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Genesis Risk Mitigation Services
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Genesis Risk Mitigation Services Private Limited
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genesisrms.com
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Private
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2012
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Genesis Risk Mitigation Services Private Limited (GenesisRMS) is an India-based, ISO 27001:2013-certified risk management consultancy founded in 2012 and headquartered in Thane (Mumbai metropolitan area). The company provides pre-employment background verification and adjacent risk services — including employment, education, criminal, address, identity, credit, gap, drug, and social media checks — packaged under three sub-brands: the GenesisRMS Digital Platform (its core workflow product), Genesis White Shield (executive/white-collar screening), and Genesis Blue Shield (blue-collar and domestic staff screening). The technology backbone is a proprietary PHP Laravel web portal with end-to-end encryption, real-time case visibility, AI-assisted report generation, and direct API integration with the Indian government's Parivahan database for driving-license validation; data reach is extended through a registered World-Check partnership for global sanctions/criminal screening and a 500+ international university network for education verification.

Revenue is generated through professional-services pricing on a per-check or bundled-package basis, sold via a sales-led GTM combining enterprise field sales, inside sales (quote request forms), and a self-serve client portal. The company targets primary verticals of BFSI, IT and technology, healthcare and pharmaceutical, logistics and supply chain, and government/public sector, with secondary exposure to retail, manufacturing, corporate M&A due diligence, and individual/family employers. The firm reports 500+ active clients and ~100 employees, operates across nine Indian metros plus a New York office, and remains privately held with no disclosed external funding — the company appears to be founder/management-owned and bootstrapped, with growth driven organically through geographic and service-line extension.

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GenesisRMS is a Thane-based, ISO 27001-certified Indian risk management consultancy providing pre-employment background verification, insurance claim checks, and corporate investigations to 500+ enterprise clients across BFSI, IT, healthcare, logistics, and government sectors.

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Operating
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101–250
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HeadquartersThane, India
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Thane
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India
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Asia
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices10 records

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City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
background verification services, pre-employment screening, employee background checks, corporate due diligence, insurance claim investigation
Industry1 code
1Pre-Employment Background Checks & Screening
CodeBPAKAEAAPrimaryYes
NAICS code2 codes
  • Investigation and Personal Background Check Services561611
  • Investigation and Security Services5616
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management8700
Product category
Background Verification Services
Social media profiles1 record
GTM motion2 records

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model4 records
1Background Verification Services
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Core revenue stream from comprehensive background verification services including employment verification, education verification, criminal record checks, address verification, and identity verification. Services are priced per check or as bundled packages based on client requirements.

genesisrms.com
2Insurance Claim Verification
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Revenue generated from insurance claim verification services including pre and post policy issuance checks, document verification, and death claims investigation to detect fraud.

3General Investigation Services
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Revenue from corporate due diligence for M&A, matrimonial investigations, discreet investigations, TSCM debugging services, dual employment checks, and asset location services.

4Digital and International Checks
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Revenue from digital verification services (address verification, Form 16 checks, Whois domain investigation) and international background checks including national crime checks, education verification, and SSN traces.

Marketing channels5 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels4 records

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Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components5 values
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others
Pricing details1 tier
1Custom enterprise packages
ModelOtherBilling cadenceMulti-year contract
Notes

Pricing is tailored based on client size, industry vertical, and specific verification requirements. Contact-based pricing through sales team.

GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Brand1 of 3 records shown
1Genesis Blue Shield
Description

Comprehensive background verification solution for blue-collar employees and support staff including domestic help, babysitters, cooks, and drivers.

genesisrms.com
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Core offering1 text field

GenesisRMS is a risk management consultancy that conducts pre-employment background verification, employment and education history checks, criminal and civil record searches, identity verification, address verification, and global database screening for corporate clients. Beyond hiring-related screening, the company provides insurance claim verification, corporate due diligence for M&A, matrimonial and discreet investigations, and digital/international verification services through its proprietary AI-enabled web platform.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 6 values shown
  • 15% of education documents are found to be forged during verification
+5 more records
Product overview1 text field

GenesisRMS offers a single unified product platform — the GenesisRMS Digital Platform — which serves as the core technology backbone for all verification and investigation services. The platform is complemented by specialized screening solutions: Genesis White Shield (for white collar/executive hires) and Genesis Blue Shield (for blue collar/support staff). The service portfolio spans five integrated verticals: Background Checks (core employment screening), Insurance Claim Checks (fraud detection), General Investigations (corporate/personnel investigations), Digital Checks (online document/identity verification), and International Checks (cross-border verification). The platform provides a web-based portal for case management with AI-powered report generation and automation, while specialized modules handle sector-specific needs from retail to aerospace.

Product and service8 records
1Background Checks
CategoryBackground Verification Services
Description

Comprehensive pre-employment screening service covering address verification, employment verification, educational verification, criminal and civil record checks, identity verification, professional reference checks, global database checks, drug abuse testing, employee gap checks, credit record checks, social media checks, and resume verification, sold to enterprise HR teams as a per-check or bundled package.

2Insurance Claim Checks
CategoryInvestigation and Risk Services
Description

Insurance claim verification service for insurers including pre-issuance and post-issuance policy checks, document verification, and death claims investigation aimed at detecting fraudulent or exaggerated claims.

3General Investigations
CategoryInvestigation and Risk Services
Description

Investigation services including corporate due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, pre and post matrimonial investigations, discreet investigations, TSCM debugging and bug sweeps, dual employment checks, and asset location for bank NPA recovery.

4Digital Checks
CategoryBackground Verification Services
Description

Digital verification services including geotagging-based digital address verification, online Form 16 check, and Whois domain investigation for digital identity verification of candidates.

5International Checks
CategoryBackground Verification Services
Description

International background verification services for global hiring including national crime checks, international education verification, global employment verification, terrorist watchlist and sanctions checks, and SSN trace.

6GenesisRMS Digital Platform
CategoryVerification Technology Platform
Description

Proprietary web-based onboarding and case management portal that enables enterprise clients to initiate cases, upload candidate data, and track verification status in real time with end-to-end encryption, AI-powered report generation, and customizable dashboards.

7Genesis White Shield
CategoryBackground Verification Services
Description

Comprehensive white collar screening program for senior and executive hires covering criminal, civil, and financial due diligence, PEP checks, global database checks, credit history analysis, and leadership reference checks.

8Genesis Blue Shield
CategoryBackground Verification Services
Description

Comprehensive screening solution for blue-collar employees, support staff, and domestic workers including criminal record verification, address verification, panoramic driver identity scanning via Parivahan API, reference checks, social media checks, and drug testing.

Scale indicator9 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership5 partners
Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

Registered partner with World-Check providing direct access to their global database for comprehensive international background screening. Enables scanning of candidate information across global sanctions lists, watchlists, and criminal databases.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

Partnerships with over 500 international universities and educational institutions for conducting thorough and reliable educational qualification verification for international candidates.

Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

API integration with Parivahan government database for Panoramic Driver Identity Scanning to authenticate candidate photo identity via driving license validation.

Strategic tierCoreTypeOthers
Description

Active member of NASSCOM, India's premier trade association for the IT and BPM industry, demonstrating industry standing and commitment to standards.

Strategic tierCoreTypeOthers
Description

Multiple authorized partner associations mentioned as part of company value proposition for verification source networks, though specific partner names are not disclosed.

Recent move6 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight5 records

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Type, Description

Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

Bengaluru-based BGV and identity verification platform offering employment, education, address, and criminal checks to enterprises, including AI-powered fraud detection. Directly comparable product set, target customer base, and India-wide coverage.

TypeDirect peer
Description

One of India's largest independent background verification firms, offering employment, education, address, criminal, and ID checks to enterprises. Directly competes with GenesisRMS in BFSI, IT, and government verticals with a similar multi-city India presence.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Global digital-first background screening provider with continuous screening capabilities, targeting multinational employers. Comparable to GenesisRMS's digital platform approach but with stronger self-serve product orientation.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global background screening leader with significant India operations serving multinationals and large Indian enterprises. Competes across the same product categories but at greater scale with deeper international data assets.

TypeEmerging player
Description

India-based BGV startup with an AI-focused verification platform targeting startups and mid-market employers. Overlaps with GenesisRMS's digital onboarding portal positioning but at smaller scale.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global corporate investigations and security services firm offering background checks, due diligence, and asset tracing. Competes with GenesisRMS in the corporate due diligence and investigations segment.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global background screening and identity verification provider with India operations. Overlaps with GenesisRMS in employment, education, and criminal verification for multinational and large enterprise clients.

TypeDirect peer
Description

India-based BGV platform offering employment, education, address, criminal, and reference checks with an API-first approach. Targets similar SMB and mid-market HR buyers with digital self-serve delivery.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

One of the largest global BGV providers, offering employment, criminal, education, and continuous monitoring services. Has India delivery capability and competes for the same enterprise RFPs as GenesisRMS.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global investigations, due diligence, and risk advisory firm that competes in corporate due diligence, M&A background checks, and discreet investigations — services that overlap with GenesisRMS's General Investigations offering.

Market position
Weaknesses5 records

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Competitive moat5 records

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Key risks4 records

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Key highlights7 records

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Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers12 records

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Name, Industry, Type, Use case, Source, UUID

Segment9 records

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Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile7 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
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Integration1 record

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AI capability6 records

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

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Genesis Risk Mitigation Services

Background Verification Servicesgenesisrms.com

GenesisRMS is a Thane-based, ISO 27001-certified Indian risk management consultancy providing pre-employment background verification, insurance claim checks, and corporate investigations to 500+ enterprise clients across BFSI, IT, healthcare, logistics, and government sectors.

What Genesis Risk Mitigation Services does

Genesis Risk Mitigation Services Private Limited (GenesisRMS) is an India-based, ISO 27001:2013-certified risk management consultancy founded in 2012 and headquartered in Thane (Mumbai metropolitan area). The company provides pre-employment background verification and adjacent risk services — including employment, education, criminal, address, identity, credit, gap, drug, and social media checks — packaged under three sub-brands: the GenesisRMS Digital Platform (its core workflow product), Genesis White Shield (executive/white-collar screening), and Genesis Blue Shield (blue-collar and domestic staff screening). The technology backbone is a proprietary PHP Laravel web portal with end-to-end encryption, real-time case visibility, AI-assisted report generation, and direct API integration with the Indian government's Parivahan database for driving-license validation; data reach is extended through a registered World-Check partnership for global sanctions/criminal screening and a 500+ international university network for education verification.

Revenue is generated through professional-services pricing on a per-check or bundled-package basis, sold via a sales-led GTM combining enterprise field sales, inside sales (quote request forms), and a self-serve client portal. The company targets primary verticals of BFSI, IT and technology, healthcare and pharmaceutical, logistics and supply chain, and government/public sector, with secondary exposure to retail, manufacturing, corporate M&A due diligence, and individual/family employers. The firm reports 500+ active clients and ~100 employees, operates across nine Indian metros plus a New York office, and remains privately held with no disclosed external funding — the company appears to be founder/management-owned and bootstrapped, with growth driven organically through geographic and service-line extension.

Genesis Risk Mitigation Services firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Genesis Risk Mitigation Services
Legal name
Genesis Risk Mitigation Services Private Limited
Website
https://genesisrms.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2012
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
101–250 employees
Short description
GenesisRMS is a Thane-based, ISO 27001-certified Indian risk management consultancy providing pre-employment background verification, insurance claim checks, and corporate investigations to 500+ enterprise clients across BFSI, IT, healthcare, logistics, and government sectors.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Genesis Risk Mitigation Services industry classification

Industry
Product category
Background Verification Services
NAICS
Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611), Investigation and Security Services (5616)
SIC
Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)
akta.pro primary industry
Pre-Employment Background Checks & Screening (BPAKAEAA)

Keywords

  • Background verification services
  • Pre-employment screening
  • Employee background checks
  • Corporate due diligence
  • Insurance claim investigation

Where Genesis Risk Mitigation Services is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Thane
HQ country
India
HQ region
Asia

Offices10 records

Markets served

Genesis Risk Mitigation Services business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

  1. Background Verification Services: Core revenue stream from comprehensive background verification services including employment verification, education verification, criminal record checks, address verification, and identity verification. Services are priced per check or as bundled packages based on client requirements.
  2. Insurance Claim Verification: Revenue generated from insurance claim verification services including pre and post policy issuance checks, document verification, and death claims investigation to detect fraud.
  3. General Investigation Services: Revenue from corporate due diligence for M&A, matrimonial investigations, discreet investigations, TSCM debugging services, dual employment checks, and asset location services.
  4. Digital and International Checks: Revenue from digital verification services (address verification, Form 16 checks, Whois domain investigation) and international background checks including national crime checks, education verification, and SSN traces.

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
OtherMulti-year contractCustom enterprise packages

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Genesis Risk Mitigation Services product offering

Product offering

Core offering

GenesisRMS is a risk management consultancy that conducts pre-employment background verification, employment and education history checks, criminal and civil record searches, identity verification, address verification, and global database screening for corporate clients. Beyond hiring-related screening, the company provides insurance claim verification, corporate due diligence for M&A, matrimonial and discreet investigations, and digital/international verification services through its proprietary AI-enabled web platform.

Product overview

GenesisRMS offers a single unified product platform — the GenesisRMS Digital Platform — which serves as the core technology backbone for all verification and investigation services. The platform is complemented by specialized screening solutions: Genesis White Shield (for white collar/executive hires) and Genesis Blue Shield (for blue collar/support staff). The service portfolio spans five integrated verticals: Background Checks (core employment screening), Insurance Claim Checks (fraud detection), General Investigations (corporate/personnel investigations), Digital Checks (online document/identity verification), and International Checks (cross-border verification). The platform provides a web-based portal for case management with AI-powered report generation and automation, while specialized modules handle sector-specific needs from retail to aerospace.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

  • Genesis Blue Shield: Comprehensive background verification solution for blue-collar employees and support staff including domestic help, babysitters, cooks, and drivers.
  • Genesis White Shield
  • GenesisRMS Digital Platform

Products and services

  • Background Checks Comprehensive pre-employment screening service covering address verification, employment verification, educational verification, criminal and civil record checks, identity verification, professional reference checks, global database checks, drug abuse testing, employee gap checks, credit record checks, social media checks, and resume verification, sold to enterprise HR teams as a per-check or bundled package.
  • Insurance Claim Checks Insurance claim verification service for insurers including pre-issuance and post-issuance policy checks, document verification, and death claims investigation aimed at detecting fraudulent or exaggerated claims.
  • General Investigations Investigation services including corporate due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, pre and post matrimonial investigations, discreet investigations, TSCM debugging and bug sweeps, dual employment checks, and asset location for bank NPA recovery.
  • Digital Checks Digital verification services including geotagging-based digital address verification, online Form 16 check, and Whois domain investigation for digital identity verification of candidates.
  • International Checks International background verification services for global hiring including national crime checks, international education verification, global employment verification, terrorist watchlist and sanctions checks, and SSN trace.
  • GenesisRMS Digital Platform Proprietary web-based onboarding and case management portal that enables enterprise clients to initiate cases, upload candidate data, and track verification status in real time with end-to-end encryption, AI-powered report generation, and customizable dashboards.
  • Genesis White Shield Comprehensive white collar screening program for senior and executive hires covering criminal, civil, and financial due diligence, PEP checks, global database checks, credit history analysis, and leadership reference checks.
  • Genesis Blue Shield Comprehensive screening solution for blue-collar employees, support staff, and domestic workers including criminal record verification, address verification, panoramic driver identity scanning via Parivahan API, reference checks, social media checks, and drug testing.

Quantifiable outcome

  • 15% of education documents are found to be forged during verification
  • +5 more outcomes

Companies that use Genesis Risk Mitigation Services

Customer profile

Named customers12 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Genesis Risk Mitigation Services technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Genesis Risk Mitigation Services partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

  • World-CheckcoreTechnology or IntegrationRegistered partner with World-Check providing direct access to their global database for comprehensive international background screening. Enables scanning of candidate information across global sanctions lists, watchlists, and criminal databases.
  • International Universities (500+)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with over 500 international universities and educational institutions for conducting thorough and reliable educational qualification verification for international candidates.
  • Parivahan (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India)coreTechnology or IntegrationAPI integration with Parivahan government database for Panoramic Driver Identity Scanning to authenticate candidate photo identity via driving license validation.
  • NASSCOMcoreOthersActive member of NASSCOM, India's premier trade association for the IT and BPM industry, demonstrating industry standing and commitment to standards.
  • Authorized Partner AssociationscoreOthersMultiple authorized partner associations mentioned as part of company value proposition for verification source networks, though specific partner names are not disclosed.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Genesis Risk Mitigation Services competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • IDfy: Bengaluru-based BGV and identity verification platform offering employment, education, address, and criminal checks to enterprises, including AI-powered fraud detection. Directly comparable product set, target customer base, and India-wide coverage.
  • AuthBridge: One of India's largest independent background verification firms, offering employment, education, address, criminal, and ID checks to enterprises. Directly competes with GenesisRMS in BFSI, IT, and government verticals with a similar multi-city India presence.
  • SpringVerify: India-based BGV platform offering employment, education, address, criminal, and reference checks with an API-first approach. Targets similar SMB and mid-market HR buyers with digital self-serve delivery.

Emerging players

  • Veremark: Global digital-first background screening provider with continuous screening capabilities, targeting multinational employers. Comparable to GenesisRMS's digital platform approach but with stronger self-serve product orientation.
  • HireSure: India-based BGV startup with an AI-focused verification platform targeting startups and mid-market employers. Overlaps with GenesisRMS's digital onboarding portal positioning but at smaller scale.

Broad incumbents

  • HireRight: Global background screening leader with significant India operations serving multinationals and large Indian enterprises. Competes across the same product categories but at greater scale with deeper international data assets.
  • Pinkerton: Global corporate investigations and security services firm offering background checks, due diligence, and asset tracing. Competes with GenesisRMS in the corporate due diligence and investigations segment.
  • Sterling: Global background screening and identity verification provider with India operations. Overlaps with GenesisRMS in employment, education, and criminal verification for multinational and large enterprise clients.
  • First Advantage: One of the largest global BGV providers, offering employment, criminal, education, and continuous monitoring services. Has India delivery capability and competes for the same enterprise RFPs as GenesisRMS.
  • Kroll: Global investigations, due diligence, and risk advisory firm that competes in corporate due diligence, M&A background checks, and discreet investigations — services that overlap with GenesisRMS's General Investigations offering.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Genesis Risk Mitigation Services social profiles

Digital presence

Genesis Risk Mitigation Services financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Genesis Risk Mitigation Services leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Genesis Risk Mitigation Services funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

Genesis Risk Mitigation Services M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about Genesis Risk Mitigation Services

What does Genesis Risk Mitigation Services do?

GenesisRMS is a risk management consultancy that conducts pre-employment background verification, employment and education history checks, criminal and civil record searches, identity verification, address verification, and global database screening for corporate clients. Beyond hiring-related screening, the company provides insurance claim verification, corporate due diligence for M&A, matrimonial and discreet investigations, and digital/international verification services through its proprietary AI-enabled web platform.

Is Genesis Risk Mitigation Services a public or private company?

Genesis Risk Mitigation Services is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Genesis Risk Mitigation Services founded?

Genesis Risk Mitigation Services was founded in 2012. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is Genesis Risk Mitigation Services based?

Genesis Risk Mitigation Services is headquartered in Thane, India, in the Asia region.

How does Genesis Risk Mitigation Services make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Background Verification Services are the primary driver. The others are insurance Claim Verification, general Investigation Services and digital and International Checks.

Who are Genesis Risk Mitigation Services's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are IDfy, AuthBridge and SpringVerify. Emerging players are Veremark and HireSure. Broad incumbents are HireRight, Pinkerton, Sterling, First Advantage and Kroll.

Does Genesis Risk Mitigation Services have an API?

No public API is recorded for Genesis Risk Mitigation Services.

What industry is Genesis Risk Mitigation Services in?

Genesis Risk Mitigation Services's product category is Background Verification Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAKAEAA, Pre-Employment Background Checks & Screening. Its NAICS code is 561611 and its SIC code is 8700.

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