Checkstep

📍 London, United Kingdom🗓 Founded 2020👥 26 employees💰 Last funded Sep 2025
Information Technology & Services🌐 checkstep.com
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Checkstep is the trusted AI content moderation software that helps global platforms detect harmful content, enforce policies, and stay compliant at scale. Combine powerful automation with human expertise to deliver safe, relevant, and compliant digital experiences. Checkstep was founded in 2020 by serial entrepreneur Guillaume Bouchard, Facebook’s former AI Integrity Manager in London, who successfully exited his first business, Bloomsbury AI, to Facebook in 2018, and by Jonathan Manfield, former Software Engineering Lead at JP Morgan with an initial focus on misinformation. The company is backed by influential personalities of the tech industry from the U.S. and U.K., including many previous founders of online platforms, such as Joe White MBE, co-founder of Moonfruit.com and British Consul General in San Francisco, Jon Oringer who founded Shutterstock, a leading stock photography provider, as well as technology specialists, such as William Tunstall-Pedoe, who founded Evi, which became Amazon Alexa, and Diana Hu, who leads the AR platform at Niantic the company behind Pokemon Go.
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5 investors
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Investor geography3 countries
United Kingdom
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United States
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Investor activity2021–2025 · investors recorded per year
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Frequently asked questions
Who invested in Checkstep?
Checkstep has 5 investors on record on gritt.io, including 3 early-stage backers, 2 mid-stage.
When did Checkstep last raise funding?
The most recent investment in Checkstep recorded on gritt.io was in September 2025.
When was Checkstep founded?
Checkstep was founded in 2020.
What industry is Checkstep in?
Checkstep operates in Information Technology & Services. Find similar Information Technology & Services investors on gritt.io.
Where is Checkstep based?
Checkstep is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.