Maki People

Overview

Maki People is a Paris-based French applied-AI company providing enterprise recruitment software. Its platform uses named AI agents to automate or support early and intermediate hiring workflows, including candidate screening, skills assessment, conversational interviewing, scheduling, and recruiter assistance.

The company positions the product as an enterprise hiring platform that integrates with existing recruitment processes rather than replacing the applicant-tracking system. Its customer references include Nespresso France and Capgemini, and its pricing is usage-based, calculated through credits for candidate interactions and activated agents rather than published fixed license tiers.

History

Maki People is operated by LLC Technologies, a French simplified joint-stock company registered under SIREN 899 882 989. The company was co-founded by Benjamin Chino and Paul Louis Caylar; Chino’s professional profile dates Maki People’s founding period to 2021. It developed from skills-based candidate screening into a broader AI recruitment platform covering screening, assessment, interviewing, scheduling, and recruiter support. Public customer references include Nespresso France and Capgemini.

Product Lines

Manufacturing

Maki People is a software company rather than a physical-goods manufacturer. Its AI recruitment platform is developed and operated by LLC Technologies in France; public sources do not specify the underlying hosting or engineering locations.

Notable Products

• Shiro - AI screening agent that evaluates candidates against role-relevant skills and competencies.
• Ken - AI assessment agent for cognitive, behavioral, and technical evaluations.
• Mochi - Conversational interview agent available through browser and phone interactions.
• Kumi - Recruiter-support agent for interview assistance, workflow support, and hiring data insights.
• Tomo - Live-interview copilot associated with interview structuring and transcript analysis.

Reputation

Maki People is presented by customers and industry listings as an enterprise-oriented alternative to manual CV screening and conventional early-stage recruitment workflows. Its apparent strengths are breadth of workflow coverage, skills-based evaluation, conversational interviewing, and support for large-volume hiring. Publicly available independent criticism is limited, while the lack of transparent pricing and reliance on AI scoring and interviews may raise concerns about procurement, explainability, bias control, and candidate experience.