Global HR and payroll platform for remote and international workforces, backed by a16z.
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“Zero Hash powers Kalshi, Stripe, Morgan Stanley, Gusto, Interactive Brokers; Deel IT; Framer used by Perplexity and Miro.”
Source→“Founders scale faster on Deel. Set up payroll for any country in minutes, hire anyone anywhere.”
Source→“Valuation cited: '$17.3B Deel.'”
“Deel went from $1M to $100M in ARR in under 20 months, then from $100M to $1B in three years.”
“Public (AI-generated index assets), VCX by Fundrise (public ticker for private tech), and Deel (global payroll and HR)”
Source→“to build a product To empower everyone To be able to find the best job That they can Regardless of their location”
Source→“Deel is a global payroll and HR platform And then we help companies to hire, manage, pay, talents globally And we're live in 160 different countries”
Source→“we are Helping Snoop Dogg To hire Ice cream Tasters globally And Snoop Dogg Is paying $10,000 Per month For that”
Source→“Eleven Labs, right? European company Do extremely well They're running everything on deal”
Source→“We have AI companies We have retail brands Like Chanel Hermes Are all deal clients”
Source→“Zone for AI data center infrastructure... sponsors mentioned in ad segments: Brex, Turing, Zone, VCX/Fundrise, Public, Deel”
Source→“Sponsor-mentioned companies (not part of core editorial content): Brex, Turing, Zone, Fundrise/VCX, Public, Deel”
Source→“Deel, valued by VCs at $17b, acquired Clarity, an NYC-based deepfake security startup that had raised over $300m.”
“Deel, valued by VCs at $17b, acquired Clarity, an NYC-based deepfake security startup that had raised over $300m.”
“Founders scale faster on Deel. Set up payroll for any country in minutes. Hire anyone anywhere.”
Source→“Deel is a COVID-era founding during talent mobility trough, plotted on chart ~2019”
Source→“October 2025, Ribbit Capital led a $300 million round at a $17.3 billion valuation, with a16z, Coatue, General Catalyst, & Green Bay Ventures participating.”
Source→“Deel ran 7 regional competitions across Tel Aviv, Dubai, Singapore, New York, London, Berlin, and Paris to surface founders outside the dominant funding corridors.”
Source→“Earlier regional rounds drew in figures including... Deel's Executive Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer Philippe Bouaziz.”
Source→“What struck me about The Pitch was the depth of global talent in the room. Rigorous selection at this scale is rare, & the founders on that stage had so many of the qualities we look for at seed. We're excited to keep the conversations going.”
Source→“Alex Bouaziz and Shuo Wang met at MIT in 2013 and founded Deel in 2019, joining Y Combinator that same year.”
Source→“AI for workforce intelligence and planning, claiming 5x faster workforce decisions at 5-10x lower cost than the spreadsheets, consultants, and legacy HR systems most companies still rely on.”
Source→“Deel Ventures represents a growing class of operator funds that offer portfolio companies more than capital — they offer the actual operational infrastructure (payroll, entity setup, compliance) that early-stage founders typically struggle to build.”
Source→“I think it's an incredible team. They're not exactly doing this play. And I think maybe the company that builds this business that we're talking about in this post could be an amazing partner with Deel over time. [00:11:33]”
Source→“Shuo Wang — Co-Founder and CRO of Deel; Credited with making the introduction to Hemant Taneja and the GC team that enabled the interview”
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