# Jeff Feng

> Jeff Feng is the founder and CEO of Cloudpick, a company applying computer vision and AI to cashierless retail and automated materials management. He founded the business in 2017 and shifted it away from operating its own stores in 2020 toward supplying technology to other retailers. His academic background includes degrees from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a University of California doctorate.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Cloudpick
- **Organizations:** Cloudpick
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Master’s degree in software engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, PhD in computer science, University of California
- **Known for:** Founded Cloudpick in 2017., Cloudpick reported more than 2,000 stores in more than 30 countries at the end of 2024., Received the 2024 Shanghai digital-intelligence integration Leading Pioneer recognition, announced by Cloudpick in February 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Completed a University of California PhD in computer science; subsequently worked on retail computer vision applications for US technology and retail businesses.
- **2017** — Founded Cloudpick.
- **2020** — Closed Cloudpick’s self-operated stores and shifted to supplying unmanned retail solutions to third parties.
- **2021** — Discussed vision sensors and digitizing physical stores in interviews with Sramana Mitra and Retail IT Insights.
- **2023** — Interviewed by Alex Sawaya about AI retail operations and adoption economics.
- **2025** — Discussed expansion into warehouses and potential applications in shopping carts, baskets and robotics.

## Achievements

- Founded Cloudpick in 2017.
- Cloudpick reported more than 2,000 stores in more than 30 countries at the end of 2024.
- Received the 2024 Shanghai digital-intelligence integration Leading Pioneer recognition, announced by Cloudpick in February 2025.
- Received an annual AI leadership award at the second AI Zhuozhi Awards ceremony on April 29, 2025, according to Cloudpick.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — His public LinkedIn activity included reposting Cloudpick’s invitation to TOMORROW.CITY Shanghai, scheduled for September 22-24, alongside demonstrations of campus retail and materials-management workflows.
- **2025-09** — Discussed Cloudpick’s 2020 business-model shift, overseas expansion, warehouses and future cart-and-basket automation in a Yicai interview.
- **2025-04** — Received an AI leadership award at the second AI Zhuozhi Awards ceremony, according to a company announcement published in June 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cloudpick.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-feng-9b0b09282/

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Last updated: 2026-10-16