# Maxime Legardez-Coquin

> Maxime Legardez-Coquin is the French co-founder and CEO of MakiPeople, also branded Maki. After building internet businesses internationally, he founded freight technology company Everoad in 2016 and sold it to Sennder in 2020. In 2021 he co-founded Maki with former colleagues Paul-Louis Caylar and Benjamin Chino, initially offering skills assessments and later developing AI agents for hiring. His public LinkedIn profile places him in New York.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at MakiPeople
- **Organizations:** MakiPeople, Everoad, Sennder, Rocket Internet, Foodpanda, Vaniday, Tirendo, GlassesGroupGlobal, Forbes HR Council
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Master in Management; MSc in Corporate Finance, EDHEC Business School
- **Known for:** Founded Everoad in 2016 and sold it to Sennder in 2020., Received EDHEC Entrepreneur of the Year in 2018., Co-founded MakiPeople in 2021; the company announced €6 million seed funding that November.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — EDHEC graduating class of 2011; subsequently developed internet businesses internationally.
- **Before 2016** — Worked on Tirendo in Germany and eyewear e-commerce in Asia; managed Foodpanda in Russia and Brazil and co-founded Vaniday.
- **2016** — Returned to France and founded Convargo, later renamed Everoad, to digitise road freight.
- **2018** — Received the EDHEC Entrepreneur of the Year award for Everoad.
- **2020** — Everoad was acquired by Sennder in June.
- **2021** — Served as Managing Director France at Sennder; co-founded Maki with Paul-Louis Caylar and Benjamin Chino.
- **2025** — Maki announced a €26 million Series A; Legardez outlined a move to New York to build its US presence.
- **2026** — Continues leading Maki; the company announced AI proficiency assessment and a Recruitics voice-screening partnership.

## Achievements

- Founded Everoad in 2016 and sold it to Sennder in 2020.
- Received EDHEC Entrepreneur of the Year in 2018.
- Co-founded MakiPeople in 2021; the company announced €6 million seed funding that November.
- Led Maki at the time of its €26 million Series A announced in January 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — On June 23, Maki announced a Recruitics partnership to integrate AI voice screening into its AdaptiveApply pre-application experience.
- **2026-04** — On April 3, Maki announced AI proficiency assessment inside Shiro and Mochi.
- **2025-07** — Appeared on The Josh Bersin Company podcast discussing recruitment and AI agents.
- **2025-01** — Maki announced €26 million Series A funding led by Blossom Capital; Legardez described plans to establish a US hub in New York.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximelegardez
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/maximelegardez

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Last updated: 2026-10-26