Deel (company)

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Deel
Company type Private
Founded2019;5 years ago (2019)
Founder
  • Alex Bouaziz (CEO)
  • Shuo Wang (CRO)
  • Dan Westgarth (COO)
Headquarters San Francisco
Products Professional employer organization services and payroll services
Revenue$500m [1]  (2024)
Number of employees
3,000 [2]  (2024)
Website deel.com

Deel is an American payroll and outsourcing [3] [4] company based in San Francisco, California. [5] [6] The company provides hiring, payments, and outsourcing services for companies hiring international employees and contractors. [5] [3] [4]

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History

Deel was founded in 2019 by Alex Bouaziz, Shuo Wang, and Ofer Simon. [7] Bouaziz and Wang met while studying at MIT in 2013. [8] The founders launched Deel after encountering difficulty hiring international workers for their previous ventures. [8]

Deel launched after entering the Y Combinator startup accelerator in 2019. [9] The company then raised several rounds of funding. In May 2020, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz led a $14 million Series A round. [10] In September 2020, the company raised a $48 million Series B. [3] In April 2021, Deel raised $156 million in a Series C round, becoming a unicorn. [11] In October 2021, Deel raised $425 million in a Series D. [12] They also raised $50 million in May 2022, valuing the company at $12 billion. [13]

As Deel expanded, Forbes reported "a five-person “Navy SEAL” team" went from country to country to quickly incorporate new local business entities. [7] It also began to make acquisitions. By 2023 it had acquired several companies providing HR platforms such as Zeitgold, Roots, PayGroup, and Capbase. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

In January 2023, it reported having 2,000 employees. [13]

In March 2023, former workers claimed they were miscategorized. [19] [20] In June 2023, California state senator Steve Padilla sent a formal request to the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency asking them to investigate the allegations. [21] [22]

In March 2024, Deel announced its acquisition of Zavvy, a 'people development' startup based in Munich, Germany, as well as PaySpace, an African-based payroll engine. [23] The company reported it had reached a milestone of $500 million in annual recurring revenue [24] and a headcount of 3,000. [25]

Acquisitions

In July 2024, Deel acquired London-based Hofy, a company that helps manage office equipment for remote hires. [26]

Products

The company offers a platform for companies to hire remote workers. [5] [14] Deel hires employees through their own local entity on a company's behalf, acting as the employer of record [27] and managing compliance with employment laws in each country. [8] As of August 2021, it owned 45 entities. [14] As of 2023, Deel operates in more than 150 countries. The company processes international payrolls, allowing withdrawals in different currencies. [4]

Deel also assists with creating contracts that comply with local labor laws using templates. [3] [4] It also helps workers access health insurance [5] [3] and provides immigration advice about visa processes to companies with digital nomads. [28]

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