# KarmaCheck

> KarmaCheck is an AI-driven background check and credentialing platform that makes employment screening faster, cheaper, and more accurate. Founded in 2019 by LinkedIn co-founder and founding CTO Eric Ly, the company combines real-time identity verification, criminal and credential checks, drug screening, and occupational health into an API-first platform that plugs into the ATS, HRIS, and HCM systems staffing and healthcare teams already use. In 2025 it launched the industry's first MCP server, letting AI agents run verifications through plain-language prompts.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Eric Ly (Founder & CEO (LinkedIn co-founder and founding CTO)), Anoop Kundra (Co-Founder), Mark Lieberwitz (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~66-100+ employees
- **Products:** Background Checks, Identity & Fraud Detection, Drug Screenings, Occupational Health Services, KarmaCheck AI Agents
- **Notable:** Raised $45M Series B in 2024, bringing total funding to over $83M, Reported 7x revenue growth in 2023, Launched the industry's first MCP server for background checks and identity verification (August 2025)

## Products & services

- **Background Checks** — Fast, accurate criminal, employment, education, and credential screening on an easy-to-use platform.
- **Identity & Fraud Detection** — Real-time ID verification, synthetic-ID detection, and credential fraud detection.
- **Drug Screenings** — Standard, rapid, and custom panels including urine, hair, and saliva testing with digital scheduling.
- **Occupational Health Services** — Nationwide clinic network for occupational health screenings with digital scheduling.
- **KarmaCheck AI Agents** — AI-powered automation that augments compliance and credentialing teams to handle screening workflows.
- **MCP Server** — Industry-first Model Context Protocol server letting AI systems run identity verification, criminal checks, and MVR through prompt-based instructions.
- **Workflow Automation & Integrations** — Native integrations with ATS, HRIS, and HCM platforms including Bullhorn, Workday, and symplr CTM.

## Achievements

- Raised $45M Series B in 2024, bringing total funding to over $83M
- Reported 7x revenue growth in 2023
- Launched the industry's first MCP server for background checks and identity verification (August 2025)
- Built by LinkedIn's founding CTO Eric Ly
- Grew to 100+ employees within five years of founding

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Launched the KarmaCheck MCP Server - the industry's first - enabling AI agents to run identity verification, criminal checks, and MVR via prompts, compatible with LangChain, AWS Bedrock, n8n, and Microsoft Autogen.
- **2024-10** — Partnered with healthcare software company symplr to automate healthcare credentialing.
- **2024-05** — Raised $45M Series B led by Parameter Ventures to modernize background checks and credentialing.

## Links

- Website: https://www.karmacheck.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karmacheck
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/karmacheckinc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karmacheckinc
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/KarmaCheckInc/

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Last updated: 2026-06-14