Forrest Zeisler is the co-founder and chief technology officer of Jobber, which makes software for home service businesses. Sam Pillar is the co-founder and CEO.
Zeisler and Pillar were freelance programmers in Edmonton, working on separate projects, when they met in local coffee shops. In 2011 a painting company needed a way to track clients, quotes and invoices, and they built it.
Jobber raised an $8m Series A in 2015 and a $60m Series C in January 2021, when it had more than 100,000 service pros in 47 countries. A $100m Series D led by General Atlantic followed in February 2023, the largest venture round in Edmonton history.
In 2023 Jobber also had a dispute with Alberta's engineering regulator over the use of the title software engineer. The company is privately held.