Checkr - About the company
Checkr is a series E company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2014 by Daniel Yanisse and Jonathan Perichon. It operates as a Provider of background checks, identity verification, and compliance management solutions. Checkr has raised $680M in funding from investors like T. Rowe Price, Y Combinator and Accel, with a current valuation of $5B. The company has 359 active competitors, including 40 funded and 34 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Fama, First Advantage and Certn.
Sectors and market segments that Checkr operate in
Checkr serves in the Gig Economy market segments.The primary business model of Checkr is:Company Details
Provider of background checks, identity verification, and compliance management solutions. The company offers tools for adjudication, assessment, and analytics. It facilitates criminal background checks, employment verification, and driving record checks. The platform also supports drug testing, healthcare checks, and education verification. It provides integrations, compliance tools, and candidate management capabilities.
- Website
- checkr.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@checkr.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- San Francisco, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2014
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Series E
Total Funding
$680M in 8 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$5B as on Apr 01, 2022
Investors
Ranked
1st among 359 active competitors
Employee Count
1,783 as on May 31, 2026
Legal entities associated with Checkr
Checkr is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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CHECKR INC. CIN: 465213376 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 2013 | - | 652 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
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Checkr's funding and investors
Checkr has raised a total funding of $680M over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2014. Checkr has 36 institutional investors and 12 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Checkr:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Apr 01, 2022 | $120M | Series E | $5B | - | - | - |
Sep 01, 2021 | $250M | Series E | $4.6B | - | ||
Sep 06, 2019 | $161M | Series D | $2.28B | - |
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Checkr's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Checkr are Daniel Yanisse and Jonathan Perichon. Daniel Yanisse is the CEO of Checkr.
Here are the details of Checkr's key team members:
- Daniel Yanisse: Co-Founder & CEO of Checkr and founder of 3 other companies, Checkr Pay, BioXcel and checkr.io. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups and serve on the boards of 2 companies.Contact Info: 3 email addresses
- Jonathan Perichon: Co-Founder of Checkr and founder of 3 other companies, Checkr Pay, BioXcel and checkr.io. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 2 email addresses
Checkr's Board of Directors
Checkr's board has 8 active members. Daniel Yanisse, Ali Rowghani, Jonathan Perichon, Richard Wong, Ingrid Lestiyo, Marcus Ryu, Jennifer Yeh and Todd Freedman are independent board members.Here is the list of Checkr's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
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Independent board member | - | Current | 8y 0m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 8y 0m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 8y 0m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 8y 0m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 4y 8m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 6y 7m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 4y 8m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 4y 8m |
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Checkr's employee count trend
Checkr has 1,783 employees as of May 26. Here is Checkr's employee count trend over the years:
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Checkr's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Checkr include Fama, First Advantage and Certn. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Checkr, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Checkr 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series E | Provider of background checks, identity verification, and compliance management solutions | $680M | 76/100 | |
2nd |  Fama 2015, Los Angeles (United States), Series B | Social Media Background and Digital Footprint check | $14.2M | 67/100 | |
3rd | First Advantage 2003, Atlanta (United States), Public | Provider of background checks and screening services | - | - | 67/100 |
4th | Provider of background screening and identity verification solutions for businesses | $125M | 66/100 | ||
5th | Provider of AI-driven background check services with human quality control | $9.32M | 66/100 | ||
6th |  Intelligo Group 2014, New York City (United States), Acquired | Cloud-based customer identity and background verification solutions | $44M | 66/100 | |
7th | AuthBridge 2005, Gurugram (India), Series B | Provider of identity verification, employee screening, and due diligence platform | $11.2M | 64/100 | |
8th | KarmaCheck 2019, San Francisco (United States), Series B | Cloud-based applicant tracking system for employee backround checks | $60M | 62/100 | |
9th |  Truv 2020, Miami (United States), Series A | Cloud-based platform for employee background verification | $28.5M | 62/100 | |
10th | Veremark 2018, London (United Kingdom), Series B | Reference checking and CV validation solutions provider | $40.4M | 59/100 |
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Checkr's Investments and acquisitions
Checkr has made 5 investments in companies including Argyle and Argyle. Checkr has also acquired 5 companies including Truework and Inflection.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Apr 17, 2025 | Acquisition | 2017 | San Francisco (United States) | |
Mar 05, 2024 | Investments | 2018 | New York City (United States) | |
Mar 05, 2024 | Investments | 2018 | New York City (United States) |
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Reports related to Checkr
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News related to Checkr
Filter this listMedia has covered Checkr for a total of 12 events in the last 1 year, 6 of them have been about company updates and 1 about partnerships.
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Checkr IDV Launches with Socure Biometrics to Counter Hiring FraudBiometricUpdate.com•Mar 04, 2026•Checkr
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Checkr Launches Identity Verification to Combat AI-Driven Hiring FraudSiliconAngle•Mar 04, 2026•Checkr
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Checkr and Intuit Partner to Streamline Background Checks for Millions of Growing BusinessesPR Newswire•Jan 26, 2026•Checkr, Intuit
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Checkr grossed $800M in 2025 with biometric background checks from Yoti and Clear expandingBiometricUpdate.com•Jan 17, 2026•Checkr
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