Yardstik is a Minneapolis, MI-based Trust & Safety platform serving high-volume hiring businesses, gig marketplaces, and software platforms. Led by CEO & Founder Matt Meents, the company provides Trust & Safety tools, workflows, and expertise for screening, verification, and monitoring at scale. Its platform aims to make screening, verification, and monitoring faster, safer, and more affordable for growing customers. Yardstik raised an additional $12M in funding in an expansion round. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations, broaden its business reach, and accelerate development efforts. In the coming months it will introduce additional products and services within its Trust & Safety Platform and grow its team across engineering, sales, marketing, legal, and technology. Yardstik is a Minneapolis, MN–based human security platform offering modular packages of screening, verification, and training to help marketplaces and platforms hire, onboard, and manage safer workforces. Led by CEO Matt Meents, the company targets gig marketplaces and SaaS platforms seeking workforce screening and training solutions. Its modular approach lets customers pick screening, verification and training components that fit their workflows. Yardstik reported customer growth from 38 customers in 2020 to 131 customers in 2021. The company intends to use new funds to support that growth, add team members, continue product development, and evolve its go-to-market strategy. The raise is positioned to help expand its workforce screening and onboarding offerings for its target customers.

Total raised

$20M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Oct 2023