Building a listed tool
Philippe Bouaziz
Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer, named behind the Deel listing on Anchor Terminal.
What Philippe builds
Deel B · 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.
Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer, researched 28 October 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- Alex Bouaziz Co-founder and CEO
- Dan Westgarth Chief Operating Officer
- Joe Kauffman President and CFO
- Shuo Wang Co-founder and CRO
- Yaron Lavi Chief Technology Officer
Backed by
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 Anthony Schiller
Questions
Who is Philippe Bouaziz?
Philippe Bouaziz is Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer of Deel, which calls him a Founder Partner, and was previously its CFO. Before Deel he founded Prodware Group, listed on Euronext, where he completed more than 45 acquisitions and remains chairman. He also chairs the venture firm Sarona Partners.
What does Deel, Inc. make?
Anchor Terminal lists Deel from Deel, Inc.. 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.
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 Philippe'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 (8)
- 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
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