Software & SaaS

Checkr

Hellman & Friedman is a major investor in Checkr, a background check platform used by gig economy companies including Uber and Lyft. Checkr settled FTC charges in 2023 for $5.5M for Fair Credit Reporting Act violations — including reporting inaccurate criminal records that caused workers to lose gig jobs.

FOUNDED
2014
ACQUIRED
Hellman & Friedman, 2019

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2014

Checkr founded

2019

Acquired by Hellman & Friedman

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