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The New York Times

The Next Wave of 'Unicorn' Start-Ups

February 10, 2019

WIRED

The Startup That Will Vet You for Your Next Job

April 27, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Should Uber Bar Felons From Becoming Drivers?

May 21, 2019

Checkr in the News

Denver Business Journal

AUGUST 31, 2019

Law banning initial inquiries into Colorado job seekers' criminal histories takes effect Sept. 1

The Mission

AUGUST 23, 2019

From Secret Service Agent to Google Exec to White House CISO to CTSO of Checkr: Cory Louie's Winding Path in Tech

San Francisco Business Times

JULY 26, 2019

Marc Diouane Joins Checkr as Chief Business Officer

PCMag

JUNE 13, 2019

PCMag, Editor's Choice Winner 2019: Checkr

The Wall Street Journal

MAY 30, 2019

Three ways to Fight Bias in Machines

The Wall Street Journal

MAY 21, 2019

Should Uber Bar Felons from becoming Drivers?

HR Technologist

MAY 21, 2019

Checkr Sets New Trust & Safety Standard with Integrated Identity Verification and Background Check Solution

Law 360

MAY 6, 2019

15 Minutes With Checkr's General Counsel

CBC

APRIL 16, 2019

Companies at TED conference aim to improve workplace, one digital tool at a time

CBS

APRIL 16, 2019

Checkr is opening its HQ2 in Denver

Fast Company

APRIL 8, 2019

World Changing Ideas 2019: Checkr

VentureBeat

APRIL 5, 2019

New Checkr security chief talks fairer future with AI-powered background checks

The New York Times

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

The Next Wave of Unicorn Start-Ups

Yahoo Finance

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Checkr CEO on Disrupting the Background Check Industry

Society for Human Resource Management

JANUARY 23, 2019

3 Employment Screening Trends to Know Before You Hire in 2019

Business Insider

DECEMBER 24, 2018

44 enterprise startups to bet your career on in 2019

Axios

DECEMBER 20, 2018

First Step Act offers second chance to job seekers with criminal records

Reuters

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Why Should Companies Knock on Government Doors in the First Place?

Law.com

OCTOBER 1, 2018

When Regulators Come Knocking, Here's How to Deal: Tips From Checkr's GC

Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

With This Company's New Tool, You Can Run a Free Background Check on Yourself

Architectural Digest

AUGUST 6, 2018

Now You Can Apply for Your Dream Apartment Online

San Francisco Chronicle

AUGUST 5, 2018

Checkr adds ongoing screening for gig economy workers

VentureBeat

JULY 13, 2018

Checkr and Uber built a service to monitor workers' background records

Inc.

MAY 31, 2018

How This Startup, Along With Dropbox and Facebook, Is Lowering Barriers to Entry for People With Criminal Records

Entrepreneur

MAY 30, 2018

This AI Tool Helps Companies Eliminate Hiring Bias in the Name of Productivity

PCMag

MAY 17, 2018

PCMag, Editors' Choice: Checkr

WIRED

APRIL 27, 2018

The Startup That Will Vet You for Your Next Job

CNBC

APRIL 12, 2018

Checkr CEO on disrupting the background check industry

TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2018

Background checks pay for Checkr, which just rang up $100 million in new funding

San Francisco Business Times

APRIL 12, 2018

Background check site Checkr lands $100 million in funding, plans to double its team this year

Fast Company

MARCH 22, 2018

How To Tap Into The 70 Million Job Candidates You're Overlooking

Inc.

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

These Companies Leverage AI To Disrupt Background Checks

Forbes

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Daniel Yanisse Created Checkr To Offer More Transparency And Fairness In Background Checks

GlobeNewswire

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Checkr Taps Box Executive to Lead Engineering Expansion

The Wall Street Journal

JANUARY 19, 2017

Basic Business Services Are at the Fore of Reg-Tech

Forbes

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2016

Forbes

AUGUST 10, 2016

The Gig Is Up: The Real Value Of Gig Economy Startups Isn't The Model — It's The Supply

Business Wire

JUNE 14, 2016

Checkr's Background Check Platform Now Available in the Oracle Cloud Marketplace

Entrepreneur

APRIL 7, 2016

The World on Demand: 23 Startups That Deliver Everything

TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2016

Checkr nabs $40m to expand its background screening platform

ZDNet

MARCH 23, 2016

YC-backed Checkr raises $40 million, eyes enterprise expansion

Business Insider

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Checkr #2 in “25 hottest San Francisco Company to watch in 2016”

SFGate

JANUARY 21, 2016

Once Felons, now Drivers: Uber Helps Ex-Offenders Under Prop. 47

Fortune

JANUARY 13, 2016

Uber Loosens Background Check Policy For California Drivers

Fast Company

AUGUST 26, 2015

The Truth about Ube's Background Checks

Fast Company

AUGUST 26, 2015

What is the Best Way to Keep The On-Demand Economy Safe?

The San Diego Union-Tribune

AUGUST 8, 2015

New Industry piggy-backing on Uber, Airbnb

Quartz

JULY 30, 2015

Uber's security chief talks passenger safety, driver background checks, and California critics

Benzinga

JULY 30, 2015

Saving Landlords Up to $10,000, Cozy Launches Easier, Safer, and More Affordable Tenant Screening Tools

Business Wire

JUNE 10, 2015

Bon Idziak Joins Checkr as Head of Government Relations and Compliance

KPCB

MAY 26, 2015

Checkr named as Disruptor on page 42 of Mary Meeker Internet Trends Report

The Wall Street Journal

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Checkr Raises $9 million led by Accel for new hire background checks

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