HireRight - About the company
HireRight is an acquired company based in Nashville (United States), founded in 1995. It operates as a Provider of employment background screening and workforce risk management solutions. HireRight has raised $22.3M in funding from General Atlantic, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 625 active competitors, including 2 funded and 50 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Sterling, Validata and Universal Background Screening.
Company Details
Provider of employment background screening and workforce risk management solutions. The firm offers a comprehensive suite of services including employment background checks, criminal record searches, education and work history verification, drug and health screening, identity validation, and ongoing employee monitoring.
- Website
- www.hireright.com/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@hireright.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- 100 Centerview Drive, Suite 300, Nashville, TN 37214, United States
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1995
Location
Nashville, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$22.3M in 7 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$***** as on Jun 09, 2008
Investors
Ranked
1st among 625 active competitors
Annual Revenue
$500M - $1B as on Dec 31, 2023
Employee Count
3,308 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Acquired
Legal entities associated with HireRight
HireRight is associated with 4 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HIRERIGHT BACKGROUND SCREENING INDIA LLP CIN: AAL-9994 , India, Active | Feb 14, 2018 | ₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 1240 (As on Aug 01, 2025) | |
HIRERIGHT STAFFING SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U93000DL2011PTC217504 , India, Strike off | Apr 13, 2011 | ₹10 - ₹50 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2017) | - | |
HIRERIGHT HOLDINGS CORP CIN: 1859285 , United States, Active | Jun 28, 2018 | $500M - $1B (As on Dec 31, 2023) | 3078 (As on Dec 31, 2022) | - |
HireRight LLC CIN: 33-0465016 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1980 | - | - | - |
HireRight's acquisition details
HireRight got acquired on Feb 16, 2024.
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HireRight's funding and investors
HireRight has raised a total funding of $22.3M over 7 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on 2017 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. HireRight has 10 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of HireRight:
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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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2017 | 5304 | Series B | 3068 | 3469 | 9452 | 7724 |
Mar 03, 2017 | 7587741 | PE | 7023090 | 8663180 | 9343137 | |
Feb 27, 2003 | 9624358 | Series B | 2350350 | 2518794 | 1075709 | 5924023 |
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HireRight's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHireRight's employee count trend
HireRight has 3,308 employees as of Jul 26. Here is HireRight's employee count trend over the years:
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HireRight's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of HireRight include Sterling, Validata and Universal Background Screening. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of HireRight, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  HireRight 1995, Nashville (United States), Acquired | Provider of employment background screening and workforce risk management solutions | $22.3M | 63/100 | |
2nd | Sterling 1975, New York City (United States), Acquired | Provider of pre-hire screening solutions like criminal background checks, drug screening, verifications, and post-hire monitoring | $254M | 44/100 | |
3rd |  Validata 2009, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Acquired | Provider of employment screening solutions for companies | - | - | 41/100 |
4th | Universal Background Screening 1972, Scottsdale (United States), Acquired | Provider of employee background verification services | - | - | 41/100 |
5th | Cisive 1977, Holtsville (United States), Acquired | Compliance-first background screening solutions for safer workplaces and informed hiring | - | 40/100 | |
6th | TalentWise 2006, Bothell (United States), Acquired | Screening and Onboarding solution | $25M | - | 38/100 |
7th |  Evaluationz 2006, Bengaluru (India), Unfunded | Provider of evaluation solutions for medical education management, digital onboarding, tenant screening, holistic evaluations, performance management, credential evaluations, employee feedback, software selection, head start programs, neuropsychological assessments, immigration evaluations, and homeschool portfolio reviews. | - | - | 38/100 |
8th | i Back Tune 2015, Hangzhou (China), Series B | Provider of HR services | - | 36/100 | |
9th |  CheckMyPeople 2017, Abuja (Nigeria), Unfunded | Provider of employee background verification services | - | - | 34/100 |
10th |  Disclosure Services 2002, Wrexham (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of employee background check services | - | - | 32/100 |
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HireRight's Investments and acquisitions
HireRight has not made any investments yet. HireRight has made 8 acquisitions.Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Oct 02, 2025 | Acquisition | 2017 | ||
Apr 11, 2025 | Acquisition | 2017 | Greenville (United States) | |
Jul 06, 2023 | Acquisition | 2000 | Fairfax (United States) |
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Reports related to HireRight
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News related to HireRight
Filter this listMedia has covered HireRight for a total of 10 events in the last 1 year, 5 of them have been about people movement and 2 about company updates.
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METLEN Sells 42 MW Solar Portfolio in South Korea to HRE Co. LtdP.ATHANASIADES & CO•Oct 23, 2025•Metlengroup, HireRight
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HireRight buys BGC Brasil, specializing in background checksFusoes & Aquisicoes•Oct 02, 2025•HireRight, BGC BRASIL
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TraqCheck Secures Bridge Round at $17M Valuation to Scale AI-Driven HR SolutionsEntrackr•Sep 09, 2025•HireRight, TraqCheck, Hudson Bay Capital, Everstone Capital and 3 others
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HireRight Appoints Jim Desmond as Chief Information Security OfficerBusiness Wire•Aug 04, 2025•HireRight
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HireRight Appoints Reema Malhotra as Executive Vice President of OperationsBusiness Wire•Feb 25, 2025•HireRight
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