Our Mission
Work with AI. Hope for Humans.
At BlancAI, we believe that AI should enhance human potential, not replace it. Our mission is to create technology that frees recruiters from repetitive tasks, allowing them to focus on what matters most: building meaningful connections and making impactful hiring decisions.
Our Story

Our CEO presenting at TechCrunch Disrupt
Born From Recruiter Burnout
Before founding BlancAI, our CEO spent years in the trenches as Head of Recruiting. He felt the grind daily—hundreds of open reqs, marathon phone screens, midnight calendar wrangling. He watched talented teammates flame out, candidates lose faith, and businesses miss great hires simply because human capacity hit its limit.
Recruiting had become a hope-draining, burnout-inducing cycle of inefficiency—the exact opposite of what work should be. That frustration lit the spark for BlancAI: if AI could shoulder the routine, recruiters could reclaim their time, creativity, and, most importantly, hope.
BlancAI exists to turn that vision into reality—creating a world where recruiters can focus on the human elements of hiring while AI handles the repetitive tasks that lead to burnout.
Built With HR Leaders in U.S.
BlancAI was born shoulder-to-shoulder with an HR leader at a 3,000-employee HVAC-fan manufacturer in America's Midwest—a team that trusted us to solve the very pain they lived every day. Together we turned endless requisitions, interview backlogs, and late-night scheduling into a smooth flow powered by an AI assistant that feels more like Baymax than a bot.
Today that assistant frees their recruiters to focus on people, not paperwork—making hiring not just faster, but genuinely rewarding.

Working with our partners at Twin City Fan
Meet Our Team
The passionate people behind BlancAI

Keita Kevin Noritoshi
Co-founder & CEO
Former Head of Recruiting with extensive experience in talent acquisition across tech and manufacturing industries.

Hiromu Yakura
Co-founder & CTO
Researcher with a background in voice AI and machine learning, with PhD Fellowships from Google and Microsoft.
Our Advisors
Guided by experienced HR leaders from America's top blue-collar employers

Elliott Forsythe
Vice President, Human Resources
Saia
Leading HR strategy and talent acquisition for one of America's largest logistics and transportation companies.

Matthew Dillon
Director of HR
Twin City Fan
Overseeing workforce development and recruitment for a leading manufacturer with 3,000+ employees across the Midwest.

Henry Beards
Former Director of HR
UPS
Pioneered innovative hiring practices for one of the world's largest employers of skilled labor and logistics professionals.