https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/14/hear-deels-14m-winning-pitch-to-a16z-on-techcrunch-live/ > Deel’s timeline is impressive: Founded in 2018, entered YC and raised its seed round in 2019. In 2020, the company raised a Series A and Series B. In 2021, Deel raised its Series C and Series D for a total amount raised of $629 million since its founding. And on April 20, co-founder and CEO Alex Bouaziz is speaking on TechCrunch Live. > While studying at MIT, Alex Bouaziz and Shuo Wang started Deel to help companies hire remote workers. The two met at MIT and experienced this pain after founding an earlier venture.