Deel buys deepfake-detection startup Clarity in 15th acquisition as it hits $1.5B in ARR
Tech Funding News Abhinaya Prabhu
Deel acquired Clarity, a Tel Aviv-based deepfake-detection startup, for $45–50 million in its 15th acquisition, as the HR platform announced it surpassed $1.5 billion in annual recurring revenue. Clarity's continuous identity verification technology will integrate into Deel's hiring, onboarding, and IT access systems across the platform. This addresses Gartner's projection that one in four candidate profiles globally will be fraudulent by 2028, embedding trust checks throughout employment rather than only at initial hiring.
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