What Validity Screening Solutions does

Validity Screening Solutions is a privately held, founder-led background screening and compliance technology company founded in 2004 and headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. It provides employment, academic, and volunteer screening services to thousands of organizations across all 50 U.S. states and 180 countries, operating under PBSA accreditation and full FCRA Basic and Advanced Certifications. Its service portfolio spans criminal record searches (notably the OmniSearch report), drug testing via a 5,000+ site affiliated collection network with eScreen/Alere, LabCorp, and Quest, employment and education verifications, driving record checks, social media screening, continuous post-hire monitoring, and a document management system.

Underlying the services is a two-platform technology stack: iDSource, the online ordering and batch-management portal for clients, and Compliance Automation Software (CAS), a cloud-based FCRA and FACTA compliance platform that handles electronic job applications, electronic signatures, disclosure forms, Ban-the-Box workflows, payment portals, and one-click integration with the screening ordering pipeline. Differentiated technical capabilities include direct electronic access to court record repositories (covering over 77% of court searches) and an AI-powered social media screening product that applies natural language processing and computer vision to text, photos, and videos across 12 risk classifications over seven years of public posts.

The business model combines transactional per-screen fees (criminal checks, drug tests, verifications) with recurring subscription revenue from CAS, the Document Management System, and Continuous Monitoring services. Go-to-market is sales-led via dedicated account representatives, complemented by self-service through iDSource and CAS and a phone-based sales/support channel. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with volume discounts available for high-volume clients and special nonprofit pricing for volunteer-dependent organizations. Revenue is undisclosed and the company is bootstrapped, having grown organically from a five-person founding team to over 70 professionals.

Name

Validity Screening Solutions

Legal name

Validity Screening Solutions

Website

https://validityscreening.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Validity Screening Solutions is a PBSA-accredited, FCRA-certified background screening and compliance technology company serving thousands of employers, academic institutions, and nonprofits across all 50 U.S. states and 180 countries via its iDSource ordering platform and Compliance Automation Software (CAS).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Background Screening Services

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611)

SIC

Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies (7320)

akta.pro primary industry

Pre-Employment Background Checks & Screening (BPAKAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Drug & Alcohol Testing Coordination (BPACALAE), Continuous Monitoring & Post-Hire Screening (BPACALAJ), Credential, Education & Professional License Verification (BPAKAEAI), Pre-Employment Screening & Aptitude Testing (BPACAMAA)

Keywords

• Employment background screening
• Drug testing services
• FCRA compliance software
• Social media screening
• Continuous employee monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Shawnee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Background Screening Services: Core revenue stream from comprehensive background screening services including criminal records, driving records, drug testing, social media screening, and verifications. Services are priced per screening with volume discounts available for high-volume clients.
2. Compliance Software Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to Compliance Automation Software (CAS) platform for managing FCRA compliance, electronic job applications, and applicant tracking.
3. Document Management System: SaaS solution for managing critical documentation required for certifications, licenses, student clinical placements, or contractors. Provides organization-specific document management with content customization, review, expiration notices, and reporting.
4. Continuous Monitoring Services: Ongoing monitoring programs for employees including monthly monitoring and annual re-checks for criminal records, social media, professional license flags, and driving records.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Validity Screening Solutions delivers employment background screening, drug testing, and verification services to employers, academic institutions, and nonprofit volunteer organizations. Its portfolio combines transaction-based screening products (criminal records, driving records, social media screening, drug testing, verifications) with subscription-based SaaS platforms — iDSource (online ordering), Compliance Automation Software/CAS (FCRA compliance management), Document Management System (DMS), and Continuous Monitoring — to provide end-to-end pre- and post-hire screening workflows.

Product overview

Validity Screening Solutions is a background screening company offering a unified platform of interconnected services rather than a single product. The core portfolio centers on Criminal Records (OmniSearch), Drug Testing, Verifications (education, employment, credentials, DOT, Reference360), Driving Records, Social Media Screening, Compliance Automation Software (CAS), Document Management System (DMS), and Continuous Monitoring. Clients access services through two primary interfaces: iDSource (online ordering and batch management platform) and Compliance Automation Software (CAS, a cloud-based applicant-facing compliance portal). Services are designed for three segments: Employment, Academics, and Volunteering, with individual customization available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• iDSource: Online ordering platform for submitting candidate information for background checks, managing profiles, and reviewing results.
• Compliance Automation Software (CAS)
• OmniSearch
• Reference360
• ValidityTV

Products and services

• Criminal Records (OmniSearch) Comprehensive criminal background checks sourced directly from official court record repositories, covering felony and misdemeanor searches across all jurisdictions of residence for 7-year (or extended) scopes. Designed for employers, academic institutions, and volunteer organizations requiring accurate, FCRA-compliant criminal history data.
• Drug Testing Employee, volunteer, and student drug testing programs using a nationwide network of over 5,000 affiliated collection sites (eScreen/Alere, LabCorp, Quest). Supports pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, DOT, random, and post-accident testing with web-enabled ordering and electronic custody and control forms.
• Verifications Employment, education, credential, and professional license verification using thousands of verifying party sources. Includes Reference360 for custom online reference surveys, Candidate Permissioned Employment Verification via payroll integrations, and DOT verification for FMCSA compliance.
• Driving Records Motor vehicle record (MVR) checks reporting moving violations, suspensions, revocations, or expirations on employee or applicant driver licenses. Includes monthly monitoring, annual re-checks, and batch ordering capabilities through the iDSource platform.
• Social Media Screening AI-powered analysis of public social media presence using machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision to identify risk indicators, culture fit, and high performance signals across text, photos, and videos. Analyzes 7 years of public posts across 12 distinct risk classifications.
• Continuous Monitoring Ongoing post-hire monitoring of criminal records, social media, driving records, professional license status, and health records using AI tools and direct state agency connections. Customizable monthly monitoring and annual re-check programs to ensure employees maintain clean records after initial screening.
• Document Management System (DMS) Cloud-based SaaS platform for managing immunization records, certifications, licenses, student clinical placements, and contractor documentation. Features mobile-compatible document upload, automated expiration notices, secure sharing with transmission logs, and compliance tracking.
• Compliance Automation Software (CAS) Cloud-based compliance management system for FCRA, FACTA, and state-level compliance. Provides paperless applicant submission, electronic signature collection, automated FCRA-required disclosure forms, Ban the Box law management, and one-click integration with background check ordering.
• iDSource Online client portal for submitting candidate information, ordering screening services, managing batch orders and annual re-checks, viewing reports, and tracking order status. Integrates with Compliance Automation Software for seamless workflow management.
• Passport Verification Identity verification tool that allows organizations to validate candidate passport documents as part of the broader verification and background screening workflow.

Quantifiable outcome

• 41.8 hours average turnaround time for criminal background checks
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• eScreen/AlerecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with eScreen/Alere providing access to over 5,000 affiliated collection sites nationwide for drug testing services. Electronic Custody and Control Form (CCF) technology integration for streamlined testing process.
• LabCorpcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with LabCorp providing access to laboratory testing services for drug screening across their nationwide collection site network.
• Quest DiagnosticscoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Quest Diagnostics providing access to laboratory testing services and collection sites for drug testing programs.
• InformDatacoreTechnology or IntegrationSub-processor assigned by Validity to process international background screenings. InformData is a data furnisher of domestic and international information for processing background screenings for employment or other purposes permitted under the FCRA.
• Leading Technology ProvidersstrategicTechnology or IntegrationValidity maintains long-term relationships with leading technology providers to ensure solutions keep pace with business needs and to expand service offerings to clients of all sizes.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Checkr: Checkr is a leading AI-driven background screening platform serving employers with criminal, MVR, drug, and identity checks via API-native integrations. It is a direct competitor to Validity in employment screening with similar product breadth but a fundamentally different, venture-backed technology-led model.
• Sterling (Sterling Talent Solutions / Sterling Backcheck): Sterling (now Sterling Check Corp.) is a large global provider of background screening, identity, and credential verification services to employers. It competes head-to-head with Validity across criminal, drug, MVR, and verification products, with broader enterprise scale and public-company visibility.
• First Advantage: First Advantage is a global background screening, identity, and credentialing provider serving large enterprise and SMB customers. It directly competes with Validity in criminal records, drug testing, verifications, and continuous monitoring, with much greater international footprint and scale.
• HireRight (TalentReef): HireRight provides employment background checks, drug testing, and workforce solutions to enterprise and SMB customers. It is a direct competitor to Validity across the full screening product suite, with strong enterprise and transportation-industry presence.
• Accurate Background: Accurate Background is a private background screening provider offering criminal, drug, MVR, and verification services to employers. It is a closely comparable mid-market peer with similar product breadth and customer segments to Validity.
• InfoMart (an A-Check Global company): InfoMart is a PBSA-accredited background screening company offering criminal, identity, drug, and verification services. It is a direct competitor with similar mid-market positioning, FCRA focus, and accreditation credentials to Validity.
• Universal Background Screening: Universal Background Screening provides employment background checks, drug testing, and occupational health services to employers. It is a direct competitor to Validity in employment screening with overlapping SMB and enterprise customer segments.
• IntelliCorp (a Pacific Health Consulting Group company): IntelliCorp provides background screening, identity verification, and credentialing services to employers. It is a direct competitor to Validity with overlapping FCRA- and PBSA-accredited service offerings and a focus on mid-market and enterprise customers.
• JDP (formerly Jessi Data Processing): JDP is a US-based employment background screening provider offering criminal, drug, MVR, and verification services. It is a direct competitor to Validity serving similar mid-market employer clients with comparable product lines.

Emerging players

• Certn: Certn is an emerging AI-first background screening platform focused on API-native, developer-friendly integrations. It overlaps with Validity in criminal, identity, and continuous monitoring products but competes primarily with a tech-led, venture-backed model targeting digital-first employers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ValidityScreen
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCFznIovAGhVMRhcuR755dYQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/ValidityScreening
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/validity-screening-solutions
• Instagraminstagram.com/validityscreening

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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