Golf SoftwareUnited StatesFounded 2009CEO Mike Zisman
Golf Genius is the leading provider of tournament management and golf operations software, serving 11,000 clubs across 62 countries.
Mike Zisman said on camera that Golf Genius' annual revenue was $60M (December 2026). That is up 13% from $53M a year earlier.
| As of | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2017 | $1M | – |
| Dec 2025 | $53M | Mike Zisman on cameraWatch at 20:03 |
| Dec 2026 | $60M | Mike Zisman on cameraWatch at 27:35 |
– source not recorded
Golf Genius has raised $11M in one round: a Seed in June 2020.
| Date | Round | Raised | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2020 | Seed | $11M | Research |
| Total raised | $11M |
Nathan Latka has interviewed Golf Genius once, speaking with Mike Zisman. Each figure links to the second it was said.
Watch: How Golf Genius Reached $53M ARR and 11,000 Clubs Across 62 Countries (Interview with CEO Mike Zisman)March 2026 · Mike Zisman, Founder and CEO
Earn 20% EBITDA and Invest the Rest
“My strategy is earn 20% and invest the rest. So we consistently earn about 20% EBITDA margin, invest the rest.” — Michael Zisman
Nearly Half of 300 Employees Are Engineers Based in Romania
“We're just under 300 and going down, we've been flat for some time because we are seeing productivity gains. Almost half of them are in development, which is extraordinary for a company of our size. Most of them are in a wholly owned subsidiary, Inclusion Romania. We started development in Romania. The day I started the company, 2009.” — Michael ZismanWatch at 13:03
10 Acquisitions Across Three Strategic Phases
“In 2023, we made the strategic decision. It was important to expand from B2B, selling to clubs, to B2C, selling directly to golfers. There's a lot more golfers than clubs. And so, you know, we entered that market with two acquisitions that, golf shot and swing you that have been put, be able to put them together. We run them as separate brands, right? So it's a house of brand strategy, if you will.” — Michael ZismanWatch at 21:44
Employees Own Roughly 80% of the Cap Table Including Founders
“It's not an ESOP, but it's profit units. Not counting, well, almost 80%, including me and the other executives. Yeah, because we raised so little money. We only raised 11 million bucks.” — Michael ZismanWatch at 16:00
Low Price, High Volume: $4,200 Per Club Per Year
“Our list price, which we stick very close to at a private club today is about $4,200 per year for essentially unlimited use of the product for up to two 18-hole golf facilities. As I like to say, every business is price times quantity, P times Q, you learn in economics one, we're relatively low P, high Q, high quantity. We're in 11,000 courses.” — Michael ZismanWatch at 2:42
Eight Years to $1M, Eight More to $50M
“It took us eight years to get to a million and eight more years to get to 50 million. And I look at it, it's SaaS. know, when you're selling SaaS subscriptions back then, it was like 2,500 a pop. You got to sell a lot of subscriptions.” — Michael ZismanWatch at 15:23
B2B to B2C Expansion via Consumer Mobile Apps
“In 2023, we made the strategic decision. It was important to expand from B2B, selling to clubs, to B2C, selling directly to golfers. There's a lot more golfers than clubs.” — Michael ZismanWatch at 21:44
Self-Funded $10M as Interest-Free Debt to Preserve Equity
“The original money I put in, I put in almost all as debt because I had been through the drill. I raise money, I give you options. I raise more money, you get the litter. So I said, look, I don't need to do that. I'm going to put the vast majority in as debt, literally interest-free debt.” — Michael ZismanWatch at 18:50
Mike Zisman is CEO of Golf Genius. Golf Genius has 300 employees (April 2026).
| As of | Employees | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 300 | – |
| Dec 2025 | 300 | – |
Golf Genius brings in about $60M a year: its annual revenue was $60M in December 2026, according to Mike Zisman on camera.
$11M across 1 round; the latest was a $11M Seed in June 2020.
Mike Zisman.
About 300 as of April 2026.
5 said on camera · 1 from public sources. Founder figures link to the second they were said; public figures name their source; estimates are marked EST. and say whose they are. Not financial advice.
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