Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
70
/100
Trajectory Rank
Business
Background check services
Founded
13 years ago
2014
Employees
900
Valuation
$4.6 billion
Company type
Private - Venture-Backed
Related entities
Checkr is a Background check services company with 53 job openings. It is currently valued at $4.6 billion as a private company. 900 people work at Checkr. The company was founded in 2014.
Company grid
Employee happiness →
Growth →
🚀
🐢
😊
😟
Jobs
Open jobs
53
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Business Operations & Program Management
12
(23%)
2.
Engineering (Software)
12
(23%)
3.
Marketing & Growth
6
(11%)
4.
Finance
5
(9%)
5.
Sales
5
(9%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
🇺🇸 United States
52
(98%)
2.
🇺🇸 San Francisco Bay Area
41
(77%)
3.
🇺🇸 Denver
20
(38%)
4.
🇺🇸 Nashville
10
(19%)
5.
🌎 Remote
1
(2%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
Anthropic
52
(98%)
2.
Salesforce
9
(17%)
3.
Ruby
6
(11%)
4.
Javascript
5
(9%)
5.
Looker
5
(9%)
Financials
Valuation
$4.6billion
Tech Unicorn
Last round - May 2025
Latest secondary valuation
$2.7billion
41% from last round
Estimate as of Jul 1, 2026
Data source: Caplight
Most recent funding
1 year ago ($61 million)
Total funding
$740 million
Actual value 'created' (valuation - total funding)
+$3.9 billion
Lead Investor - Series A
Valuation per employee
$5.1 million
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
64%
400+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Worse than 52% of tech co's
Approve of CEO
Daniel Yanisse
70%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
People
Checkr Org Chart

Rankings and awards

Fast Company's Most Innovative #3
Human Resources
2026

Forbes Cloud 100 #27
2025

Forbes Cloud 100 #24
2024

2024

Forbes Cloud 100 #22
2023

Forbes Cloud 100 #16
2022
Layoffs
Apr 2024 · 2 years ago
382 impacted32%
Jul 2020 · 6 years ago
64 impacted12%
Policies
Open jobs that are remote
2% (1 jobs)
H1B sponsorships (2025)
11