INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEUR AWARD

ALEX BARROTTI Founder, TouchBistro Inc.

Alex Barrotti, CEO & Founder of TouchBistro (www.touchbistro.com), is a successful serial entrepreneur who believes in the great power of advanced technologies in helping retail and hospitality businesses expand. Alex launched TouchBistro iPad POS and payments solution for restaurants in 2011. As of today, TouchBistro has helped over 25,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries increase sales, improve customer experience, and make better business decisions.

Before TouchBistro, Alex was at the forefront of e-commerce development when he founded INEX in 1997. While others doubted online shopping would one day become the norm, Alex persisted in developing a novel turnkey solution that enabled storeowners to create online storefronts with pre-designed templates.

At 29 years old, Alex sold INEX for $45 million.