Check is a payroll-as-a-service API that lets you embed payroll directly in your product. We provide all the building blocks for full-featured payroll, including a powerful API, modular white-label onboarding components, and a partner dashboard.
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $110M
Founded date: 2019
Investors 4
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Bedrock | bedrockcap... |
| - | Mischief | mischief.x... |
| 27.01.2021 | Index Vent... | indexventu... |
| - | Mischief | mischief.v... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 16.02.2022 | - | $75M | - |
| 27.01.2021 | Series B | $35M | - |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description |
| 09.09.2026 | Backing Mistral, From First Check to Europe’s Next Powerhouse | I met Arthur three and a half years ago, lucky enough to cross paths with him while visiting Alan's office in Paris with my partner Jan. At the time, Mistral had barely been incorporated, and Arthur walked us through his vision: enabling en... |
| 09.12.2025 | Vestwell to Acquire Accrue 401k, Becoming the New Home for Nearly 30,000 Guideline Retirement Plans | Following Gusto's acquisition of Guideline, Vestwell will serve the employers and employees whose 401(k) plans were not part of the Gusto transaction—expanding access to modern, payroll-connected savings solutions. NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2025 /P... |
| 01.03.2022 | As API-first startups multiply, GGV builds an index | When GGV Capital reached out and said that it had built an index of API-first companies, I was curious. Venture-built indexes of startups and other firms have proved useful tools in recent years, led by Bessemer’s cloud index, which is now ... |
| 16.02.2022 | Stripe Leads $75 Million Investment Round Into Payroll Infrastructure Startup Check | Vivek Patel (left), Andrew Brown (center) and Eric Stromberg (Right) are all former Google employees ... [+] who came together in 2019 to create payroll API startup Check. Check |
| 24.06.2021 | Check Powers Payroll for Homebase and Announces Partnerships with Other Leading Software Platforms | |
| 27.01.2021 | Payroll infrastructure startup Check announces its public launch with $35 million Series B investment from Stripe and Thrive | |
| 27.01.2021 | Check Raises $35M in Series B Funding | Check, a NYC-based payroll infrastructure startup, launched with $35m in Series B funding. Backers included Stripe and Thrive Capital. The company intends to use the funds to continue to expand operations and its business reach. Founded in ... |