# Steve Y. Lin

> Steve Y. Lin is the co-founder and CEO of Tarro, formerly Wonders, a restaurant technology company offering human-assisted phone ordering, delivery and marketing. He began working in his parents’ restaurant at fourteen and left Harvard in 2012 to pursue the business with his brother Dennis. His work focuses on the operational demands of independent restaurants.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Tarro (formerly Wonders)
- **Organizations:** Tarro (formerly Wonders), General Catalyst
- **Education:** Harvard University
- **Known for:** Co-founded the restaurant technology business now known as Tarro., Led a business that currently reports serving more than 3,000 restaurants., Raised first institutional funding in 2022 at a company-reported $450 million valuation.

## Career timeline

- **Age 14** — Began working in his family restaurant, taking calls and making deliveries.
- **High school** — Helped manage his family restaurant while studying full time.
- **Before Tarro; dates unverified** — Spent time at General Catalyst, according to his official biography.
- **2012** — Left Harvard to pursue the restaurant business with Dennis Lin.
- **2013** — Steve and Dennis launched their first product, according to Tarro’s Chinese-language history.
- **2015** — Founding year stated in Tarro’s rebranding announcement; earlier company work dates to 2012.
- **2021** — Declined a buyout offer exceeding $200 million, as described in his 2024 interview.
- **2022** — Raised the company’s first institutional round at a reported $450 million valuation.
- **2022-10** — Participated in the Building Blocks of Innovation panel at Fuzhou America’s TAKE-OUT ONLY conference.
- **2024** — Led the company as Wonders rebranded to Tarro.

## Achievements

- Co-founded the restaurant technology business now known as Tarro.
- Led a business that currently reports serving more than 3,000 restaurants.
- Raised first institutional funding in 2022 at a company-reported $450 million valuation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Tarro’s March 2 company article continues to identify Lin as founder and describes the business as serving more than 3,000 restaurants.
- **2025-02** — Tarro published a founder retrospective describing Lin’s restaurant upbringing and plans for delivery, advertising and business operations.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tarro.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-lin-30b49a14

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Last updated: 2026-10-23