# Brilliant AI (Brilliant AI)

> Hiring-intelligence platform (formerly Crosschq) combining reference checks, candidate screening/assessments and Quality-of-Hire analytics.

## Facts
- **Website:** https://brillianthire.ai
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, USA
- **Country:** United States
- **Founded:** 2018
- **Founder:** Mike Fitzsimmons, Pete Goettner
- **Employees:** 51-200
- **Funding stage:** Series A (raised $30M led by Tiger Global, announced September 2021)
- **Total funding:** $40.6M
- **Categories:** Reference Checking

## Overview
Crosschq is a hiring intelligence company whose platform helps organizations screen candidates, conduct structured reference checks, detect candidate fraud and measure Quality of Hire. It integrates with HR systems such as Workday, SAP, Greenhouse, iCIMS and Oracle, and lists customers including Google, Deloitte and HubSpot. The company was founded in 2018 and is led by CEO Mike Fitzsimmons.

## Products
Crosschq Quality of Hire Analytics, TalentWall (hiring pipeline analytics), 360 Digital Reference Checks, Crosschq Analytics (quality of hire measurement), Candidate Screening, Talent Intelligence, Hiring Manager Scorecards, Interview Feedback, Retention Prediction, ATS Integration (Greenhouse, Lever, Workday), Benchmarking Data

## Leadership
- Mike Fitzsimmons — founder ([profile](https://www.dhrmap.com/people/mike-fitzsimmons))
- Pete Goettner — founder ([profile](https://www.dhrmap.com/people/pete-goettner))

## Sources
- [Crosschq homepage](https://www.crosschq.com/) — company_site
- [Crosschq homepage](https://www.crosschq.com/) — company_site
- [Crosschq Secures $30M in Tiger Global Led Series A Financing](https://www.crosschq.com/press/2021/09/21/crosschq-raises-30m) — company_site
- [Crosschq Secures $30M in Tiger Global Led Series A Financing](https://www.crosschq.com/press/2021/09/21/crosschq-raises-30m) — company_site
- [Crosschq Secures $30M in Tiger Global Led Series A Financing](https://www.crosschq.com/press/2021/09/21/crosschq-raises-30m) — company_site
- [Crosschq Secures $30M in Tiger Global Led Series A Financing](https://www.crosschq.com/press/2021/09/21/crosschq-raises-30m) — company_site
- [Crosschq Secures $30M in Tiger Global Led Series A Financing](https://www.crosschq.com/press/2021/09/21/crosschq-raises-30m) — company_site

## FAQ
**What does Brilliant AI do?**

Hiring-intelligence platform (formerly Crosschq) combining reference checks, candidate screening/assessments and Quality-of-Hire analytics.

**Where is Brilliant AI headquartered?**

Brilliant AI is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, United States.

**When was Brilliant AI founded?**

Brilliant AI was founded in 2018.

**Who founded Brilliant AI?**

Brilliant AI was founded by Mike Fitzsimmons, Pete Goettner.

**How many employees does Brilliant AI have?**

Brilliant AI has 51-200 employees.

**How much funding has Brilliant AI raised?**

Brilliant AI has raised $40.6M (Series A (raised $30M led by Tiger Global, announced September 2021)) to date, per DHRMap records.

**What kind of HR technology is Brilliant AI?**

Brilliant AI is categorized under Reference Checking on DHRMap.

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