through digital payments and mobile banking.

We believe in a living wage, now more than ever. So, until policies like the federal sub-minimum tipped wage change and industries follow, we believe that tipping is a critical vehicle for earnings.

We believe in bringing humanity to technology

We believe that technology has the power to improve lives — for everyone. That’s why we’re optimizing existing mobile and financial technology to design more transparent systems of cashless payments for the tipped service industry. 

We see our platform for cashless tipping as our vehicle for education and empowerment. Solutions for financial inclusion exist — it’s the accessibility of technology that limits their access and distribution.

We’re excited to be creating a service-centered ecosystem in which payment transactions, actionable insights, and appreciation powers a self-sustaining cycle of financial value and economic benefits for all stakeholders.

Mission Critical: Helping the Service Industry

If you are interested in being part of our mission to bring cashless and touch-less payments to the service economy and first responder community, by joining our team or through investment, please contact me at elle@tipgenie.io.

Elle Rustique, PhD
CEO & Founder, TipGenie, Inc.
Mountain View, California