# Jonathan Perichon

> Jonathan Perichon is the Co-founder and CTO of Checkr, Inc., a San Francisco-based AI-powered background screening platform he co-founded in 2014 with Daniel Yanisse. A French-born software engineer who discovered the gig economy's broken background check infrastructure while working at an LA startup, Perichon turned that frustration into a $4.6 billion company serving over 100,000 clients including DoorDash, Lyft, Coinbase, and Uber. A Y Combinator S14 alumnus who applied three times before getting in, he embodies the principle that persistence and execution beat credentials every time.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CTO at Checkr, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Checkr, Inc., Y Combinator (S14)
- **From:** France
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Master of Science in Computer Science, Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard, Exchange semester in Software Engineering, Université Laval
- **Known for:** Co-founded Checkr, valued at $4.6 billion after Series E in 2021, Raised over $580 million in total funding for Checkr, Built platform serving 100,000+ customers including DoorDash, Lyft, Coinbase, Instacart, Uber

## Career timeline

- **~2012** — Software Engineer at Mogreet (LA-based startup) - where he met future co-founder Daniel Yanisse
- **~2013-2014** — Software Engineer at Deliv (on-demand delivery startup) - experienced firsthand the pain of antiquated background check processes
- **2014** — Co-founded Checkr, Inc. with Daniel Yanisse in May 2014
- **2014** — Accepted into Y Combinator S14 batch on third application - landed first 10 customers
- **2014-2015** — Raised $9M Series A; secured Uber as early major customer
- **2019** — Featured on Code Story Podcast (Episode 6) discussing Checkr's founding and CTO role; spoke at ELC on 'How to Influence Others'
- **2021** — Checkr raises $250M Series E at $4.6B valuation, led by Durable Capital
- **2024** — Checkr recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 and as Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company

## Achievements

- Co-founded Checkr, valued at $4.6 billion after Series E in 2021
- Raised over $580 million in total funding for Checkr
- Built platform serving 100,000+ customers including DoorDash, Lyft, Coinbase, Instacart, Uber
- Y Combinator S14 alumnus (after three application attempts)
- Scaled Checkr to 1,800+ employees and $800M+ annual revenue
- Checkr listed on Forbes Cloud 100 2024
- Recognized as Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company
- Speaker at ELC (Engineering Leadership Conference)

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Checkr named to Forbes Cloud 100 2024 and recognized as Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company
- **2021-09** — Checkr raised $250M Series E at $4.6B valuation, led by Durable Capital with participation from Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, BOND Capital, Khosla Ventures, IVP, T. Rowe Price, Coatue, Accel, and Y Combinator

## Links

- Website: https://checkr.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jperichon/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jperichon
- GitHub: https://github.com/jperichon

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