# Fama Technologies Inc.

> Fama Technologies is a Los Angeles AI company that screens the public online activity of job candidates and current employees, flagging behavior like harassment, threats, and hate speech before it becomes a workplace problem. Founded in 2015 by Ben Mones after a bad hire he says he could have spotted, Fama sits behind much of the background-check industry, has delivered more than 45 million reports, and in 2023 bought its oldest rival to become the largest online screening provider on the market.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Los Angeles, California, United States
- **Founders:** Ben Mones (Co-Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~75 employees
- **Products:** Fama 360, Pre-employment screening, Employee rescreening / ongoing monitoring, TikTok as a Source
- **Notable:** Acquired competitor Social Intelligence (2023) to become the largest online screening provider., Delivered 45+ million online screening reports., Granted a foundational US patent covering AI-powered social media screening (all 22 claims allowed).

## Products & services

- **Fama 360** — The core online screening platform that scans 10,000+ public sources for workplace-relevant misconduct, sorting flags into categories like harassment, threats of violence, hate speech, and intolerance, with human analyst review of every flag.
- **Pre-employment screening** — FCRA-compliant candidate screening (limited to the past 7 years) that integrates with background-check providers and HR systems to surface behavioral red flags before an offer.
- **Employee rescreening / ongoing monitoring** — Periodic rescreening of current employees to catch emerging behavioral risk after hire.
- **TikTok as a Source** — Video screening that analyzes public TikTok text, captions, and audio for signals like violence, harassment, and fraud - extending screening beyond text posts.

## Achievements

- Acquired competitor Social Intelligence (2023) to become the largest online screening provider.
- Delivered 45+ million online screening reports.
- Granted a foundational US patent covering AI-powered social media screening (all 22 claims allowed).
- Subject of a Harvard Business School case study (Case 123-010, 2023).
- CEO Ben Mones named to the TATech 100 Most Influential TA Thought Leaders (2023).
- Raised a $10M Series B led by Silverton Partners (2022).

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Released 'TikTok as a Source,' screening public TikTok text, captions, and audio for workplace-relevant risk signals.
- **2025-01** — Reported that 6.45% of screenings (about 1 in 15) contained misconduct signals in 2025, a 34% year-over-year increase.
- **2023-04** — Acquired Social Intelligence, expanding its background-screening partner network by more than 75%.
- **2023-06** — Featured in a Harvard Business School case study on social media background screening.

## Links

- Website: https://fama.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fama-tech
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Fama_Tech
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FamaTechInc/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@famascreening

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Last updated: 2026-08-20