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Yardstik funding, valuation and investors
Human Trust Platform for continuous post-hire workforce screening, fraud prevention, and credential monitoring.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series B
$30M · August 2026
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$30M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
series b · Minneapolis, MN
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Harbert Growth Partners
Other: Crosslink Capital , Rally Ventures
Overview
Yardstik is a Minneapolis workforce-trust company founded in 2020. It combines identity verification, background screening, fraud prevention, and continuous post-hire monitoring (motor vehicle reports, license/insurance expiry, OIG exclusions). On August 27, 2026 it announced a $30 million Series B led by Harbert Growth Partners, bringing total capital to $65 million. Returning investors: Rally Ventures, MissionOG, Crosslink Capital, Grotech Ventures, and Great North Ventures. Named customers include Gopuff, Liveops, Sharetown, TaskRabbit, HUNGRY, and HR Block. Company claims 149% YoY revenue growth, 99.4% CSAT, 98% three-year account retention, and Inc. 5000 rank No. 861. No valuation disclosed. None of the named investors have Venture Capital Tracker fund pages.
Why Yardstik is interesting
August 27, 2026: $30M Series B led by Harbert Growth Partners to $65M total. Company cites 149% YoY revenue and gig logos including Gopuff and TaskRabbit. Thesis is live post-hire risk, not one background check.
Product & use cases
FCRA-compliant screening plus continuous post-hire monitoring and pre-check fraud signals for employers and gig platforms, with ATS integrations and white-label APIs.
- Gig marketplace identity and credential fraud prevention
- Healthcare / childcare license and exclusion monitoring
- Logistics MVR and insurance expiry alerts
Key facts
- Aug 27, 2026: $30M Series B → $65M total; Harbert Growth Partners lead
- Company: 149% YoY revenue; named gig/enterprise customers
- Fraud Insights + Continuous Monitoring as standard (company)
- No valuation; no Tracker /fund/ links for named investors
Funding history (newest first)
Series B
2026-08 $30M- Harbert Growth Partners (lead)
- Crosslink Capital (participant)
- Rally Ventures (participant)
Competitive landscape
Edge: Positions continuous monitoring as default infrastructure rather than annual recheck SKUs.
Yardstik wins if platforms treat workforce risk as a live feed. Diligence is false-positive rates and gross margin, not Inc. 5000 rank.
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Checkr direct
Strong pre-hire screening franchise; less emphasis on continuous post-hire in Yardstik’s framing.
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Sterling / HireRight incumbent
Legacy enterprise background-check vendors.
Industries
Market / IPO context
Editorial / static context — not a live quote.
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