Alex Bouaziz is a French entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Deel, a global payroll and HR platform. He grew up in Paris and pursued high-level engineering studies.

Bouaziz graduated from the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) before earning a Masters in Civil and Environmental Engineering from MIT. It was at MIT that he met his co-founder, Shuo Wang; as immigrants to the U.S., they bonded over the complex challenges of hiring international talent.

• Origin: Born in France; established a career as a tech leader in the U.S..
• Education: MIT Masters in Engineering; Technion graduate.
• Prior Venture: Co-founded the investment fund Sarona Ventures.

Alex Bouaziz co-founded Deel in 2019 after facing hiring difficulties in previous ventures. Deel simplifies the process of hiring, paying, and managing remote international teams by acting as an employer of record in over 130 countries.

Under his leadership, Deel became one of the fastest-scaling SaaS companies in history, growing from $4 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in 2020 to hitting a $1 billion annual run rate by June 2025. By late 2025, Deel was valued at approximately $17.3 billion following a Series E funding round.

• Growth: Led Deel to $1 billion ARR with 75% year-over-year revenue growth.
• Recognition: Named to CNBC's Disruptor 50 and the Forbes Cloud 100.