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Crosschq
Crosschq was founded in San Francisco by CEO Mike Fitzsimmons in 2019.
Crosschq
Crosschq was founded in San Francisco by CEO Mike Fitzsimmons in 2019. The company emerged from a single operational pain point—mis-hires—and quickly scaled into a broader data platform when it became clear that over 80% of talent acquisition leaders believe they lack sufficient information to optimize hiring. The platform spans reference intelligence, structured AI-led interviews, and identity verification through a partnership with ID.me to detect impersonation and deepfakes. It also includes TalentWall, a Workday-synced command center for candidate management. These tools deliver signals across screening, rediscovery, and panel-based evaluation, all aimed at producing a measurable Quality of Hire score. Integrations target the major ATS and HCM ecosystems that talent teams already operate within. Mike Fitzsimmons remains CEO and the public voice of the firm, appearing on podcasts and at SAP's HR Connect and Workday Rising events in 2024. The firm partners with Klay Thompson on The 941 Project, a re-entry initiative for professionals facing career setbacks, and runs programs to reduce recidivism through entrepreneurship training. Scientist in Residence Dr. Steven Hunt offers one-to-one Quality of Hire diagnostics, a deliberately unusual structure that pairs product with advisory. Crosschq's structural differentiator is its effort to build a universal Quality of Hire benchmark—the Brilliant 500—that ranks Fortune 500 firms by hiring effectiveness. A platform that diagnoses, rather than just executes, hiring workflows represents a different incentive structure from point-solution ATS add-ons: Crosschq wants its customers to measure whether they are actually getting better at hiring, not just moving candidates through the funnel faster.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
2019
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
San Francisco
Corporate office
San Francisco, CA, United States
Additional offices
Danville, CA, United States
Principals
Mike Fitzsimmons
CEO
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What is the Brilliant 500 and how does Crosschq use it?
The Brilliant 500 is Crosschq's proprietary ranking of Fortune 500 companies by hiring effectiveness, built from an instant Quality of Hire benchmark. The firm uses it as both a top-of-funnel industry conversation starter and a calibration tool—prospective clients can see their own estimated QoH score relative to the index before adopting the platform.
How does Crosschq verify candidate identity?
Crosschq integrates ID.me identity verification into its hiring workflow. This allows employers to confirm candidate identities through trusted validation checks, specifically targeting impersonation and AI-driven hiring fraud such as deepfakes during screening and interviews.
Is Crosschq an AI interviewer or a broader platform?
Crosschq positions itself as a Hiring Intelligence Platform, not solely an AI interviewer. While AI-led screening interviews are one module, the platform also combines reference intelligence, identity verification, and a real-time synced candidate management tool called TalentWall that integrates with Workday.
What is Crosschq's relationship with Workday?
Crosschq's TalentWall module connects directly to Workday Recruit, providing a real-time synced command center that the firm claims supercharges the Workday ATS. The firm actively participates in Workday Rising events, signaling a close go-to-market integration strategy rather than a competitive posture.
Who leads product direction and thought leadership at Crosschq?
CEO Mike Fitzsimmons is the public-facing executive for interviews and product vision. Dr. Steven Hunt serves as Scientist in Residence, offering one-on-one diagnostic sessions on Quality of Hire. Hunt's role combines advisory and marketing, making him a distinct authority figure within the firm's go-to-market.
Does Crosschq operate any philanthropic or workforce re-entry programs?
Yes. In partnership with professional athlete Klay Thompson, Crosschq supports The 941 Project, which assists individuals facing career setbacks to re-enter the workplace. The firm also runs programs focused on reducing recidivism through entrepreneurship and career readiness training for the incarcerated.
What problem did Crosschq originally set out to solve?
The company was founded to address the 45%+ mis-hire rate. Fitzsimmons observed that talent acquisition and HR teams lacked coordinated, cadenced information flow, causing them to react rather than execute. The initial product aimed to fix the reference-checking process and then expanded into a full hiring intelligence platform.
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