Bouaziz claims rival Rippling tries to compete through media headlines
Alex Bouaziz · Deel CEO, Alex Bouaziz on Raising $300M+ at a $17BN Valuation · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Oct 20, 2025 · at 3:56
Alex Bouaziz is the co-founder and CEO of HR payroll startup Deel. Host Harry Stebbings asked about Deel's high-profile litigation with competitor Rippling.
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“I think it's unfortunate that the way they're trying to compete is through media and through headlines and things like that.”
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