# MakiPeople

> MakiPeople, branded as Maki, is a Paris-headquartered enterprise hiring software company that combines skills assessments, conversational AI screening, interview scheduling and interview support. Its products integrate with existing recruiting systems and provide structured evidence for human hiring decisions.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Paris, France
- **Founders:** Maxime Legardez-Coquin (Co-founder & CEO), Paul-Louis Caylar (Co-founder & COO), Benjamin Chino (Co-founder & CPO)
- **Products:** Shiro, Mochi, Ken, Kumi, Tomo
- **Notable:** Raised a $28.6 million Series A in January 2025., Forvis Mazars French early-career pilot: Maki reports 60% less manual screening time and 96% completion among assessment starters., Nespresso case study: Maki reports hiring time falling from 27 to 20 days.

## Products & services

- **Shiro** — Short, standardized skills screening, usually 10-15 minutes, with ATS-triggered delivery and results.
- **Mochi** — Conversational screening by browser or telephone, with adaptive follow-up questions and structured scoring.
- **Ken** — Deeper cognitive, technical, behavioral and leadership assessments; sold as an add-on to Shiro.
- **Kumi** — Interview scheduling with Google and Outlook calendar integration and candidate self-booking.
- **Tomo** — Live interview co-pilot with role-based plans, recording, transcription, evidence-linked reports and ATS synchronization.

## Achievements

- Raised a $28.6 million Series A in January 2025.
- Forvis Mazars French early-career pilot: Maki reports 60% less manual screening time and 96% completion among assessment starters.
- Nespresso case study: Maki reports hiring time falling from 27 to 20 days.
- Public security page reports ISO 27001 certification and March 2026 independent bias audits of Mochi and Shiro by Holistic AI.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Published Tomo introduction describing its live interview co-pilot and evidence-based interview reports.
- **2026-06** — Announced Recruitics partnership to bring voice screening into AdaptiveApply before applications reach an ATS.
- **2026-04** — Announced Hudson Talent Solutions partnership for global RPO delivery.
- **2026-03** — Security page dates independent Holistic AI bias audits of Mochi and Shiro to March 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://www.makipeople.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/makipeople/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Maki_People
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@makipeople2375
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maki_people/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/makipeople/

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Last updated: 2026-10-03