Daniel Yanisse
Unicorn founderFounder/CEO at Checkr
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedCheckr$5B · YC
About
Daniel Yanisse worked as a software engineer at several early-stage companies before founding Checkr in 2014.
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Founder/CEO at CheckrYC S14
Intro paths
YC
Daniel went through Y Combinator (Summer 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Checkr's investors below.
Checkr's investors · 16
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2018Activant CapitalNew York · $100K – $50M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksEarl Grey CapitalAustinFidelity InvestmentsBostonGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checksIndustrious VenturesDenverIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksLong Journey VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksNight CapitalCapitolaSound VenturesSanta MonicaSV AngelSan FranciscoT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2018U First CapitalSilicon ValleyY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018
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Co-founders at Checkr
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Jonathan PerichonFounder
Experience
- CheckrCo-founder & CEOcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessGuest speaker, Formation of New Ventures MBA classcurrent2016 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- ArgyleBoard Member2019 — 2024
- delivSoftware Engineer2013 — 2014Palo Alto, CA
- MogreetSoftware Engineer2012 — 2013Venice, CA
- CiscoSoftware Engineer Intern2011 — 2012
- NASA Ames Research CenterSoftware Engineering Intern2010 — 2011Moffett Field, CA
- PhonakClinical R&D Intern2009 — 2010
- EPFLResearch Assistant2007 — 2008Région de Lausanne , Suisse
Skills & more
Image Processing1Computer Vision1Machine LearningOpenCV1FfmpegiOS development1Android Development1RabbitMQAPI2Heroku2Memcached1SMS Gateway1
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Software EngineeringEntrepreneurshipAlgorithmsStart-upsRubyRuby on RailsPythonC++ScalaVideo ConferencingGitSaaSLanguages English · French · German · Romanian
- FCRA Basic Certification (2014) — Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA)
- FCRA Advanced Certification (2014) — Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daniel Yanisse?
- Daniel Yanisse worked as a software engineer at several early-stage companies before founding Checkr in 2014.
- Where does Daniel Yanisse work?
- Daniel Yanisse is Founder/CEO of Checkr.
- What companies did Daniel Yanisse found?
- Daniel Yanisse founded Checkr.
- Where did Daniel Yanisse go to school?
- Daniel Yanisse studied at EPFL (M.Sc, Microengineering); EPFL (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Microtechnique).
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Shared employers
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