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Classy originated as a San Diego charity pub crawl

Scott Chisholm · 917 SaaS: How To Help Non-Profits and Build $12m ARR Company · Jan 27, 2018 · at 3:41

Scott Chisholm, co-founder and CEO of Classy, describes the grassroots origin of the platform before it became a software company.

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“Initial launch was actually a charity pub crawl in San Diego for the American Cancer Society”

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The claim, plainly

Classy's initial launch originated as a charity pub crawl in San Diego for the American Cancer Society.

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Assessment

Media reporting and historical corporate records consistently confirm that Classy (originally founded as StayClassy) originated in San Diego in 2006 when then-CEO Scot Chisholm and his co-founders organized a charity pub crawl to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The initiative subsequently expanded into a software-as-a-service fundraising platform, formally launching in 2011.

A July 1, 2015 Xconomy report documented that Classy's roots date back to 2006 in San Diego when co-founder and CEO Scot Chisholm and friends organized a pub crawl benefiting the American Cancer Society.
A September 10, 2009 San Diego Metro Magazine article confirmed Stay Classy was established to support charitable initiatives and raised $4,000 for the American Cancer Society in its first year from events including local pub crawls.

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[1] sandiegometro.com [2] isvworld.com [3] isvworld.com [4] wikipedia.org [5] forbes.com [6] wikipedia.org [7] en-academic.com [8] foundingjourney.com

"Classy" "pub crawl" "American Cancer Society" "StayClassy" "American Cancer Society" "StayClassy" "Chisholm" "pub crawl" "StayClassy" "pub crawl"

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Disclosure

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Assertion Supported

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“We've raised fifty three million to date.”

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Disclosure

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Disclosure

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“We're, yeah, we're over that.”

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Disclosure

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“We're like Shopify where about 60% of our revenue is subscription based and about 40% is transaction fees.”

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Assertion Not checkable as stated

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