Daniel Yanisse
Unicorn founderFounder/CEO at Checkr · Founder at Checkr Group · Director at Argyle
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedCheckr$5B · YCCheckr Group
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Michael McBrideunlockedDaniel: together at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2017–2026)
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About
Daniel Yanisse worked as a software engineer at several early-stage companies before founding Checkr in 2014.
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Founder at Checkr Group
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Checkr Group's investors · 1
Co-founders at Checkr Group
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Jonathan PerichonExecutive Officer, Director
Director at Argyle
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Argyle's investors · 6
Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2022F-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checks · since 2022Rackhouse Venture Management LpSan Francisco · $250K checks · since 2022SignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks · since 2022Socially FinancedChatham · $100K – $250K checks · since 2022Socii CapitalSan Francisco · since 2022
Co-founders at Argyle
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Samuel FishmanExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
SF
Shmulik FishmanFounder
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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Checkr's investors · 19
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2018Activant CapitalNew York · $100K – $50M checksBond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checks · since 2021Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2021DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksEarl Grey CapitalAustinFidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2021Franklin TempletonSan Mateo · since 2021GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checksIndustrious VenturesDenverIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2021Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2021Long 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)
From Daniel's professional profile.
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 and Co-founder at Checkr Group.
- What companies did Daniel Yanisse found?
- Daniel Yanisse founded Checkr, Checkr Group.
- 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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Y Combinator mafia10,230
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EPFL mafia115
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Checkr mafia11
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Checkr Group mafia2
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Same school
Also attended EPFL217
Raquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoBouraux LeopoldAI & Data Engineer at Newfund CapitalJan-Olivier FillolsSenior Managing Director at Marlin Equity PartnersChristoph FreiPartner, Head of Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMichael ZehnderHead of Digital Technology & Intelligence at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stanford University Graduate School of Business260
Michael McBrideInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Elliot GeidtManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesRenee ShahPartner at Redpoint VenturesBlair ShaneInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Shravan NarayenInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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