Checkr

Checkr is a background screening outfit that runs the usual employer checks: criminal records, employment history, driving records, drug tests. Founded in 2014 by two engineers fed up with how slow traditional background checks were, it built an AI-powered platform that turns most criminal checks around in about an hour, and now works with over 100,000 companies. The bread and butter is gig economy platforms like Uber and Lyft, plus hospitality and healthcare. The relevant product here is Checkr Trust, aimed at online platforms that need safety screening rather than hiring vetting. Dating apps use it to verify users and flag risks, and as platforms like OnlyFans roll out compulsory criminal record checks for US creators, that kind of screening infrastructure has crept into adult content territory too. Worth noting the obvious tension: background checks mean handing over sensitive personal data to a third party, so a verification layer designed to keep users safer also creates another pile of data someone has to protect.