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Company type | Private |
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Founded | 2019 |
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Headquarters | San Francisco |
Products | Professional employer organization services and payroll services |
Revenue | $500m [1] (2024) |
Number of employees | 3,000 [2] (2024) |
Website |
deel |
Deel is an American payroll and compliance provider based in San Francisco, California. [3] [4] The company provides hiring and payments services for companies hiring international employees and contractors. [3]
Deel was founded in 2019 by Alex Bouaziz, Shuo Wang, and Ofer Simon. [5] Bouaziz and Wang met while studying at MIT in 2013. [6] The founders launched Deel after encountering difficulty hiring international workers for their previous ventures. [6]
Deel launched after entering the Y Combinator startup accelerator in 2019. [7] The company then raised several rounds of funding. In May 2020, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz led a $14 million Series A round. [8] In September 2020, the company raised a $48 million Series B. [9] In April 2021, Deel raised $156 million in a Series C round, becoming a unicorn. [10] In October 2021, Deel raised $425 million in a Series D. [11] They also raised $50 million in May 2022, valuing the company at $12 billion. [12]
As Deel expanded, Forbes reported "a five-person “Navy SEAL” team" went from country to country to quickly incorporate new local business entities. [5] It also began to make acquisitions. By 2023 it had acquired several companies providing HR platforms such as Zeitgold, Roots, PayGroup, and Capbase. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
In January 2023, it reported having 2,000 employees. [12]
In March 2023, former workers claimed they were miscategorized. [18] [19] 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. [20] [21]
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. [22] The company reported it had reached a milestone of $500 million in annual recurring revenue [23] and a headcount of 3,000. [24]
The company offers a platform for companies to hire remote workers. [3] [13] Deel hires employees through their own local entity on a company's behalf, acting as the employer of record [25] and managing compliance with employment laws in each country. [6] As of August 2021, it owned 45 entities. [13] As of 2023, Deel operates in more than 150 countries. The company processes international payrolls, allowing withdrawals in different currencies. [26]
Deel also assists with creating contracts that comply with local labor laws using templates. [9] [26] It also helps workers access health insurance [3] [9] and provides immigration advice about visa processes to companies with digital nomads. [27]
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Company type | Private |
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Founded | 2019 |
Founder |
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Headquarters | San Francisco |
Products | Professional employer organization services and payroll services |
Revenue | $500m [1] (2024) |
Number of employees | 3,000 [2] (2024) |
Website |
deel |
Deel is an American payroll and compliance provider based in San Francisco, California. [3] [4] The company provides hiring and payments services for companies hiring international employees and contractors. [3]
Deel was founded in 2019 by Alex Bouaziz, Shuo Wang, and Ofer Simon. [5] Bouaziz and Wang met while studying at MIT in 2013. [6] The founders launched Deel after encountering difficulty hiring international workers for their previous ventures. [6]
Deel launched after entering the Y Combinator startup accelerator in 2019. [7] The company then raised several rounds of funding. In May 2020, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz led a $14 million Series A round. [8] In September 2020, the company raised a $48 million Series B. [9] In April 2021, Deel raised $156 million in a Series C round, becoming a unicorn. [10] In October 2021, Deel raised $425 million in a Series D. [11] They also raised $50 million in May 2022, valuing the company at $12 billion. [12]
As Deel expanded, Forbes reported "a five-person “Navy SEAL” team" went from country to country to quickly incorporate new local business entities. [5] It also began to make acquisitions. By 2023 it had acquired several companies providing HR platforms such as Zeitgold, Roots, PayGroup, and Capbase. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
In January 2023, it reported having 2,000 employees. [12]
In March 2023, former workers claimed they were miscategorized. [18] [19] 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. [20] [21]
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. [22] The company reported it had reached a milestone of $500 million in annual recurring revenue [23] and a headcount of 3,000. [24]
The company offers a platform for companies to hire remote workers. [3] [13] Deel hires employees through their own local entity on a company's behalf, acting as the employer of record [25] and managing compliance with employment laws in each country. [6] As of August 2021, it owned 45 entities. [13] As of 2023, Deel operates in more than 150 countries. The company processes international payrolls, allowing withdrawals in different currencies. [26]
Deel also assists with creating contracts that comply with local labor laws using templates. [9] [26] It also helps workers access health insurance [3] [9] and provides immigration advice about visa processes to companies with digital nomads. [27]
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