Checkr融资1亿美元，将API背景调查服务从小额经济扩展到更广领域

做的是什么生意

Checkr runs criminal-record, driving, employment and education background checks for employers, returning results in as little as 24 hours through an API; its customers span gig platforms like Uber, Lyft, Instacart and GrubHub and enterprises like Adecco and Allstate.

启动资金：US$100M Series C led by T. Rowe Price, joined by Accel and Y Combinator, announced 2018-04-12; total funding roughly US$150M.

起因

Checkr was born when software engineers Daniel Yanisse and Jonathan Perichon worked together at same-day delivery startup Deliv and saw background checks bottlenecking on-demand hiring. US alternative employment had grown from 10.1% of workers in 2005 to 15.8% in 2015, and digital platforms kept connecting people with services — someone had to vet the workers quickly.

经过

Checkr grew to 180 employees and, by April 2018, ran one million checks a month for more than 10,000 customers anchored by Uber, Instacart and GrubHub, with Lyft, Thumbtack and Warby Parker newly onboard, plus Adecco and Allstate as it pushed outside the gig economy. On 12 April 2018 it announced US$100M in Series C funding led by T. Rowe Price with Accel and Y Combinator — roughly US$150M total. CEO Yanisse said pricing was pay-per-applicant but Checkr was becoming 'more like a SaaS' business, with tools such as a Positive Adjudication Matrix meant to reduce hiring bias; asked whether revenue was near a US$100M run rate, he said reporters were 'in the ballpark', and he pointed toward an eventual IPO and recurring revenue.

结果

As of the 2018-04-12 announcement Checkr was live and scaling — 180 people, one million checks per month, 10,000+ customers — with fresh capital to move beyond the gig economy; later outcomes are not established in this source.

可借鉴之处

快速增长市场的基础设施能带来丰厚回报：Checkr将合规审查这一琐事变得快速且对开发者友好，零工经济的热潮将其放大为约1亿美元年化收入的业务。