Yardstik, a technology company offering screening, verification, and training solutions tailored to gig marketplaces and SaaS platforms, today announced that it raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Grotech Ventures with participation from Great North Ventures and continued funding from existing investors Rally Ventures and Crosslink Capital.

Yardstik is a technology company on a mission to build trust and safety in the internet economy. Their human security platform offers modular packages of screening, verification, and training solutions to help marketplaces and platforms more easily hire, onboard, and manage safer workforces.