It's not uncommon for a VC to want to spend at least some time with the wider team, although it's unlikely they'd do any kind of background check on non-key emp

It's not uncommon for a VC to want to spend at least some time with the wider team, although it's unlikely they'd do any kind of background check on non-key employees. That said there's some kinds of startups where investors may use extra caution (i.e. bitcoin startups) when doing due diligence.