# ModernLoop

> ModernLoop is a San Mateo, California recruiting operations platform that automates interview scheduling and candidate communication for talent teams. Founded in 2020 by former Slack and Facebook product leaders Lydia Han and Christopher Triolo, it syncs with calendars, Slack, Zoom/Google Meet, and every major ATS to coordinate interviews, balance interviewer load, and run branded candidate portals. In 2025 the company expanded into AI with Taylor AI, an always-on AI recruiter that automates phone screens, FAQs, and zero-click scheduling for high-volume hiring.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** San Mateo, California, United States
- **Founders:** Lydia Han (Co-founder & CEO), Christopher Triolo (Co-founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~20 employees (fully remote)
- **Products:** Interview Scheduling, Candidate Experience / Portal, Interviewer Training & Workload Balancing, Scheduling Queues & Zero Click Scheduling, Reporting & Dashboards
- **Notable:** Raised $12.4M total across Seed and Series A rounds led by Accel, Backed by Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield and Zoom CEO Eric Yuan, Y Combinator Winter 2021 cohort

## Products & services

- **Interview Scheduling** — An algorithm that finds available slots across time zones, distinguishes movable meetings from confirmed interviews, and auto-sends invites with interviewer profiles and video links.
- **Candidate Experience / Portal** — Branded candidate portals, availability tracking, email and Slack reminders, and consistent communication across the candidate journey.
- **Interviewer Training & Workload Balancing** — Tracks interview load, balances who interviews when, and recommends training modules to keep panels fair and fresh.
- **Scheduling Queues & Zero Click Scheduling** — Automates interview requests and candidate communication as candidates move ATS stages - no clicks needed.
- **Reporting & Dashboards** — Insights on interview acceptance rates, workload, and recruiting operations performance.
- **Taylor AI** — An always-on, custom AI recruiter that automates phone screens, answers candidate FAQs, and delivers fair, consistent assessments for high-volume and entry-level hiring.

## Achievements

- Raised $12.4M total across Seed and Series A rounds led by Accel
- Backed by Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield and Zoom CEO Eric Yuan
- Y Combinator Winter 2021 cohort
- Reported 500% year-over-year ARR growth
- Launched Taylor AI, an always-on AI recruiter, in 2025
- Customers include Brex, Ramp, Chainalysis, VSCO, and Instacart

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Launched Taylor AI, an always-on AI recruiter for automating phone screens, FAQs, and high-volume hiring.
- **2025-05** — Presented Taylor AI and end-to-end recruiting automation at UNLEASH America 2025.
- **2025-01** — Rolled out Zero Click Scheduling, automating interview requests as candidates move ATS stages.
- **2022-08** — Closed $9M Series A led by Accel with backing from Slack and Zoom CEOs.

## Links

- Website: https://modernloop.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/modernloop
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/modernloop

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Last updated: 2026-06-13