We just wrapped The Big @deel 2026 - and this one felt different. 🚀
Today is also Deel's 7th birthday. 7 years, 40,000+ companies, $22B in payroll processed.
This year we connected every stage of the worker lifecycle into one platform. Here's what we launched 👇🧵
Announcing a major partnership ⚽️
@deel is now @Arsenal's Official HR Platform Partner, powering their global workforce operations through our all-in-one platform.
This collaboration marks a new chapter in how world-class teams manage people and performance💪
Waiting 30 days to get paid is ancient.
Now with AnyTime Pay, Deel lets employees access their earnings anytime — the 10th for rent, the 20th for groceries, the 30th for savings.
Real-time pay, powered by Deel’s global payroll rails is here.
Introducing: AnyTime Pay 💸
"Payroll is on the 30th - but give me what I've earned till today."
This changes everything for 500M+ employees living paycheck-to-paycheck.
Deel is at $1B+ ARR serving only 1.5M employees. AnyTime Pay is how we completely change the payroll industry and 10x our scale.
Imagine this: you're a retail employee at a Deel-powered company. You take your earned pay on the 10th for rent, again on the 20th for groceries, and again on the 30th.
Once you experience that freedom, waiting 30 days to get paid anywhere else will feel ancient.
73% of employees say a one-week delay in their paycheck would cause major stress. That's because life is built around payday.
So why hasn't anyone done this before?
Because employers need to remit the correct taxes for each employee and mid-month payments would require instant tax calculations - which has been impossible.
Here's how it works today: Companies send employee data to local payroll providers who manually calculate taxes based on hundreds of constantly changing laws (brackets, job type, country, gender, etc.). The provider calculates everything and sends it back. This entire process takes 10+ days.
The bottleneck is that employers have to wait 10 days to know how much tax to remit for each employee, making mid-month payments impossible.
It's such a huge problem that there's a $1T loan industry to help people cope with 30-day pay cycles. 40% interest credit cards, BNPL, payday loans - they exist because people can't access their own earned money.
Deel is changing that. We're building global payroll infrastructure across 160 countries - our own rails that calculate taxes in real time.
Gross-to-net happens instantly, taxes are computed in seconds, and employees can access their earned pay - anytime.
This might sound boring. But to 500M+ employees living paycheck-to-paycheck, this is life-changing.
🎉 We’re thrilled to share that Deel and WorkFlex have been honored with an Expatriate Management and Mobility Award (EMMA) for Best Partnership between Service Providers!
Together, we’re redefining global mobility, making business travel and visa management simpler, smarter, and faster through one powerful platform. A huge shoutout to our incredible teams for their innovation, collaboration, and commitment to a borderless world of work.
A big thanks to The Forum for Expatriate Management for hosting such a great event. Here’s to building a future where compliance is seamless and global growth has no limits. 🌍
#EMMAs
Deel has raised $300M at a $17.3B valuation
We started about 6 years ago, struggling to even make $10K.
I've never shared this before because of how embarrassing our start was.
The story of how we went from $1K to $1B and the advice I'd give to my younger self:
The 2025 State of Global Compensation Report is live: https://t.co/c4kCekZkkN
We partnered with @Deel to analyze pay & equity across 150+ countries.
3 Key Trends for Founders & HR Leaders 🧵
🚀Big news at Deel: we’re launching Deel AI Workforce!
AI agents, built right into Deel, to take care of recruitment, payroll support, IT requests & more.
✅7 ready-to-use agents at launch
🌏Powered by 2,000+ in-country experts
👉 Join the waitlist: https://t.co/hYmjVTPqQu
We've just hit a $1B run rate. thank you so much to our 35k customers, partners & team members that made this possible. We're just getting started! @deel https://t.co/8T7o3NZBlJ
Don’t miss this exclusive webinar with Erin Meyer, author of The Culture Map, where she'll share expert strategies for leading diverse teams and driving global collaboration. 🤝✨
Register Now! https://t.co/hRlq6ZTSZe
I had the chance to talk about @deel's product roadmap with @HRTechSeries
The gist:
🦾 More features coming that are guided by AI
💸 An increased focus on compensation management and workforce planning
🧠 We're using AI in ways customers wont believe!
https://t.co/At1fa2f16M
Deel has grown from a cold start to over $800M of revenue in just five years.
But how exactly did they do it? While they may look like a typical Silicon Valley story the truth is that @Bouazizalex and @shuooo have defied many SV conventions in their approach including M&A, no "wedge", and enormous investments in internal tooling/automations.
@justin_kahl and I spoke to leaders across @Deel's business to unpack the tactics and cultural tenets fueling the company, five powerful insights are covered below.
Five powerful principles that we cover in depth 👇
- Vertically integrated product stack
- Infinite product wedges
- Strategic M&A early, and as a core accelerator
- Automations
- "Deel speed"
Thrilled to share that we’ve earned a spot on @Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work 2025! 🎉
This comes straight from the voices of our amazing team. 💬✨ Thank you for making this such a special place to work, grow, and thrive. Here’s to an incredible year ahead!
https://t.co/zeWICk8S76
🚀 Excited to announce @deel White Label & Reseller Programs - allowing companies to fully customize Deel as part of their unique experience. With white label options, you can seamlessly integrate Deel into your brand and workflows. https://t.co/iAfOb9A73t
We’re making hiring easier and safer with our new background checks at @deel . We have an expanded range of customisable checks all within the tool that you hire - no need to switch between tools.
https://t.co/2Wpy6zbSyC
🎉 Proud to introduce the new @Deel app! Fresh UI, improved navigation - managing your team is easier than ever. I’ve had tons of requests for this - hope you all love it!
Introducing our new mobile app and Deel UI. Whether at your desk or on the move, Deel's streamlined navigation, now also on mobile, is designed to make global workforce management smoother and more efficient than ever.
Here’s how to download it 📱👉 https://t.co/6UQktJMxmO