Company

Know-M. Know Your ___.

Know-M is a verification company. Our first product, Know Your Candidate, makes identity verification the front door to the hiring process for recruiting and staffing firms. The name leaves room for the verification products that come after it.

Why we're building it

Remote hiring changed who shows up.

Recruiters now meet many candidates only through a screen. Identity fraud — from impersonation to deepfaked interviews — has become a real problem, and companies already pay to solve it.

We think recruiters deserve something simpler than a full background-screening platform: one place to confirm the candidate is genuine before they represent them, with the checks each role needs added on top.

How we'll grow

Built in phases, compliance first.

Know-M orchestrates specialised providers rather than rebuilding identity, employment or DMV infrastructure. Each new module needs its own provider agreement, candidate permissions, compliance process and pricing before it launches.

Phase 1

Know Your Candidate Identity

Mobile-first identity verification, recruiter dashboard and audit trail.

Phase 2

Employment verification

Employment history through established data providers and APIs.

Phase 3

Driving record (MVR)

Role-specific motor vehicle records where legally permitted.

Phase 4

Verification marketplace

Education, professional licenses and more as optional modules.

Founders

Michael Stephens
Nelson Soler

We're software people who would rather learn from recruiters than guess. That's why our pilot starts with a handful of small and midsize firms, and why every pilot application asks how verification would really fit your desk.