At a glance
With an ambitious vision and a highly specialized team across 20 countries, Axelera AI faced the challenge of efficiently managing international hires and contractors in compliance with local regulations. Through Remote’s Employer of Record (EOR) and Contractor Management (CM) solutions, Axelera AI onboarded top-tier talent within days instead of weeks, enhancing hiring speed, and operational control. Explore how Remote has fueled Axelera AI’s growth by streamlining HR processes, ensuring compliance, and fostering seamless collaboration, equipping Axelera AI with the agility to drive its AI technology innovations forward.
HQ
Netherlands
Founded
2021
Funding
Series B
Industry
AI
Hiring
Globally
Products
EOR & CM
Introduction
Scaling faster than competitors
Inspiring investor confidence
Leveraging contractor expertise
Ensuring seamless collaboration
Preparing for the future
Introduction
Axelera AI is a leading force in the AI sector, specializing in advanced AI hardware acceleration technology for AI inference tasks, including computer vision and generative AI. Its flagship product, the Metis™ AI platform, offers unparalleled performance and power efficiency in Edge AI inference at a fraction of the cost of other solutions.
As an innovator in Gen AI and computer vision, Axelera AI requires the knowledge, support, and expertise of the world’s foremost AI experts — wherever they are based.
For Meghna Singh, the company’s VP of People, the opportunity in this space is huge. “We are a young, ambitious company and we believe our technology is better than anything else on the market,” she says. “But if we’re to translate that into the best platform for our customers, we need the best talent — irrespective of location.”
Scaling faster than competitors
Headquartered in the AI Innovation Center of the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, Axelera AI brings together a global team of scientific advisors, engineers, researchers, developers, and business experts, where their core focus is to accelerate computer vision and natural language processing AI workloads. For Meghna Singh, the company’s VP of People, the opportunity in this space is huge.
“We are a young, ambitious company and we believe our technology is better than anything else on the market. If we’re to translate that into the best platform for our customers, we need the best talent — irrespective of location.”
Although Axelera AI has offices in multiple European countries, the flexibility to hire globally — at speed — is key. Remote’s employer of record (EOR) and Contractor Management solutions enable the company to onboard new talent in a matter of days, with Meghna stating that around 20% of Axelera AI’s workforce is hired with the help of Remote.
“Remote is a great partner to help us scale at speed. Once we find the right people, we’re not constrained by the time it takes setting up a new entity. It enables us to secure the people we need to bring our product to market faster than our competitors.”
During onboarding, Remote’s platform automates manual tasks and hiring managers have full visibility of the process. Then, once onboarding is complete, managers can approve time off and expense requests, process job description and compensation changes, and support relocation requests.
“We’re a small HR team and we absolutely love the speed and efficiency that we have with Remote,” says Meghna. “We love the platform itself, as well as the partnership we have with our account team. They’re fast, proactive, and always solution-oriented.”
Inspiring investor confidence
The partnership also helps to support investor confidence, which is crucial for a Series B-funded company.
“Investors 100% look for talent density,” says Meghna. “They also want to know that we’re fully compliant, which Remote helps ensure is accomplished.”
This robust, compliance-focused culture also minimizes the risk of legal complications and reputational harm in the future.”
Remote fully owns all its legal entities around the globe, and its in-country labor law experts ensure everything is locally compliant. Crucially, for a trailblazer like Axelera AI, Remote’s ironclad intellectual property (IP) protection also ensures that the company always retains full ownership of its IP and invention rights.
“We highly recommend partnering with Remote. You will sleep better at night knowing you won't have to worry about compliance.”
“Remote undoubtedly makes our lives easier,” says Meghna. “Although we hire globally, we don’t have to worry about all the intricacies of each country’s labor laws. Remote supports us, giving us greater peace of mind.”
Leveraging contractor expertise
Axelera AI also uses Remote’s Contractor Management platform to manage its international contractors. This solution significantly streamlines the invoicing process (including one-click payments in multiple currencies), and makes it quick and easy to draft localized contractor agreements.
“We have a number of independent contractors based in the EU,” Meghna explains. “Having everything on one platform simplifies our processes, and we know we are in full compliance with local labor laws.”
Ensuring seamless collaboration
The Axelera AI team is made up of 30 nationalities across 20 countries, and successful collaboration is vital for the business.
“Our people are truly the driving force behind our mission and vision,” says Meghna. “We are a multicultural team and that definitely makes us richer in terms of our company culture and the platform we’re building.”
Karolina Krawczyk, the company’s People Operations Specialist, agrees.
“It’s amazing that we have so many different nationalities within our organization and are operational in numerous countries that we are working in,” she says. “Regardless of who is employed with us, directly or through Remote, we are one team working toward the same goal.”
This sense of partnership is also evident between Axelera AI’s people team and Remote’s account and customer success teams. “I love the collaboration with Remote,” adds Camille Thorailler, People and Culture Manager at Axelera AI. “The response times for my questions are really fast; it’s a relationship we really trust.”
“Every small HR team that wants to hire globally should partner with Remote. We love the solution-oriented mindset combined with their ability to take action quickly.”
Preparing for the future
Although the company’s current workforce is predominantly European, it plans to expand further into global markets — such as the US — in the near future.
“We have recently announced a successful Series B funding round,” Meghna says. “This means a lot of acceleration, and we know Remote will be on hand to help support us.”
In the meantime, Meghna is proud of what Axelera AI has already achieved, and is delighted with Remote’s impact.
“Being able to hire globally and offer great benefits through Remote is a big value proposition for us,” she concludes. “We are a truly multicultural company and I’m looking forward to continuing on this trajectory of growing our incredible team and company.”
“We want a trusted global partner; one who does everything by the book. Remote gives us that confidence.”
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for annual plans
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Zero onboarding or offboarding fees
Compliant equity incentives support including withholding and reporting
Built-in security and compliance
Fast onboarding (average 2-3 days)
Flexible, localized benefits
Contractor Management
Compliantly onboard and pay contractors
$29
per contractor/month
Top features
Only pay for contractors you actively work with
Work with contractors in 200+ countries and territories
Create, edit, and sign tailored, localized contracts
Approve contractor invoices with one click or auto-pay
Transparent payments with complete visibility
Payroll
Consolidate your multi-country payroll
$29
per employee/month
Top features
Support: Personalized assistance with a dedicated team and specialists
Accuracy: Test runs and parallel pay runs before implementation
Compliance: Adhere to local labor laws in every country
Timeliness: Accurate and on-time payroll with labor authority reporting handled
Experience: Seamless payroll with easy access to payslips and expenses