{"id":7419,"date":"2021-01-29T05:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T05:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-851255-3513096.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=162"},"modified":"2024-03-28T18:08:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T18:08:19","slug":"certn-funding-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/certn.co\/anz\/blog\/certn-funding-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Certn Scores $43M in Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VICTORIA, BC | February 1, 2021 – <\/strong>Certn<\/a>, a Victoria-based tech startup, announced today that it’s secured a CAD$9.5M Series A+ funding round. In total, Certn has secured CAD$43M in seed, Series A, and Series A+ funding throughout 2020. Founded in 2016, this fast-growing tech startup is innovating how organizations and individuals complete background checks, with the help of an easier and faster online program supported by AI. 

With a focus on real-time background screening solutions for technology, retail, property management, financial, and gig service industries, Certn\u2019s identity verification and background screening solutions focus on improving the candidate process, without compromising accuracy or compliance. As companies and employees shift to remote hiring and remote work arrangements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for a trusted and easy-to-use background screening solution continues to grow. The Certn way of building trust just makes sense.

\u201cThe move to remote work is accelerating global connections and as the leader in human risk intelligence solutions, our screening services allow organizations and individuals to not only connect, but also gain trust in one another,\u201d says Certn CEO and co-founder, Andrew McLeod<\/a>. \u201cWith the help of this funding, we can continue to invest in growing our products beyond North America and facilitate trusted connection on a global scale.\u201d 

In support of Certn\u2019s global expansion, the three funding rounds in 2020 allow Certn to advance product and solutions development. The initial seed round in February 2020 was led by Tribe Capital, and included Preface Ventures<\/a>, Moxxie Ventures<\/a>, Weekend Fund<\/a>, Scribble Ventures<\/a>, and Basement Ventures, for a total of CAD$6.1M. Following closely behind in November 2020, Certn secured CAD$27.8M through the Series A round, led by Inovia Capital<\/a>, 01 Advisors and included additional funding from Preface Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Moxxie Ventures, Basement Fund<\/a>, Weekend Fund, Owl Capital<\/a>, and Panache Ventures<\/a>. The Series A+ round in December 2020 means an additional CAD$9.5M and was led by Telstra Ventures<\/a> and B Capital Group<\/a>, with funding also provided by Cyber Mentor Fund. 

With this generous funding, Certn has had the opportunity to employ additional key individuals to expand product strategy and customer success, including Chief Revenue Officer, Rory Capern<\/a>. Formerly an executive with Google and Twitter Canada, Rory\u2019s background in the mass digital space provides a unique perspective to Certn\u2019s sales, marketing, partnership, and customer success objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional recent hires include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n