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March 8, 2025

Say Hi to Mochi

Hiring is broken. We fixed the first screen.

In hiring, timing is everything.

But when recruiters are buried under thousands of applications, delays are inevitable. Great candidates wait days, or hear nothing at all. Teams burn out chasing no-shows. And the best talent moves on.

At Maki, we built something better.

Introducing Mochi, our fully autonomous Voice AI Agent, designed to screen candidates in minutes through natural, adaptive phone conversations.

It speaks. It listens. It evaluates. It answers. It learns.

All in real time. At scale. So your team can focus on what only humans can do.

We’re not replacing recruiters. We’re giving them superpowers.

Let’s be clear: Mochi isn’t here to replace humans, it’s here to free them.

Screening thousands of candidates is not a good use of anyone’s talent—not yours, not your team’s.

Mochi automates the repetitive, high-volume, low-value part of the process, so your recruiters can focus on what actually moves the needle: meaningful interviews, team alignment, onboarding, and connection.

We believe HR deserves better than admin work. It deserves more-than-human powers.

Built for volume. Trusted for quality.

If you’re hiring at scale—in retail, logistics, banking, hospitality, aviation, customer service, healthcare, education, or manufacturing—you don’t have time to chase no-shows or read through mountains of CVs.

With Mochi, it’s simple:

  • Candidates get an SMS or WhatsApp message. They reply once they are ready. Seconds later, they’re in a structured, dynamic, voice conversation with your brand.
  • Mochi adapts to tone, phrasing, and pace. It evaluates hundreds of skills—hard and soft—including empathy, collaboration, leadership, cognitive agility, behavioral traits, language proficiency, and basic eligibility criteria. It’s grounded in science and validated for fairness.
  • Strong candidates are routed instantly to the next step. No scheduling. No delays. No guesswork.

Mochi can run millions of conversations per day, 24/7.

Usage is our moat. Data is our edge.

We’re not just building agents. We’re building the world’s most valuable talent intelligence engine.

Every call, response, and outcome feeds a system that learns continuously. It captures what’s always been lost in hiring—tone, tempo, micro-signals, hiring manager comments, gut feeling.

The more Mochi is used, the smarter and more predictive it becomes— tailored to your culture, shaped by your feedback, and evolving with every interaction.

Structured, high-quality, customer-specific data is our competitive edge. It’s what makes Mochi unique—and what makes Maki unstoppable.

Voice is the new signal.

You can fake a résumé. You can cheat a form. But in a live conversation, your real self shows up.

Voice is fast. Authentic. Rich in signal. It’s the closest thing to being there.

Mochi turns that signal into structured, science-backed insight—in real time.

It doesn’t just automate—it understands. It doesn’t forget. It doesn’t miss great talent.

Welcome Mochi

Today marks a big step forward for Maki—and for hiring.

Mochi is:

  • Scalable — millions of conversations per day, any time, anywhere
  • Rooted in science — built for fairness, accuracy, and transparency
  • Adaptable — speaks in your tone, reflects your values, grows with your needs

Mochi gives recruiters superpowers— so they can focus on what really matters: connecting with people, not chasing processes.

Say hi to Mochi. It’s hiring, reimagined.