Pearsall: Club Caddie raised only $600K prior to Constellation acquisition
Jason Pearsall · From $450K to $9M ARR in 5 Years: Club Caddie's Vertical SaaS Playbook · Dec 3, 2025 · at 10:03
Jason Pearsall, founder of Club Caddie, clarifies how much capital the company raised prior to its acquisition by Constellation Software.
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“I only raised 600 K before the CSI acquisition. We raised a 600 K seed round that got us to about 20 19. In 2019, I started fundraising a series A and spent about 15 months getting check commitments and almost had the round closed and then Constellation came into the picture.”
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