LinkedIn is a business and employment-focused social media platform that works through websites and mobile apps. Launched on May 5, 2003, owned by Microsoft. The platform is primarily used for professional networking and career development, and allows job seekers to post their CVs and employers to post jobs. From 2015 most of the company's revenue came from selling access to information about its members to recruiters and sales professionals. Since December 2016, it has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft. As of February 2022, LinkedIn has 830+ million registered members from over 200 countries and territories.

Deel enables businesses to hire anyone, anywhere, in a compliant manner. It takes less than 5 minutes to hire and onboard international employees or contractors, and there's no need to have a local entity. With just one click, you can pay them in more than 120 currencies. Deel was co-founded in 2018 by MIT graduates Alex Bouaziz and Shuo Wang. Deel was already eyeing this pain point when the pandemic hit, which put the startup in a good position to help other companies adapt to dramatic changes in work and employment norms. Alex Bouaziz, CEO of Deel, said: "We founded Deel to help companies solve the problem of hiring people around the world, from Argentina to Zambia.

Headquartered in Singapore, Diversely.io provides bias-free hiring tools and analytics that help businesses reach more diverse candidates quickly, easily and cost-effectively. Their tools increase the reach of a talent search to more under-represented groups by as much as three times, meaning the best candidate for the job is more likely to be discovered. Their users can create their D&I dashboard to access their solutions and help them track and measure the progress as they go. They are available globally no matter the business's size and their solution increases reach to diverse talent groups whilst reducing the time and cost to find the best person for the job. They currently work with businesses like Ogilvy, foodpanda, Deutsche Bank and Dulwich College, all of whom have a focus on decreasing their bias in hiring. Their founders have many years of experience in the D&I and tech space, and they are passionate about making space for under-represented groups in the workplace. Read more at: https://yourstory.com/companies/diverselyio?origin=awards