Checkr

People infrastructure for the future of work.

checkr.com

HQ: San Francisco, CA, USA

B2B

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Mar 30, 2026

Overview

Checkr, Inc. is a privately held San Francisco technology company founded in 2014. It began as an API-first employment background-check provider and has expanded into an AI-powered verification/data platform for high-stakes decisions across hiring, lending, tenant screening, safety, and personal identity. Checkr says its People Data Graph links verified information across hundreds of millions of identities and that it serves 120,000–140,000+ customers; these customer figures vary by company page and date.

Primary product

Checkr AI-powered verification platform: Checkr Workforce employment/background screening, plus Mortgage/Truework income and employment verification, Tenant screening, Checkr Trust risk intelligence, and Checkr Personal/Profiles identity and credential verification.

Founded

2014

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States (1 Montgomery Street, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94104)

Team size

Approximately 700–800 according to LinkedIn-derived company data; other workforce-intelligence estimates report approximately 1,409 worldwide as of March 2026. Public estimates conflict, so no single count is treated as authoritative.

Work style

Flexible

Industry

Software Development / Human Resources Technology

Sub-industry

AI-powered employment background screening, identity and credential verification, HR technology, and risk intelligence

Offices

San Francisco, California, United States

Denver, Colorado, United States

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Santiago, Chile

Business model

B2B SaaS/API usage-based verification and screening

Enterprise HR, workforce, lending, tenant-screening and safety platform contracts

Self-service consumer background and identity verification

Partner/integration distribution through ATS, HRIS, HCM, marketplaces and security platforms

Funding

Stage

Late-stage private / post-Series E

Total raised

$680M

Latest round

Series E extension / Series E · Apr 2022

Latest amount

$120M

Series E

Sep 2021 · Durable Capital Partners

$250M

Series D

Sep 2019 · T. Rowe Price

$161M

Series C

Apr 2018 · T. Rowe Price; Accel

$100M

Series B

Mar 2016 · IVP / Accel

$40M

Series A

Oct 2014 · Accel; Khosla Ventures

$9M

Seed

Jan 2014 · Y Combinator

$120K

People & investors

Leadership

Daniel Yanisse

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

Jonathan Perichon

Co-founder

Luca Bonmassar

Chief Technology Officer

Ilan Frank

Chief Product Officer

Lindsey Scrase

Chief Operating Officer

Tim Yarbrough

Chief Financial Officer (appointed March 2026)

Investors

Work & culture

Checkr describes its culture as AI-native and emphasizes Grit, Ownership, Transparency, Humility and Connection. Its careers page stresses high talent density, rapid execution, customer impact, fair-chance hiring and fluency with AI; it explicitly says AI skeptics are unlikely to fit the company’s current operating model.

Work style

Flexible

Compensation

Public signals include equity for full-time employees, benefits-heavy compensation and a $3,000 learning stipend. Checkr job postings publish role- and geography-specific salary ranges, but no single company-wide compensation band was established here.

Benefits

Equity for all full-time employees

100% employee medical, dental and vision premium coverage; majority of dependent premiums covered

One-month paid sabbatical every three years

$3,000 annual learning and education stipend

Flexible time off

Wellness stipend

Commuter benefits

Paid parental leave plus fertility, adoption and surrogacy support

401(k) plan

Mental-health, therapy and coaching resources

Product & market

Pricing

Mostly quote-based/API and screening-package pricing for businesses; Checkr also offers self-service and prepaid-credit options. Public pricing varies by screening type, volume, geography and product; no universal price list was verified.

Differentiators

—API-first architecture designed for high-volume hiring and marketplace workflows
—AI and People Data Graph combining identity, criminal, employment, education, driving and other verification data
—Broader product surface spanning workforce, mortgage/income, tenant, trust/safety and personal verification
—200+ ATS/HRIS/HCM integrations and custom API
—Fair-chance hiring and compliance-oriented workflows
—Real-time risk intelligence and portable verified credentials through Checkr Profiles
—Reported NPS of +60 and large customer footprint

Technology

Artificial intelligence and machine learning (Checkr AI)

People Data Graph / identity data graph

REST/API-first platform

Apache Kafka

RabbitMQ (historical infrastructure, migrated toward Kafka)

Python

JavaScript

React

PostgreSQL

Redis

MongoDB

TensorFlow

AWS/cloud infrastructure

Cloudflare

New Relic

Marketo

Adobe Experience Cloud

Customers

DoorDash

Uber

Instacart

Lyft

Airbnb

Coinbase

Adecco

Netflix

Domino’s

Kia

PennyMac

Avis Budget Group

Philips

Verkada

Turo

Competitors

HireRight

Sterling

First Advantage

GoodHire

Accurate Background

Certn

Persona

Sift

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

Approximately $800M+ gross revenue and $500M+ net revenue for 2025, based on Checkr’s January 2026 company report; third-party company profiles publish lower estimates of roughly $600M, so the range should be treated as an estimate and revenue-definition dependent.

Estimated monthly visits

eng@checkr.com +1-844-824-3257

Signals & risks

Layoff

Apr 2024

Checkr cut 382 jobs, approximately 32% of its workforce, citing the need to operate more efficiently and ensure the company’s long-term health.

Source

Acquisition

Apr 2025

Checkr announced a definitive agreement to acquire Truework, expanding into income and employment verification for lenders, property managers and employers; the transaction was expected to close in Q2 2025.

Source

Other

Apr 2024

The layoffs followed a period of slower hiring demand and came after Checkr’s valuation had reached approximately $5 billion in 2021; public reporting did not identify a shutdown or insolvency event.

Source

Latest news

Checkr Launches Profiles, Giving People a Verified Identity That Travels With Them

Checkr · Apr 2026

Checkr launched Profiles, a portable, shareable identity and credentials product; the company said more than half a million people had created profiles and that GigSmart was an early platform partner.

Checkr Appoints Tim Yarbrough as Chief Financial Officer

Checkr · Apr 2026

Checkr appointed former ZipRecruiter CFO Tim Yarbrough as CFO to lead finance and capital allocation as the company expands its AI verification platform.

Socure Partners With Checkr Trust to Strengthen Identity and Criminal Risk Decision Making

Socure · Mar 2026

Press release describing a strategic integration between Socure’s RiskOS platform and Checkr Trust’s criminal background data to improve identity and risk decisioning for businesses ([Socure](https://www.socure.com/news-and-press/socure-partners-with-checkr-trust)).

Checkr Named to Fast Company’s 2026 Most Innovative Companies List

Checkr · Mar 2026

Checkr reported recognition by Fast Company and highlighted its AI-powered verification strategy and leadership, including COO Lindsey Scrase.

Checkr’s Momentum Accelerates, Powering Millions of Decisions

Checkr · Jan 2026

CEO Daniel Yanisse reported 2025 gross revenue above $800M, net revenue above $500M, more than 120,000 businesses and continued profitability.

Jobs and careers at Checkr

48 jobs at Checkr

Strategic Account Executive

Remote

Sales

Remote, United States; San Francisco, California, United States; San Francisco, California, United States

2d ago

Remote

Full-time