Case Study: Okara saves $120K and scales faster with Deel

How Okara saved $120K and scaled faster with Deel

Okara, a Singapore-based AI startup, needed a faster way to manage cross-border hiring as it expanded across Asia and planned for the U.S. With contractors in India and Malaysia, its solo founder was spending too much time on contracts, compliance, and dozens of monthly payments. Okara turned to Deel, using its COR product to simplify contractor management.

Deel automated contracts, onboarding, compliance, and payroll for Okara, replacing manual admin with a single monthly payment process and one-day onboarding. The result was major efficiency gains and estimated annual savings of $120,000 to $140,000 versus hiring dedicated HR and operations staff in Singapore. With Deel, Okara can now scale globally without adding administrative overhead.

Okara

Fatima Rizwan

Founder