OUR MISSION
We're building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions
Checkr provides fast, accurate information to power informed decisions. Our innovative technology and robust data platform help customers assess risk and ensure safety and compliance to build trusted workplaces and communities.
We empower organizations with data
Our co-founders met at a gig start-up where they discovered that traditional background checks are slow, manual, and designed to “screen-out” candidates. Knowing screenings could be faster, fairer, and more accurate, they set out with new principles to disrupt the industry.
Checkr was launched in 2014, pioneering the first background check API. Our platform combines the best in human expertise, software automation, and AI to make it easy for organizations to make safe and fair decisions for their team, customers, and communities.
Just a decade later, over 100,000 customers of all sizes and industries trust Checkr’s modern tools for background checks and trusted decision making on their platforms.
We are driven by our mission
Build the data platform to power safe and fair decisions
We live by our core values
Grit
Ownership
Transparency
Humility
Connection
We champion fair chance hiring
Checkr is a leader in advocating for the business benefits of fair chance hiring. Fair chance hiring is the practice of basing employment decisions on a candidate’s qualifications and eligibility for a role, rather than automatic disqualification due to an arrest or conviction history.
Pragmatic employers know that candidates with a criminal background can learn from their past mistakes through rehabilitation and make a positive impact moving forward. By engaging in fair chance hiring, employers can find a pool of qualified talent with a wide range of lived experiences that ultimately leads to stronger business outcomes.
Checkr partners with organizations to enable them to reduce risk while tailoring their hiring criteria to find the best talent for their business. We’ve also committed to Pledge 1%—pledging to donate one percent of our product, one percent of our equity, and one percent of our profits towards advancing fair chance hiring. Learn more at Checkr.org.
