Deel Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Deel, Inc., a global HR and payroll platform. It invests in seed-stage technology startups globally, leveraging Deel's distribution, customer base, and operational expertise to source and support early-stage founders.
Deal activity increased 33% year-over-year (4 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is seed (58% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $22.5M (across 16 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
17
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
4
Team
Alex Bouaziz
Co-founder and CEO
Shuo Wang
Co-founder and CRO
Anthony Rodriguez
Chief Compliance Officer
Dan Westgarth
Chief Operating Officer
DeAnn Work
Global Corporate General Counsel
Harish Sharma
Chief Risk Officer
Joe Kauffman
President and CFO
Yaron Lavi
Chief Technology Officer
Albert Kattan
Investor
Alice Bouaziz
Investing
Don Stalter
Investor
Max S.
Investing
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Acceler8 | Unknown | $6M | Jun 2026 |
 Cleo Labs | Unknown | — | Apr 2026 |
 Sphinx | Seed | $7.1M | Feb 2026 |
 Linkup | Seed | $10M | Feb 2026 |
 LeadBay | Seed | $4.3M | Jan 2026 |
 Viktor | Series A | $75M | Jan 2026 |
| Sphinx | Seed | $9.5M | Sep 2025 |
 Briefcase | Seed | — | Dec 2024 |
 Kalder | Seed | $10.1M | Nov 2024 |
 Prelude | Series A | $20M | Jan 2024 |
 Slope | Series B | $30M | Sep 2023 |
 Riot | Series A | $12M | Feb 2023 |
 Crowded | Seed | $6M | Oct 2022 |
 Nowports | Series C | $150M | May 2022 |
 Otta | Series A | — | Jan 2022 |
 Millions | Seed | $3M | Feb 2021 |
 Sphinx | Seed | $7M | — |
 Pluvo | Seed | $5M | — |
| LeadBay | Seed | $4.3M | — |
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Last updated: 20 October 2026