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Checkr

YC S14 ↗

San Francisco, US · Founded 2014 · Delaware corporation · 800 employees · 15 known investors

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Checkr provides background verification and fraud detection services for hiring, loan approvals, insurance, and tenant screening decisions. The platform uses AI to process and analyze fragmented data to deliver verification insights across multiple industries.

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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S14)

DYDaniel Yanisse
Daniel Yanissein𝕏Founder/CEO
JPJonathan Perichon
Jonathan PerichoninFounder
AR
Ali RowghaniDirector
RW
Richard WongDirector

Investors · 15

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M
Activant CapitalNew York · $100K – $50M
DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M
Earl Grey CapitalAustin
GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M
Industrious VenturesDenver
IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M
Long Journey VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M
Night CapitalCapitolavia Kevin Carter · inferred
SV AngelSan Francisco
U First CapitalSilicon Valley
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Fidelity InvestmentsreportedBoston
Sound VenturesreportedSanta Monicavia Ashton Kutcher · inferred
T. Rowe PricereportedBaltimore

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements
▶$250MraisedSep 2021 · 23 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Private Equity-Backed Checkr (YC S14) Buys GoodHire in $400M Dealwsj.com · Apr 2022YCom Alum Checkr Reaches $4.6B Valuationfinance.yahoo.com · Sep 2021
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Ali RowghaniDirector
  • Daniel YanisseExecutive Officer, Director
  • Jonathan PerichonExecutive Officer, Director
  • Richard WongDirector
  • Ingrid LestiyoDirector
  • Marcus RyuDirector
  • Naeem IshaqExecutive Officer
  • Jennifer YehExecutive Officer
  • Todd FreedmanExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$250M
Amount sold
$250M
First sale
Aug 2021
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$160.6MraisedSep 2019 · 24 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Marcus RyuDirector
  • Richard WongDirector
  • Ali RowghaniDirector
  • Daniel YanisseExecutive Officer, Director
  • Jonathan PerichonExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$175M
Amount sold
$160.6M
First sale
Sep 2019
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$78MraisedApr 2018 · 28 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Background checks pay for Checkr, which just raised $100Mtechcrunch.com · Apr 2018
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Daniel YanisseExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
  • Ali RowghaniDirector
  • Richard WongDirector
  • Jonathan PerichonExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Offering amount
$100M
Amount sold
$78M
First sale
Apr 2018
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2014
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

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