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Tired: Weeks lost to scheduling and repetitive 1st round phone calls.

Wired: An On-demand 1st Round that moves you straight to the final stage.

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The 1st Round Interview is Broken.

AI-generated resumes have turned applicant signals into noise. Aplaix restores the human element immediately.

45min Lost / Call

Repeating introductory questions is a drain on your most valuable team members.

The Scheduling Trap

The "calendar dance" adds 5–7 days of unnecessary friction to every single hire.

The AI-Resumé Wall

Polished papers hide the person. Aplaix restores the human element immediately.

Meet Aplaix.

Aplaix replaces the scheduling nightmare and drawn-out phone calls with short candidate-recorded videos. In just two minutes, you'll know if someone is worth your time.

🎥 Video Pre-Screens

See candidates' communication style instantly

🔍 Structured Insights

AI-powered notes for fast comparisons

🤝 Collaboration

Share clips with hiring managers to align quickly

Interview 10 candidates in 20 minutes instead of 8 hours.

Traditional Cycle

📅 3-5 days of email back-and-forth
📞 45 mins per introductory call
🗒 Manual note-taking & context loss

The Aplaix Workflow

⚡ Instant On-demand 1st Rounds
✅ 2 mins to decide per applicant
🚀 22x faster time-to-hire

Simple, scalable pricing.

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$99/mo

✅ 3 Active Job Openings
✅ Unlimited 1st Rounds
✅ AI Interview Summaries

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$224.99/mo

✅ 10 Active Job Openings
✅ Unlimited 1st Rounds
✅ Priority Support

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Custom

✅ Unlimited Active Roles
✅ Custom ATS Integrations
✅ Account Manager

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The 1st Round Interview, Rebuilt for the AI Age.

Founded by engineering leaders from Riot Games, Activision, and EA, Aplaix brings together serial entrepreneurs with nearly $400M in exits and 15+ years of AI expertise. We've seen how AI-generated noise broke recruiting—and we're fixing it.

Meet the Team

Babak Bayegi

Technical Co-Founder & CEO

Babak is a 20+ year engineering leader who has built and scaled products for early-stage startups as well as Activision, Riot Games, Electronic Arts, and Live Nation. He specializes in taking products from 0→1 and architecting high-scale systems. At Aplaix, he brings deep technical expertise and a product-first mindset to reimagining how teams identify genuine talent.

Octavio Herrera

Co-Founder

Serial entrepreneur with a 25-year track record of starting market-defining software businesses. Two previous exits totalling nearly $400M. Deep expertise in business development and start-up operational leadership.

Randy Saaf

Co-Founder

Serial entrepreneur with a 25-year track record of starting market-defining software businesses. Two previous exits totalling nearly $400M. Deep expertise in start-up operational leadership and category-defining new product development.

Fazri Zubair

Co-Founder

Seasoned software engineer and technology leader specializing in emerging technologies and large-scale deployments. Over 15 years of experience in AI, machine learning and large-scale application development. Has led the development of over 31 SKUs across multiple platforms, including five featured iOS apps, four featured Google Play apps, and a #2 ranked VR title.

Press Releases

December 16, 2025

Aplaix Launches AI-Powered Hiring Platform to Automate First-Round Interviews

Aplaix is the AI interview automation platform that reduces recruiter workload and accelerates time-to-hire.

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Insights on hiring, AI, and building better teams

December, 26 2025

Why Resume-Based Hiring Produces Worse Outcomes — and How Early Conversations Change the Math

Resume-based hiring breaks down at scale. This essay explores why resumes produce poor outcomes and how earlier, structured conversations change the math for recruiters and candidates.