For owners, CFOs and their advisors
Explore what your company’s operating data could be worth.
AI companies have started licensing the internal records of ordinary businesses: project files, support history, years of email. We have direct contacts at the major buyers and track every program’s terms. We tell you plainly whether your company fits, and stay with you until you decide.
Seven quick questions, about a minute. No files or account access required.
- buyer programs we track
- 17
- published payouts, from Scale AI’s low end to Mode’s high end
- $10K–$5M
- micro1’s 12-month buying commitment, announced Oct 9, 2026 The Next Web
- $1B
Payouts are the buyers’ own published ranges, not quotes or promises.
How we work with you
- 1.
See which buyers fit
Seven quick questions show which programs your company matches. Then add your systems and records to a short profile, saved as you go. No files, no logins.
- 2.
We talk for 15 minutes
We go through the programs that fit, their trade-offs and what each would ask of you. You can book the call at any point, even before the profile.
- 3.
You approve each introduction
When a buyer may be a fit, we explain why and tell you whether that buyer pays us. Nothing about your company is shared until you approve that buyer by name.
- 4.
You compare offers and decide
We read the terms with you: price, exclusivity, how long the license runs, deletion and onward use. Whether to proceed is always your decision.
Who’s buying, and what they ask for
From each buyer’s own published criteria.
| Buyer | Company status | Size | Published payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| micro1 | Established companies; separate tier for defunct companies | 30+ full-time employees | $100K–$2M+ in three tiers; typically $150K to over $2M |
| Handshake AI | No published requirement | 20+ full-time employees | $100K to $4M+ |
| Turing | Operating, winding-down and closed companies | No published requirement | A single payment of up to $1M |
| Scale AI | Established operators | 40+ employees preferred | $10K–$1M+ per partnership, scaling with cadence |
| Mode | No published requirement | 6+ for law firms; 10+ for accounting, finance and medical; 30+ for other businesses | $100K–$5M |
| Polyshares | Venture-backed, middle-market and founder-owned companies | No minimum | Typically $100K–$2M |
The market is moving quickly
This market appeared suddenly and is still finding its prices. A company that fits a program this quarter may not fit the next, and offers can change while you wait. We track who is buying and what each wants, so you can move quickly with the facts in front of you.
Turing launches Project Lazarus, buying records from companies that have shut down.
Handshake buys Cleanlab to build evaluations and training environments for AI.
SimpleClosure starts selling closed startups’ data to AI buyers.
Forbes reports shut-down startups licensing old Slack, email and Jira.
micro1 opens a referral program for company data.
Mercor acquires Deeptune, which builds simulated workplaces for training AI agents.
Google wins the auction for Spirit Airlines’ business records; micro1 later files a competing bid.
Mercor’s CEO says more than 300 companies have licensed their data to Mercor.
micro1 commits to a year of buying company data, backed by Citi and Hercules.
Mode opens a program for businesses and nonprofits to license their data.
Mercor’s CEO offers referral bounties for companies that license data.
Centific opens a program to license companies’ records for AI.
The records your business already produced by doing its work
Buyers want years of real working records, the kind that never appeared on a website.
- Bids and change orders
- RFIs and punch lists
- SOPs and playbooks
- Onboarding guides
- Pipeline notes
- Call logs
- Support tickets and resolutions
- Email and chat archives
- CAD drawings
- Code repositories
- Accounting workflows
- Project close-out files
Whether any of it is licensable depends on ownership, contracts, privacy obligations and buyer demand. We go through this with you before anything moves forward.
What decides whether you fit
Buyers weigh five things.
- Depth of history
- Several years of retained records, ideally continuous.
- Desk-based workforce
- Teams whose work happened in documents, tickets, code or specialist software — currently or at peak.
- Breadth of systems
- Records spread across CRM, support, project, document and specialist tools.
- Clear authority
- The company owns or controls the records and someone can authorize a discussion.
- Operating status
- Most programs want operating companies; several also take companies that are winding down or have closed.
Our fees come from participating buyers, and we tell you which buyers pay us before any introduction.
That is a real incentive, so we put it in writing up front. Nothing about your company is shared until you approve that specific, named buyer, and you are always free to approach any buyer directly.
Questions
Something else? Book a call first and ask us directly.
Do I need to send files or connect any accounts?
No. The profile asks only descriptive questions about your company and its records. We never ask for passwords, account connections or raw operating data during intake. Any later data review happens directly under terms you agree with a buyer.
Is my company eligible?
It depends on what buyers are currently looking for. Years of records, the number of people who worked at desks, the breadth of systems used and clear authority over the records tend to matter. Answer seven quick questions to see which programs your company may fit.
Can a closed or winding-down company take part?
Potentially, yes. Records from closed or restructuring businesses can still be relevant, provided someone with proper authority over them can approve the discussion. Tell us the situation in your profile.
Who sees my information?
Our team reviews it. We do not share your profile with any buyer until you approve that specific, named buyer. See our privacy notice for the service providers that help us run this site.
Which buyers do you work with?
We have direct contacts at the major buyers and track every program’s published terms; the buyers page lists them. Before any introduction we tell you whether that buyer pays us.
How are you paid?
Participating buyers may pay us a referral fee when an introduction we coordinate leads to an application or a transaction. We disclose this so you can weigh our recommendations with that in mind.
Can I change my mind?
Yes. Submitting a profile doesn’t commit you to anything. You can ask us to stop, withdraw approval for a buyer introduction, or delete your information by emailing us.
Seven quick questions, about a minute. No files, and no commitment.