Fama - About the company
Fama is a series B company based in Los Angeles (United States), founded in 2015 by Alec Andronikov and Collin Scangarella. It operates as a Social Media Background and Digital Footprint check. Fama has raised $14.2M in funding from investors like Double M Partners, Silverton Partners and Amplify. The company has 359 active competitors, including 39 funded and 33 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Checkr, First Advantage and Certn.
Company Details
Fama is a cloud-based, SaaS platform that offers employers actionable insight into a candidate's social media background and digital footprint. A combination of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and human-based quality assurance automatically highlights references to bigotry, illegal drugs, discriminatory behavior, or any 'custom risk' that negatively impacts the enterprise. FirstAdvantage, a global background screening firm announced a partnership with Fama in September 2016.
- Website
- fama.io
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@fama.io
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- Jelgavas nov., Līvbērzes pag., "Kuzma Brakšķi"
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
Los Angeles, United States
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$14.2M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
2nd among 359 active competitors
Employee Count
75 as on Jun 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Legal entities associated with Fama
Fama is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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FAMA CIN: 43602010846 , Latvia, Active | Aug 16, 2000 | €0 - €1M (As on Dec 31, 2024) | 12 (As on Dec 31, 2022) | - |
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Fama's funding and investors
Fama has raised a total funding of $14.2M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 31, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Feb 22, 2022 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Fama has 15 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Fama:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Feb 22, 2022 | 8389472 | Series B | 9940964 | 5851426 | 1312786 | 5596998 |
May 02, 2017 | 8897419 | Series A | 9553952 | 6317199 | 9762382 | 8726281 |
Dec 31, 2015 | 5325311 | Seed | 1088900 | 1002964 | 4144584 |
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Fama's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Fama are Alec Andronikov and Collin Scangarella.
Here are the details of Fama's key team members:
- Alec Andronikov: Former Co-Founder of Fama and founder of 3 other companies, Just Sing, Ligo Partners and MoVoxx. Contact Info: 2 phone numbers
- Collin Scangarella: Co-Founder & CTO of Fama and founder of 1 other company.
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Fama's employee count trend
Fama has 75 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Fama's employee count trend over the years:
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Fama's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Fama include Checkr, First Advantage and Certn. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Fama, 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 | Provider of backgroud verification solutions for appliacant tracking | $441K | 60/100 | ||
10th | Veremark 2018, London (United Kingdom), Series B | Reference checking and CV validation solutions provider | $40.4M | 59/100 |
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Fama's Investments and acquisitions
Fama has acquired Social Intel. Fama has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to Fama
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News related to Fama
Filter this listMedia has covered Fama for a total of 6 events in the last 1 year, 5 of them have been about company updates and 1 about partnerships.
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Fama Technologies Granted U.S. Patent on Foundational AI-Powered Social Media Screening TechnologyHunt Scanlon•May 28, 2026•Fama
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Fama introduces YouTube screening for detecting workplace misconduct at scaleHrtechfeed•Oct 14, 2025•Fama
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AESC Welcomes Fama as New Global Partner, bringing AI Screening Solutions to Member FirmsPR Newswire•Aug 13, 2025•AESC, Fama
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Fama Adds Consent Forms to Streamline Compliance and Automate Candidate Consent ProcessHrtechfeed•Feb 12, 2025•Fama
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Talent screening provider Fama acquires California-based Social IntelligenceStaffing Industry Analysts•Apr 18, 2023•Fama, Social Intel
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