# Vivek Patel

> Vivek Patel is co-founder and CTO. Check on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder and CTO.

Vivek Patel is a co-founder of Check, an API-first embedded payroll platform that lets software companies run payroll inside their own products. Check's launch post says its founders previously spent more than seven years building their first company, Oyster, together.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivek-patel-827b958b/

## What Vivek builds

- [Check](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/check-payroll.md), graded B, 67.6/100, in Payroll infrastructure. Check is an embedded payroll API from Check Technologies in New York. Software platforms build US payroll on it for their own customers, with tax calculation, payment and filing handled by Check. Access is by partner agreement. Co-founder and CTO, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Andrew Brown](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/andrew-brown/), Co-founder and CEO
- [Eric Stromberg](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/eric-stromberg/), Co-founder, Check Technologies, Inc.

## Backed by

- [Stripe](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/stripe/)
- [Bedrock](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bedrock/)
- [Thrive Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/thrive-capital/)
- [Index Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/index-ventures/)

## Questions

### Who is Vivek Patel?

Vivek Patel is a co-founder of Check, an API-first embedded payroll platform that lets software companies run payroll inside their own products. Check's launch post says its founders previously spent more than seven years building their first company, Oyster, together.

### What does Check Technologies, Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists Check from Check Technologies, Inc.. Check is an embedded payroll API from Check Technologies in New York. Software platforms build US payroll on it for their own customers, with tax calculation, payment and filing handled by Check. Access is by partner agreement.

### Who has invested in Check Technologies, Inc.?

The sources our research read name Stripe, Bedrock, Thrive Capital and Index Ventures.

### How are Vivek's tools graded?

Check is graded B, 67.6 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.checkhq.com/resources/blog/series-c-announcement
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewbrown11
- https://x.com/almostabc
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivek-patel-827b958b/details/experience/
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/check-technologies/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivek-patel-827b958b/
- https://www.terrain.com/team/eric-stromberg
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/estromberg/details/experience/
- https://x.com/check_hq
- https://www.checkhq.com/company/careers
- https://www.checkhq.com/company/complaints
- https://help.checkhq.com/
- https://docs.checkhq.com/docs/overview

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