Yardstik
Yardstik sells continuous identity verification software for hiring and employment screening. The company has raised $54M in funding and employs 69 people.
The growth story
Yardstik grew from 52 to 69 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $54M along the way, most recently a Series B in August 2026.
About
Yardstik provides software that continuously verifies employee identities and credentials, aiming to replace traditional one-time background checks. Businesses use it to detect fraud and monitor ongoing risks in their workforce.
The company reached Series B funding in 2026 and has built a team of 69 employees. Its engineering team is the largest department with 16 people.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Yardstik's largest department with 16 staff. The company has a median employee tenure of 2 years.
The Yardstik org chart
Andrew Johnson (Chief Executive Officer) leads 24 mapped leaders with 9 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Sales 16 (0% YoY), Engineering 14 (-7% YoY), Business Development 8 (+14% YoY), Information Technology 6 (+20% YoY), Customer Success and Support 5 (0% YoY), Accounting 3 (+50% YoY).
Talent flow
Yardstik recruits heavily from SportsEngine (8 hires) and Branch (4 hires). Alumni have founded companies like Revenue Chef and AgentStation.
Most common previous employers of Yardstik staff: SportsEngine (8), Branch (4), Ignição Digital (4), Code42 (acquired by Mimecast) (3), Target (3), Siteimprove (2). Former Yardstik employees most often moved to Collaboration.Ai (3), Samsung R&D Institute India - Bangalore (1), Revenue Chef (1), Valimail (1), Barracuda (1), Life Time (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 66% direct, 5% search, 1% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Yardstik: Leadership (31), Management (23), Customer Service (22), Sales (19), Communication (18), Public Speaking (18), Project Management (18), Microsoft Office (18).
Where the team actually sits
Yardstik people are concentrated in Minnesota, United States (31), Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area (12), San Francisco Bay Area (1), Pennsylvania, United States (1).
Search footprint
Yardstik attracts about 1,986 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $17K a month if bought through ads. It gained 527 ranking keywords and lost 352 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.40 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.80 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.70 / 5
Frequently asked
Yardstik has 69 employees as of September 2026.
Yardstik has raised $54M in total, most recently a Series B round in August 2026.
Yardstik was founded in 2020 by Justin Kaufenberg, Jeff Hinck.
Andrew Johnson (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Yardstik's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Yardstik staff are SportsEngine (8 people), Branch (4 people), Ignição Digital (4 people).
Former Yardstik employees most often move to Collaboration.Ai (3), Samsung R&D Institute India - Bangalore (1), Revenue Chef (1).
Yardstik attracts about 1,986 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $17K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Yardstik staff are Leadership, Management, Customer Service, Sales, Communication.
Yardstik staff are concentrated in Minnesota, United States (31), Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area (12), San Francisco Bay Area (1).
Yardstik has about 16 people in Sales, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Yardstik has about 14 people in Engineering, down 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 55 current and 60 former Yardstik profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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