
Software/Other
Deel

San Francisco, CAFounded 20194,000+ employeesdeel.com
Global hiring and payroll plumbing for international teams.
Deel in the news.
Deel surpasses $1.5B ARR and acquires deepfake-detection startup Clarity
Deel's 15th acquisition came alongside news that it surpassed $1.5 billion in annualized recurring revenue in the first half of 2026, up from $1B in October 2025.
Deel files confidential S-1 at $17.3B valuation ahead of possible IPO
Deel confirmed its $17.3B valuation and IPO preparations, hiring former Intuit executive Joe Kauffman as CFO to support the process.
Deel pursues the $120 billion global field-services market
Deel is expanding beyond payroll and compliance into the massive field-services labor market, building on 37,000+ existing business customers.
Position
PWRL Position
Fair Value
$29.98M1
Allocation
4.28%2
Cost of Investment
$30.22M3
Gross MOIC
0.99×4
ARR
$1.4B+5
Workers Paid
1.5M5
Businesses
37,000+6
- Unaudited fair value of such investments as of June 30, 2026, in accordance with the Fund's valuation policies and procedures.
- Allocation is calculated based on the Portfolio Company's fair value as a percentage of the Fund's net assets as of June 30, 2026.
- Cost basis includes investment cost and transaction expenses and excludes fund-level management fees and operating expenses.
- Gross MOIC is calculated as the fair value of the Fund’s position divided by its cost basis as of June 30, 2026 (unaudited). Gross MOIC is a single-position, gross-of-fees measure and is not comparable to the Fund’s net NAV/share return, which reflects all fund-level fees and expenses, realized positions, and cash. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
- Sacra, 'Deel Revenue, Funding & News' (Feb. 2026 update).
- PYMNTS.com, 'HR Platform Deel Pursues $120 Billion Field Services Market,' Jun. 16, 2026.
Why it sits in PWRL.
Deel helps companies legally hire and pay employees in almost any country from a single platform. As work continue to go remote and global, Deel has become the plumbing that makes international teams possible.
- Company operating data is sourced from internal investment memoranda and may include estimates and forward-looking information.