# Joe Kauffman (slim)

> Joe Kauffman is president and CFO. Deel on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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President and CFO.

Joe Kauffman is President and Chief Financial Officer of Deel.

## What Joe builds

- [Deel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deel.md), graded B, 69.1/100, in HR & employee operations. Deel is a global HR, payroll and employer-of-record platform. Its REST API and hosted MCP server let an agent read and update people records, time off, organisation structure, onboarding, contracts and compliance documents. President and CFO, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Alex Bouaziz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/alex-bouaziz/), Co-founder and CEO
- [Dan Westgarth](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dan-westgarth/), Chief Operating Officer
- [Philippe Bouaziz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/philippe-bouaziz/), Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer
- [Shuo Wang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/shuo-wang/), Co-founder and CRO
- [Yaron Lavi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/yaron-lavi/), Chief Technology Officer

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [General Catalyst](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/general-catalyst/)
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/andreessen-horowitz/)
- [Spark Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/spark-capital/)
- [Coatue](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/coatue/)
- [Ribbit Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ribbit-capital/)
- [Altimeter Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/altimeter-capital/)
- [Neo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/neo/)
- [Green Bay Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/green-bay-ventures/)
- [Emilie Choi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/emilie-choi/)
- [Claire Johnson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/claire-johnson/)
- [Fidji Simo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/fidji-simo/)
- [Alexis Ohanian](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/alexis-ohanian/)
- [Dara Khosrowshahi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dara-khosrowshahi/)
- [Lachy Groom](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/lachy-groom/)
- [Jeffrey Katzenberg](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jeffrey-katzenberg/)
- [Jeff Wilke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jeff-wilke/)
- [Anthony Schiller](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/anthony-schiller/)

## Questions

### Who is Joe Kauffman?

Joe Kauffman is President and Chief Financial Officer of Deel.

### What does Deel, Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists Deel from Deel, Inc..

### Who has invested in Deel, Inc.?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, Coatue, Ribbit Capital, Altimeter Capital, Neo, Green Bay Ventures, Emilie Choi, Claire Johnson, Fidji Simo, Alexis Ohanian, Dara Khosrowshahi, Lachy Groom, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jeff Wilke and Anthony Schiller.

### How are Joe's tools graded?

Deel is graded B, 69.1 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.deel.com/leadership-team/alex-bouaziz
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexbouaziz/
- https://www.deel.com/leadership-team/shuo-wang
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/shuooo/
- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/deel
- https://www.deel.com/
- https://www.deel.com/about/
- https://help.letsdeel.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4420302814353-How-to-Contact-Deel-for-Customer-Support

These are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched.