The problem
Hiring, paying and staying compliant with workers across many countries is complex and fragmented
What they do
Global HR, payroll, EOR, and compliance platform for hiring and paying teams in 150+ countries
Traction $1.5B+ ARR in H1 2026 (from $1B in 2025); 40,000+ customers; profitable
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 270
- Ops roles
- 5
- Headcount
- ~9,700
270 listed roles on its own board (moved off Ashby to in-house DeelATS in Jun 2026); headcount roughly flat to slightly up YoY
Hiring in
- Spain
- Portugal
- United Kingdom
Latest news
Sep 2026
Judge rejected Deel's bid to strike key witness in Rippling's corporate-espionage suit and sent Deel's main counterclaims to arbitration ↗Funding
- Last round
- $300M
- Stage
- Series E
- Date
- Oct 2025
Led by Ribbit Capital, with Andreessen Horowitz and Coatue
- Hiring+2270 open roles on the live job board (30+ roles = +2)
- Funding recency+1.5Series E · $300M, Oct 2025 (12 months ago): 6–12 months = +1, $100M+ round +0.5
- Traction+1.5Strong growth: $1.5B+ ARR in H1 2026 (from $1B in 2025); 40,000+ customers; profitable
- Red flags−11 significant flag in the last 24 months, −1 eachRippling corporate-espionage/RICO lawsuit (filed Mar 2025) proceeding; Deel acknowledged a ~$6K payment to the alleged spy; WSJ reported a DOJ criminal probe (Jan 2026)TechCrunch, Jan 2026 ↗ · The Next Web, Sep 2026 ↗
- Total4.02 + 1.5 + 1.5 − 1 = 4.0 → Tempo (3.5–4.24)
Distance (Half) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Half · edge: hard to leave
Global payroll leader at $1.5B+ ARR and profitable, held back by the Rippling lawsuit and DOJ probe.
Sources: ChosunBiz: Deel tops $1.5B ARR ↗ · HR Tech Feed: Deel crosses $1.5B ARR ↗
Watch-outs
Rippling corporate-espionage/RICO lawsuit (filed Mar 2025) proceeding; Deel acknowledged a ~$6K payment to the alleged spy; WSJ reported a DOJ criminal probe (Jan 2026)
Sources: TechCrunch, Jan 2026 ↗ · The Next Web, Sep 2026 ↗
Last checked Oct 13, 2026