Humans in the Loop
Data vendor, HQ Bulgaria, founded 2017. Sofia social enterprise (for-profit company plus foundation) that trains and employs conflict-affected people, including refugees, for computer vision annotation including video and 3D work.
Open in the directory →Data it collects
3D annotation
Workers in
Afghanistan
Bulgaria
Dem. Rep. Congo
Iraq
Kenya
Lebanon
Moldova
Syria
Turkey
Ukraine
YemenScale
- 1,000+ people employed, 100 AI companies served, 12 countries (2026)
- 168 active annotators across partner locations; EUR 238.7K distributed to annotators (2025)
- 39% of those employed are refugees (2026-10-05)
Pay
- Minimum EUR 4.80/hour; average EUR 1,421 earned per active annotator in 2025 (company impact report).
Sources
168 active annotators across all partner locations
humansintheloop.org ↗ Company claim 2025€4.80/hour
humansintheloop.org ↗ Company claim 2025€1,421 per active annotator in 2025
humansintheloop.org ↗ Company claim 2025Bulgaria, Syria/Turkey, Lebanon, Kenya, and Afghanistan
humansintheloop.org ↗ Company claim 2025Thirty-nine percent of those employed by Humans in the Loop are refugees
rightscolab.org ↗ Secondary 2026-10-05Syria, Iraq, Bulgaria, Turkey, Lebanon, and Afghanistan
rightscolab.org ↗ Secondary 2026-10-05Imagine a robot is out on the streets somewhere
ioplus.nl ↗ Secondary 2022-12-20Founded in Sofia, Bulgaria, partnering with local NGOs to connect displaced communities to remote annotation work.
humansintheloop.org ↗ Company claim 2026Expanded the work of our Foundation to Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Turkey and Yemen.
humansintheloop.org ↗ Company claim 2026Grew to 12 countries including Ukraine, Moldova, Kenya, and the DRC. Passed 1,000 people employed and 100 AI companies served.
humansintheloop.org ↗ Company claim 2026
Every row links to its source, and hovering a link shows the quote it rests on. Research compiled 2026-10-05. Method