Alex Bouaziz
About Alex Bouaziz
Alex Bouaziz is co-founder and CEO of Deel, a global payroll, HR and compliance platform. Deel's own site says he founded it in 2019 with Shuo Wang. He grew up in Paris, graduated from Technion, and holds a master's in Civil and Environmental Engineering from MIT. Forbes named him to its 30 Under 30 Finance list in 2020.
Crunchbase says he co-founded several technology ventures before Deel, in both consumer and B2B, and that this work exposed him to cross-border hiring and compliance problems. Deel's site also says he co-founded the investment fund Sarona Ventures before Deel.
Crunchbase lists his location as Tel Aviv, and Deel's blog says he lives there and also spends time in Paris.
Crunchbase lists 28 personal investments, and PitchBook lists 34 investments and 8 exits. Tracxn and NFX Signal give other counts, so treat these numbers as approximate. Crunchbase says his early-stage investments include Ramp, Kalshi and ClickHouse. It does not give investment years for them.
He is also a founding partner at Sarona Ventures. Crunchbase describes Sarona as the evolution of the venture arm of the Bouaziz single family office. It says the firm is based in Tel Aviv and invests in AI-driven enterprise software, looking for founding teams with strong execution.
On the Lounge deals desk, he appears in three AI rounds in 2026: Realm (Seed, $4.5M, April), Leadbay (Seed, $4.3M, May) and Miracly (Pre-seed, $2M, October). Other databases list slightly different round sizes for Realm and Leadbay.
Miracly is a Stockholm-based AI marketing platform. Press coverage of its launch named him among its angel investors, alongside Stefan Lindeberg of Creandum. Beenext Ventures and Lotus led that round.
His X account shows he also works with AI tools inside Deel. Posts there describe Akai, an internal automation tool Deel launched publicly, and a test of TypeSafe's Jev model against frontier LLMs.
The Lounge deals are Pre-seed and Seed rounds. NFX Signal lists him as a Sarona Ventures partner with a $100K to $5.0M investment range and a $1.5M sweet spot. It also lists a $20M fund size. That is a third-party listing, not a statement from him, so confirm it with him directly. NFX ranks him in HR tech at Seed and Series A and among Israel-based angels.
Sarona's stated scope is enterprise software built around AI. I found no public statement from him personally on what he looks for in a pitch.
- Realm: Seed round of $4.5M, April 2026 (per Lounge deals desk).
- Leadbay: Seed round of $4.3M, May 2026 (per Lounge deals desk).
- Miracly: Stockholm AI marketing platform, $2M pre-seed, October 2026.
- Ramp, Kalshi, ClickHouse: early-stage investments listed on his Crunchbase profile, with no dates given.
Investing activity
Alex Bouaziz appears in 3 AI deals tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round size of $4M and the largest at $5M. The most recent are Miracly (Pre-seed, $2M, Oct 2026), Leadbay (Seed, $4.3M, May 2026) and Realm (Seed, $4.5M, Apr 2026).
Alex Bouaziz most often invests alongside Lotus Holdings (莲花控股), BEENEXT, Hedda Baverud Olsson and Stefan Lindeberg, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Alex Bouaziz
Who is Alex Bouaziz?
He is co-founder and CEO of Deel, a global payroll and HR platform founded in 2019. He is also a founding partner at Sarona Ventures and an active angel investor.
What AI startups has Alex Bouaziz invested in?
The Lounge deals desk lists Realm (Seed, $4.5M, April 2026), Leadbay (Seed, $4.3M, May 2026) and Miracly (Pre-seed, $2M, October 2026). Press coverage of Miracly's launch confirms his participation in that round.
What check size does Alex Bouaziz write?
He has not stated a check size publicly. NFX Signal lists a $100K to $5.0M range with a $1.5M sweet spot under his Sarona Ventures profile. Treat that as a third-party estimate.
What stage does Alex Bouaziz invest in?
His recent AI deals are Pre-seed and Seed. NFX Signal also ranks him for Series A in HR tech.
What sectors does Alex Bouaziz back?
Sarona Ventures, which he co-founded, focuses on AI-driven enterprise software. His recent angel deals include AI marketing (Miracly) and business software (Realm, Leadbay).
How can founders contact Alex Bouaziz?
He is on LinkedIn and on X as @Bouazizalex. NFX Signal also offers warm introductions to him through its network.
Is Alex Bouaziz an angel investor?
Yes. Alex Bouaziz invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Alex Bouaziz invested in?
Alex Bouaziz's AI investments include Miracly, Leadbay and Realm. The 3 rounds on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Alex Bouaziz invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Alex Bouaziz has invested at Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round of $4M.
Who does Alex Bouaziz co-invest with?
Alex Bouaziz's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Lotus Holdings (莲花控股) (1 deal), BEENEXT (1 deal), Hedda Baverud Olsson (1 deal), Stefan Lindeberg (1 deal) and Parham Benisi (1 deal).