Maki Raised $28.6M Series A to Redefine HR with Conversational AI Agents
Summary
Maki, the conversational AI agent transforming talent acquisition, has announced the successful closing of its $28.6 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Blossom Capital, with participation from DST Global and existing investors Frst, GFC, and Picus Capital.In 2024, Maki experienced over 300% growth, driven by large-scale contracts with Fortune 500 companies such as H&M, BNP Paribas, PwC, Deloitte, FIFA, Abercrombie, and Capgemini. These organizations rely on Maki to solve critical talent acquisition and management challenges, including streamlining workflows, enhancing candidate experience, accelerating time-to-hire, and reducing employee turnover. Makis agents have been rolled out in 50+ markets globally, delivering 80% automation of screening and interviewing processes, a 3x reduction in time-to-hire, and a 20% reduction in turnover, translating into millions of dollars in efficiency gains.Read More on Hrtech : HRTech Interview with Kristin Cabot, Chief People Officer at AstronomerOur mission is to give human resources more-than-human powers, as we believe the future lies in a powerful mix of human ingenuity and AI-driven intelligence. By expanding to New York City, were doubling down on this opportunity to help enterprises redefine how they hire and manage talent, Maxime Legardez explained.From the moment we met Max and the Maki team, we were impressed by their vision, the strength of the product, and the outstanding metrics theyve achieved in such a short time, said Ophelia Brown, Partner at Blossom Capital.