About Kismet

Built by golfers for organizers.

D1 golf. A decade of software engineering. One mission: give the people who run golf events their time and sanity back.

Kat Slump, founder and CEO of Kismet
Founder & CEO
Kat Slump · D1 golfer, engineer
Our story

Why Kismet exists.

After a D1 golf career and a decade in software engineering, our founder had seen both sides: what great golf events look like, and how painful the logistics can be. Organizers were duct-taping together spreadsheets, Venmo, Google Forms and endless email threads just to pull off a single event.

So we built a better way. Today Kismet powers charity tournaments, corporate outings and fundraisers across the country.

Before
Spreadsheets
Venmo requests
Google Forms
Endless email threads
Paper scorecards
After
✓
One place for the whole event.
Registration
Payments
Sponsors
Pairings
Live scoring
Email & SMS
Kat Slump
A note from our founder
“I’ve been a software engineer for 10 years. I grew up golfing and played in college. I’ve seen how messy tournament planning gets: spreadsheets everywhere, payments in one place, scoring in another. The people who run charity tournaments and corporate outings put in real work. They deserve better tools.”
So I built Kismet.
Kat Slump
Founder & CEO

What drives Kismet.

Every feature starts with one question: does this make the organizer’s life easier? If the answer isn’t yes, it doesn’t ship.

01 / 04
Organizer first
Every feature, every decision, every pixel exists to make the organizer’s life easier. Full stop.
02 / 04
Built by golfers
D1 golf and 10 years in software engineering. We didn’t pivot into this. We’ve lived both sides.
03 / 04
Less is more
Consolidation over complication. One place for everything means fewer headaches and more time for what matters.
04 / 04
We win together
Our success is measured by yours. When your event runs smoothly, we’ve done our job.

The people behind it.

Kat Slump
Kat Slump
Founder & CEO
Played D1 golf, then spent 10 years as a software engineer before building Kismet.
D
Danny
Helps organizers get the most out of Kismet, and gives every demo a personal walkthrough.
WC
Wayne Crosby
Advisor
Founder of Google Slides, 2x YC, former Google Director of Engineering.

More than a game.

Golf tournaments raise money, bring people together and create moments worth remembering. Every event we power is a chance for someone to raise more, stress less and actually enjoy the day they worked so hard to plan.

0%
Kismet fee on donations. Always.

Organizers say it best.

“I thought setting up our tournament site would take hours. With Kismet, it took about 5 minutes.”
Richard B, organizer
“Everything just works: registration, payments, sponsors, all in one place.”
Kenz R
“You cannot mess up a golf tournament if you use this software.”
Jason B

Ready to win?

Start free, or book a 30-minute demo and we'll show you around.