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 6
| Date | Title | Description |
| 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 | 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 ... |
| 27.01.2021 | Payroll infrastructure startup Check announces its public launch with $35 million Series B investment from Stripe and Thrive |