# First Advantage

> First Advantage is a VC fund in Atlanta backing Recruiting and Human Resources. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Atlanta, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2009
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/first-advantage
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/firstadvantage
- Website: http://www.fadv.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstadvantage1

First Advantage is a global provider of technology solutions for screening, verifications, safety and compliance related to human capital. The company delivers innovative solutions and insights that help customers manage risk and hire the best talent. Enabled by its proprietary technology platform, First Advantage’s products and solutions helpcompanies protect their brands and provide safe environments for their customers and their most important resources: employees, contractors, contingent workers, tenants and drivers.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recruiting | 1 | 100% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 100% |
| Enterprise Software | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bret Jardine | Executive Vice President, General Counsel | 0 | — |
| David Gamsey | CFO | 0 | — |
| Joseph Jaeger | President, Americas | 0 | — |
| Joseph Osnoss | Chairman of the Board of Directors | 8 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EnticeLabs | Founded by Josh Hall in 2007 in Provo, Utah, EnticeLabs utilizes and builds technology to empower HR departments to recruit top talent. TalentSeekr, the flagship product, is shifting the recruiting industry away from job boards that attract only active job seekers (20-30% of the market) towards strategic and targeted online advertising campaignsthat are able to dive deeply into the entire population of the web to find the most ideal candidates. TalentSeekr is an automated one-stop platform that uses targeted ads to engage active and passive job seekers in the websites and communities where they spend time. The ability to self-optimize using sophisticated analytics and principles of genetics provides dramatically better results and far lower costs than traditional recruiting methods. | $2M | Seed | Sep 25, 2009 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does First Advantage invest in?

First Advantage invests primarily in Recruiting, Human Resources and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact First Advantage?

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### Who are the partners at First Advantage?

The team at First Advantage includes Bret Jardine (Executive Vice President, General Counsel), David Gamsey (CFO) and Joseph Jaeger (President, Americas). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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