# Tomer Molovinsky

> Tomer Molovinsky is the Brooklyn-based co-founder and CEO of Per Diem, which provides branded ordering and loyalty apps for independent restaurants, cafés, and bakeries. His experience spans restaurant operations at Mala Tang and product work at OpenTable and Resy. He co-founded Per Diem with Doron Segal, and the company participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2021 batch.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Per Diem
- **Organizations:** Per Diem, OpenTable, Resy, Mala Tang, Y Combinator
- **Education:** Y Combinator, MA, Security Studies, Tel Aviv University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Per Diem with Doron Segal and joined Y Combinator Winter 2021., Helped raise Per Diem’s announced $2.3 million seed round in April 2021., Worked on Resy’s consumer product team; Mixpanel’s case study reports 20% month-over-month growth in website bookings and a 10% decrease in no-show rates following team changes.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Partner and general manager at Mala Tang in Arlington, working with brother Oren Molovinsky and chef Liu Chaosheng.
- **2014** — Met future Per Diem co-founder Doron Segal while working at OpenTable in San Francisco.
- **2015** — Listed as Senior Product Marketing Manager, Payments, at OpenTable in the Money20/20 conference program.
- **Before Per Diem; exact dates unverified** — Moved to New York to lead consumer product at Resy; featured as Senior Product Manager in a Mixpanel case study.
- **2020-2021** — Developed Per Diem with Doron Segal; YC lists a 2020 founding, and the founders describe an early-2021 proof-of-concept launch.
- **2021** — Per Diem participated in Y Combinator Winter 2021 and announced a $2.3 million seed round led by Two Sigma Ventures on April 21.
- **2023** — Per Diem publicly launched its branded ordering apps after pivoting from subscriptions.
- **2025** — Announced Per Diem was live in more than 1,000 stores, including over 100 in New York City.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Per Diem with Doron Segal and joined Y Combinator Winter 2021.
- Helped raise Per Diem’s announced $2.3 million seed round in April 2021.
- Worked on Resy’s consumer product team; Mixpanel’s case study reports 20% month-over-month growth in website bookings and a 10% decrease in no-show rates following team changes.
- Per Diem’s YC company description, accessed October 2026, reports more than 800 brands and 500,000 monthly orders; these are company-reported figures.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Per Diem announced a branded ordering app and loyalty partnership with PITA Mediterranean Street Food, a chain reporting more than 50 locations. The announcement also reports more than 1,000 restaurant brands and 500,000 monthly orders across Per Diem.
- **2026-08** — Per Diem launched its own customizable loyalty engine for restaurants using Square.
- **2026-10** — At research access, Per Diem’s YC company description presents it as an AI operating system built on Square and reports 800+ brands and 500,000+ monthly orders. Access month, not an announcement date.
- **2025-06** — Hosted Per Diem’s June feature recap, recorded June 30, covering store credit, loyalty streaks, subscriptions, and Order & Pay.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tryperdiem.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomermolo

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Last updated: 2026-10-27