About

Who we are

Humans in the Loop is an award-winning social enterprise founded in 2017 with the vision to connect conflict-affected communities to digital work

Providing opportunity

Witnessing the distress caused to communities by armed conflict and forced displacement, Humans in the Loop was established with the big idea of channeling work opportunities to those who need them the most as an alternative to the reliance on humanitarian aid.

Future of work

We currently have a workforce of more than 250 conflict-affected people who are working to power some of the most exciting applications of AI. They receive specialized ML annotation training and are being prepared to become the professional "humans-in-the-loop" of the near future.

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Our hybrid model

We, Humans in the Loop are a hybrid social enterprise which is comprised of two entities: a for-profit company which provides employment opportunities to our beneficiaries, and a non-profit foundation which offers training programs to upskill them and support them in their career development. Each year, the company donates part of its profit to finance the core activities of the foundation.

Who we are

Team

CEO and Founder Iva Gumnishka

Iva Gumnishka

Chief Executive Officer

COO Tess Valbuena

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Chief Operations Officer

Gavril Gavrilov

Chief Commercial Officer

Ivan Ivanov

Chief Technical Officer

Recognition for our work

Awards

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Winners of MIT SOLVE's Global Challenges

Humans in the Loop is part of Solve’s 2020 class in the field of Good Jobs and Inclusive Entrepreneurship

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Global innovators supported by Expo Live

Humans in the Loop is recognized as a Global Innovator by Expo 2020 Dubai’s Innovation Impact Grant

What defines us

Values

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Opportunity

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Upskilling

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Innovation

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Community

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Excellence