CloudFactory

Data vendor, HQ United Kingdom, founded 2010. Nepal-founded managed workforce with Kenya operations; markets an 'Embodied AI' line covering robotics and AV perception, with 3D LiDAR, thermal and RGB sensor-fusion labeling and HD mapping for sidewalk robots.

Data it collects

Workers in

KenyaNepal

Known buyers

Scale

• 325 full-time staff and 4,000+ outsourced workers (2019) (2023-07-31)
• 700+ clients (2026)
• Has helped over 700 clients develop datasets (company page) (2026-10-05 (accessed; page undated))

Sources

• In 2010, CloudFactory was founded in Nepalcloudfactory.com ↗ Company claim 2026-10-05 (accessed; page undated)
• We’ve now helped over 700 clients develop high-quality datasetscloudfactory.com ↗ Company claim 2026-10-05 (accessed; page undated)
• CloudFactory Opens Global Headquarters in U.K., Appoints New CTO to Lead Tech Innovation - June 12, 2018cloudfactory.com ↗ Company claim 2018-06-12
• CloudFactory Receives $2 Million Investment from The Rockefeller Foundation to Tap Skilled Kenya Workforce - Feb. 13, 2015cloudfactory.com ↗ Company claim 2015-02-13
• Charles Bundi Kenya Working at CloudFactory for the past two years has been an enriching experience.cloudfactory.com ↗ Company claim 2026-10-05 (accessed; page undated)
• CloudFactory supports Embodied AI innovators — from robotics and AVs to agtech, geospatial, and morecloudfactory.com ↗ Company claim 2026-10-05 (accessed; page undated)
• We clean, structure, and annotate complex sensor streams, including video, lidar, and telemetry.cloudfactory.com ↗ Company claim 2026-10-05 (accessed; page undated)
• We partnered with a leader in sidewalk robotics to orchestrate complex 3D, 2D, and HD Mapping workstreams into a single, continuous data flywheel.cloudfactory.com ↗ Company claim 2026-10-05 (accessed; page undated)
• added prominent clients like Ibotta and Luminarrestofworld.org ↗ Major outlet 2023-07-31
• The company announced it was cutting 12% of its workforce, said one report, including the staff in Kenya.restofworld.org ↗ Major outlet 2023-07-31

Every row links to its source, and hovering a link shows the quote it rests on. Research compiled 2026-10-05. Method