CloudFactory - About the company
CloudFactory is a series C company based in Raleigh (United States), founded in 2010 by Mark Sears. It operates as a Provider of AI consulting and platform solutions. CloudFactory has raised $78.1M in funding from FTV Capital and Praxis. The company has 233 active competitors, including 79 funded and 9 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Collibra, Labelbox and InfoBay.
Company Details
Provider of AI consulting and platform solutions. It offers a human-in-the-loop AI data platform that enables companies to develop and sustain reliable AI models by providing high-quality data at scale. The platform provides expertise in data labeling, annotation, and model monitoring services.
- Website
- www.cloudfactory.com/
- Social
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- Durham, North Carolina
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2010
Location
Raleigh, United States
Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$78.1M in 6 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
4th among 233 active competitors
Employee Count
3,969 as on Jul 31, 2026
Legal entities associated with CloudFactory
CloudFactory is associated with 5 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CLOUDFACTORY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED CIN: 10331020 , United Kingdom, Active | Aug 15, 2016 | - | 60 (As on Jun 30, 2023) | |
CLOUD FACTORY LTD CIN: 15273243 , United Kingdom, Active | Nov 09, 2023 | - | - | |
CLOUDFACTORY LTD CIN: 8602871 , United Kingdom, Active | Jul 09, 2013 | - | - | |
CLOUDFACTORY USA LLC CIN: 5363106 , United States, Active | Jul 08, 2013 | - | 40 (As on Dec 31, 2023) | - |
CLOUDFACTORY USA LLC CIN: 331229003 , United States, Active | Dec 26, 999 | - | 24 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
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CloudFactory's funding and investors
CloudFactory has raised a total funding of $78.1M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 26, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Nov 20, 2019 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. CloudFactory has 8 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of CloudFactory:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Nov 20, 2019 | 3740914 | Series C | 7024728 | 7199049 | 6871942 | 9312429 |
May 24, 2017 | 6904443 | Series B | 4458426 | 7594531 | 7475541 | |
Feb 13, 2015 | 3019133 | Series A | 8856459 | 8866257 | 8138174 |
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CloudFactory's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of CloudFactory is Mark Sears.
Here are the details of CloudFactory's key team members:
- Mark Sears: Chairman & Founder of CloudFactory.
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CloudFactory's employee count trend
CloudFactory has 3,969 employees as of Jul 26. Here is CloudFactory's employee count trend over the years:
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CloudFactory's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of CloudFactory include Collibra, Labelbox and InfoBay. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of CloudFactory, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Provider of a platform for data intelligence, governance, and AI management | $596M | 71/100 | ||
2nd | Labelbox 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series D | Provider of software and services for AI data factory operations | $189M | 69/100 | |
3rd | Provider of curated datasets and benchmarks for artificial intelligence model training | $6.34M | 66/100 | ||
4th | CloudFactory 2010, Raleigh (United States), Series C | Provider of AI consulting and platform solutions | $78.1M | 65/100 | |
5th | David AI 2024, San Francisco (United States), Series B | Marketplace for datasets to train AI models | $80.5M | 65/100 | |
6th |  Defined Crowd 2015, Seattle (United States), Series B | Provider of AI training data and solutions for machine learning | $69.9M | 62/100 | |
7th | Provider of an AI annotation and management platform | $50M | 62/100 | ||
8th | Protege 2024, New York City (United States), Series A | Provider of platform that connects data holders and model builders | $65M | 62/100 | |
9th | Provider of an agentic platform for data quality and data governance | $150M | 60/100 | ||
10th | Toloka Ai 2014, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series C | Provider of AI data and human-in-the-loop training platform | $72M | 59/100 |
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CloudFactory's Investments and acquisitions
CloudFactory has acquired 3 companies including Hasty, Humanoid and SpeakerText. CloudFactory has not made any investments as of now.Here is the list of its acquisitions:
Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 08, 2022 | Acquisition | 2018 | Berlin (Germany) | |
Oct 2012 | Acquisition | 2011 | San Francisco (United States) | |
Oct 2012 | Acquisition | New York City (United States) |
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Reports related to CloudFactory
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News related to CloudFactory
Filter this listMedia has covered CloudFactory for 1 event in last 1 year, It was about partnerships.
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CloudFactory Appoints Ajai Sharma as Chief Product Technology OfficerBusiness Wire•Jul 30, 2025•CloudFactory, Amazon Web Services
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Cloudfactory strengthens management team with three appointments at management levelBusiness Wire•Jul 23, 2024•CloudFactory
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Cloud Factory Technology Holdings Limited’s Global OfferingGlobal Legal Chronicle•Jun 19, 2024•CloudFactory, King & Wood Mallesons
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CloudFactory Appoints Kevin Johnston as CEO, Mark Sears Transitions to Executive ChairmanBusiness Wire•Jan 09, 2024•CloudFactory, AgileThought
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CloudFactory Introduces Accelerated Annotation, a New Vision AI ProductBusiness Wire•Jan 19, 2023•CloudFactory
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Email signature specialist adds European distributorsIT Europa•Dec 01, 2022•Exclaimer, Copaco, CloudFactory
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Reading’s CloudFactory acquires machine learning platform HastyThe Business Magazine•Oct 03, 2022•CloudFactory, Hasty
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