Founded in 2019 by Alex Bouaziz and Shuo Wang in San Francisco through Y Combinator, Deel was built to solve the most painful problem of the remote work revolution — compliantly hiring and paying people in other countries. Before Deel, hiring someone in a different country meant months of legal entity setup, local payroll vendors, and complex compliance requirements. Deel compressed all of that into minutes with a unified platform. The company reached $295 million ARR in just two years, making it the fastest SaaS startup to reach that milestone. Deel reached a $12 billion valuation in 2022 and now serves over 35,000 companies including Dropbox, Notion, and Reddit. Its platform covers employer of record, contractor management, global payroll, HR, and equity management.
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Alex Bouaziz
Founder / CEO
Alex Bouaziz is the co-founder and CEO of Deel. Born in France and educated at MIT, he previously built and sold two startups before founding Deel. Alex identified the massive global opportunity in remote hiring compliance after seeing his previous companies struggle with international employment. Under his leadership, Deel became the fastest SaaS startup ever to reach $295 million ARR and reached a $12 billion valuation — an extraordinary achievement for a company less than five years old.
Shuo Wang
Co-Founder / President
Shuo Wang is the co-founder and President of Deel. Previously a software engineer and product manager at several technology companies, she co-founded Deel after experiencing the friction of remote international work herself. Shuo has been instrumental in building Deel's product, scaling its go-to-market operations, and establishing the company's culture of speed and customer obsession that allowed it to grow faster than almost any SaaS company in history.
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