Buyer directory
Who buys company data for AI: every program compared
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The short answer
The companies that buy company data for AI fall into four groups: buyer programs that pay you directly (micro1, Mercor, Handshake AI, Nyne, Mode and others), brokers and marketplaces that resell to buyers (Pewter, Endless, Troveo, HUMXN), wind-down services for closing companies (SimpleClosure, Sunset), and seller-side advisors. We track 21 programs in all.
Most want 20 to 30+ employees and 3+ years of records. Advertised pay runs from six figures to several million dollars, and none of it is a guarantee. 9 of the 21 sites were registered in 2026, so check each one before you share anything.
How we built this list
What is included. Any company that publishes a way for an established business to sell or license its own records for AI training, or to be represented in doing so, and that we could verify on the company's own site. Apps that buy data from individuals, and marketplaces that pay experts by the hour, are left out. Programs we have seen mentioned but could not verify are left out until we can.
How we verify. Every fact comes from the program's own pages and links to them. Where we rely on press coverage, a regulatory filing or a third-party tracker, the link says so. All terms were last checked on October 15, 2026, and each fact sheet shows its own checked date.
Newer sites. Where a company's website was registered in 2026, we show the domain creation date from public WHOIS records. A new site is not a problem in itself. It means there is no track record to look at yet.
Order. Programs are grouped by type. Within each group, programs with a longer public record come first. Order is not a ranking and is never influenced by referral fees.
Companies that buy data for AI training: all 21 programs
The table scrolls sideways on a phone. Program names link to our full profile where we have one, and to the company's own site otherwise.
| Program | Type | Who qualifies | Advertised pay to the business | Referral terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| micro1 | Buyer program | 30+ employees, operationally mature, English. US first, then the UK and Canada. Its operating-company form describes 30 to 200 employees. A separate defunct-company form asks for 50+ employees at peak. (source: micro1, data partnerships, micro1 operating-company form, micro1 defunct-company form) | Advertised tiers of $100K+ for a qualified partnership, $500K+ for large or multi-team datasets, and $1M+ for highly unique data. The referral page says $100K to $2M+ for approved data packages. (source: micro1, data partnerships, micro1, company referral) | Up to $50,000 per company that signs, no cap on the number of referrals. The terms default to 7.5% of the license price where no amount is posted. Workflow deals pay after the company reaches a minimum revenue threshold; corpus deals pay after micro1 accepts the data. The amount was up to $25,000 at launch in June 2026. (source: micro1, company referral, micro1 referral terms (updated Oct 14, 2026), micro1 forum, referral program launch (Jun 16, 2026)) |
| Mercor | Buyer program | No headcount, years or geography published. Companies check eligibility through a qualification form. (source: Mercor, Monetize your data) | No range published. Price is based on data volume, the number of tools connected, and depth. No upfront costs, setup fees or deductions. (source: Mercor, Monetize your data) | A "refer a company" bonus with no published amount, paid when the referred company goes live and starts earning. A third-party tracker recorded "up to $100K per referral" on the page in July 2026; that figure was gone by September. (source: Mercor, Monetize your data, UsagePricing tracker of Mercor's page) |
| Handshake AI | Buyer program | 20+ full-time employees and 3+ years in operation. The estimator asks for country (USA, Canada, Europe, other). (source: Handshake AI, license your data, Handshake AI, data partnerships) | "Partnerships can range from $100K to $4M+ depending on the data shared." Its estimator example for 100 employees and 10 years in the US shows $383,083 to $896,969 and says it is not an offer. (source: Handshake AI, data partnerships) | $10,000 flat per referred company, paid when the company's deal closes. (source: Handshake AI, refer a company) |
| Nyne | Buyer program | 20+ full-time US W-2 employees and 3+ years in business, described as a starting point. (source: Nyne, sell company data) | "Commonly $100K or more." Nyne says it will beat a qualifying written offer from another buyer; estimates and "up to" quotes don't qualify. (source: Nyne, sell company data, Nyne, compare data licensing offers) | No referral program published. (source: Nyne, sell company data) |
| Mode (BizBuyData) | Buyer programSite registered September 29, 2026 (bizbuydata.com) | Most businesses need 20+ full-time US office employees. Accounting firms qualify at 10+ and law firms at 6+. (source: Mode, data program, BizBuyData, $50K referral) | $100K to $5M advertised. Its calculator is labeled indicative only. (source: Mode, data program) | For US referrals, the greater of $50,000 or 6% of license fees actually paid, for the first five qualified deals, plus a second-level bonus. Non-US referrals earn 6% with no minimum. (source: BizBuyData, $50K referral) |
| Pewter | BrokerSite registered October 10, 2026 | 20+ full-time staff now or at peak, 3+ years of records, US-based, working mainly in English. Operating, downsizing and closed firms qualify. (source: Pewter) | An estimator example of $385K to $895K for a 100-person, 10-year firm, labeled an illustration based on its partner's payout model. (source: Pewter) | 10% of what the introduced business is paid, capped at $100,000 per business, paid within 30 days after the business is paid. The first partner to register a business gets credit for 12 months. (source: Pewter partners, Pewter partner terms) |
| HUMXN Research Labs | MarketplaceSite registered October 4, 2026 | No hard minimum on size or history; longer history is valued more. Sellers must show they own the data and can license it. (source: HUMXN, sell company data) | Paid per license. The release describes payouts of "many times" six figures for some companies. (source: Yahoo Finance, Oct 13, 2026) | 10% of the deal, capped at $100,000 per deal, paid within 30 days of close. (source: HUMXN partners) |
| Endless | BrokerSite registered September 28, 2026 | About 30+ employees, several years of history, English. US, UK and Canada first. (source: Endless) | "Get up to $4M." A fixed sum is agreed before any data is shared. (source: Endless) | No referral program published. (source: Endless) |
| Troveo | Marketplace | No fixed minimum published. Value scales with systems, team size and years of history. (source: Troveo, business data) | Revenue share on every sale. "Typical full-company deals start at six figures." It reports $20M+ paid to licensors across all categories. (source: Troveo, business data) | An affiliate agreement pays a percentage of net license fees; its tiers are written for video hours. (source: Troveo affiliate agreement) |
| Turing (Project Lazarus) | Buyer program | Operating or winding-down companies. Codebases need 50K+ lines of code. (source: aitrainer.work summary of Project Lazarus) | Up to $1M in one payment; standalone codebases $10K to $100K+. (source: aitrainer.work summary of Project Lazarus) | No referral program found. (source: Turing, Project Lazarus) |
| Centific | Buyer program | Not published. (source: Centific, enterprise data) | No figures published. No fees; first accepted contribution in 6 to 10 weeks, with an optional quarterly refresh. (source: Centific, enterprise data) | No referral program found. (source: Centific, enterprise data) |
| Polyshares | Buyer program | "Any business with real operating history, in any sector." No headcount, years or geography minimum is published; it says the length and texture of the record matter more than headcount or revenue. (source: Polyshares) | "$100K to $2M+." It says deals typically land between $100K and $2M and run higher for large or long records. Its site shows an example offer card for $640,000. (source: Polyshares) | No referral terms published. (source: Polyshares) |
| Anthroly | Buyer program | Companies headquartered and operating in the United States only. No size minimum published. Data held on behalf of your own clients is out of scope unless you have the right to license it. (source: Anthroly) | No range published. Every record is priced individually after Anthroly reads a de-identified sample. (source: Anthroly) | No referral program published. (source: Anthroly) |
| SimpleClosure (AssetHub) | Wind-down service | Startups winding down; opened to operating companies in September 2026. (source: SimpleClosure AssetHub) | "Tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars for unique assets." MIT Technology Review reports 150+ deals since April 2026 and $10M+ expected to be returned by year-end. (source: SimpleClosure AssetHub, MIT Technology Review, Oct 13, 2026) | A shutdown-client referral program of up to $1,000; no data-specific rate published. (source: SimpleClosure partner program) |
| Sunset | Wind-down service | Companies winding down. (source: Sunset blog, Apr 14, 2026) | No payouts published. Sunset buys the dataset, so it sets the price. (source: Sunset blog, Apr 14, 2026, MIT Technology Review, Oct 13, 2026) | Partner form; no cash fee published. (source: Sunset partners) |
| DataSupply.ai | BrokerSite registered September 24, 2026 | 30+ employees and more than 3 years of records. (source: DataSupply, refer a company) | No guarantee published. (source: DataSupply, how it works) | 30% of DataSupply's fee (rising to 45%), capped at $75K per license, plus a multi-level team share. (source: DataSupply, refer a company) |
| SHFA.ai | Buyer program | Medical facilities. (source: SHFA.ai) | Says medical facilities have been paid $300,000 to $3,000,000; upfront, royalties, or both. (source: SHFA.ai) | No referral program found. (source: SHFA.ai) |
| Avelence | Seller-side advisorSite registered September 18, 2026 | Not published. (source: Avelence) | Its estimator example shows $160K to $500K. (source: Avelence) | A referral page with no published terms. (source: Avelence) |
| Data Licensing Advisors | Seller-side advisorSite registered October 1, 2026 | 30+ desk-based employees, 5+ years of history, US, UK or Canada. Excludes accounting, legal and healthcare firms. (source: Data Licensing Advisors) | No figures published. (source: Data Licensing Advisors) | No referral program found. (source: Data Licensing Advisors) |
| Sell Business Data | Seller-side advisorSite registered September 16, 2026 | Not published. (source: Sell Business Data) | No figures published. (source: Sell Business Data) | No referral program found. (source: Sell Business Data) |
| Petrarch | Buyer programSite registered April 30, 2026 | Not published. (source: Petrarch) | Not published. (source: Petrarch) | No referral program published. (source: Petrarch) |
Buyer programs
These companies pay the business directly. Most deliver the records to AI labs or use them to build environments where AI agents practice real work.
micro1
An AI training-data company that buys operational data directly from companies, backed by a $1 billion, 12-month commitment announced October 9, 2026. Company-data program: Referral program June 2026; $1B commitment October 9, 2026. (source: micro1.ai, micro1, $1B announcement (Oct 9, 2026), The Next Web, Oct 9, 2026, micro1 referral terms (updated Oct 14, 2026), micro1 forum, referral program launch (Jun 16, 2026))
Worth knowing:
- Referral payouts are at micro1's discretion on timing, can be clawed back if a deal is unwound, and are forfeited if the referrer is terminated.
- Referrers need written consent from an authorized person at the company and may not present themselves as micro1's agent or partner.
- micro1 says it removes personal information, may synthetically rewrite datasets, lets the company review samples, and deletes originals after processing.
Basis for these points (sources: micro1 referral terms (updated Oct 14, 2026), micro1 operating-company form)
micro1 at a glanceBuyer program
Checked October 15, 2026
- What it buys
- Operating procedures, knowledge bases, internal documents, CRM data, project histories, QA processes, team decision records, and feedback on AI outputs. Named domains: software and engineering, finance and accounting, customer support, sales and CRM, legal and contracts, operations and logistics. (source: micro1, data partnerships)
- Who qualifies
- 30+ employees, operationally mature, English. US first, then the UK and Canada. Its operating-company form describes 30 to 200 employees. A separate defunct-company form asks for 50+ employees at peak. (source: micro1, data partnerships, micro1 operating-company form, micro1 defunct-company form)
- Advertised pay to the business
- Advertised tiers of $100K+ for a qualified partnership, $500K+ for large or multi-team datasets, and $1M+ for highly unique data. The referral page says $100K to $2M+ for approved data packages. (source: micro1, data partnerships, micro1, company referral)
- Payment timing
- Not published for sellers. (source: micro1, data partnerships)
- Referral terms
- Up to $50,000 per company that signs, no cap on the number of referrals. The terms default to 7.5% of the license price where no amount is posted. Workflow deals pay after the company reaches a minimum revenue threshold; corpus deals pay after micro1 accepts the data. The amount was up to $25,000 at launch in June 2026. (source: micro1, company referral, micro1 referral terms (updated Oct 14, 2026), micro1 forum, referral program launch (Jun 16, 2026))
- Industries it names
- Software and engineering, Finance and accounting, Customer support, Sales and CRM, Legal and contracts, Operations and logistics
Mercor
An AI training-data company best known for expert contractors, which runs a "Monetize your data" program that licenses de-identified workplace data to AI labs. (source: mercor.com/data, UsagePricing tracker of Mercor's page)
Worth knowing:
- A March 2026 supply-chain security incident led Meta to pause work with Mercor, and contractor class actions followed in April.
- Mercor says no AI lab or third-party vendor sees raw data and that it holds SOC 2 Type II.
- Its legal examples list contracts, case files and discovery documents. For law firms, those are client materials that professional rules keep out of scope.
Basis for these points (sources: Fortune, Apr 2, 2026, Staffing Industry Analysts, Mercor, Monetize your data)
Mercor at a glanceBuyer program
Checked October 15, 2026
- What it buys
- Data from Slack, Teams, Gmail, Outlook, Confluence, Salesforce, GitHub, Drive, Notion and 100+ other tools. The page says the more tools you share, the higher the payout. (source: Mercor, Monetize your data)
- Who qualifies
- No headcount, years or geography published. Companies check eligibility through a qualification form. (source: Mercor, Monetize your data)
- Advertised pay to the business
- No range published. Price is based on data volume, the number of tools connected, and depth. No upfront costs, setup fees or deductions. (source: Mercor, Monetize your data)
- Fees to the seller
- None, per Mercor. It covers extraction, anonymization and transfer. (source: Mercor, Monetize your data)
- Payment timing
- Paid by wire on delivery of the anonymized dataset to the buyer, typically 2 to 4 weeks after signing. (source: Mercor, Monetize your data)
- Referral terms
- A "refer a company" bonus with no published amount, paid when the referred company goes live and starts earning. A third-party tracker recorded "up to $100K per referral" on the page in July 2026; that figure was gone by September. (source: Mercor, Monetize your data, UsagePricing tracker of Mercor's page)
- Industries it names
- Legal, Healthcare, Finance and insurance, Professional services, Manufacturing, Retail and e-commerce, Real estate, Logistics and supply chain
Handshake AI
The AI arm of the Handshake careers network licenses operational data from established companies and delivers it to frontier labs. Company-data program: Around April 2026. (source: joinhandshake.com)
Worth knowing:
- Handshake says it de-identifies and formats the data and never identifies partner companies.
- Its page says data partners remain responsible for making sure their transfer complies with applicable law.
- It reports $250M paid to partners and 1,000+ partner companies (self-reported; this may include its contractor network).
Basis for these points (sources: Handshake AI, data partnerships)
Handshake AI at a glanceBuyer program
Checked October 15, 2026
- What it buys
- Company operational data. Sources it lists include Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Google Drive, Dropbox, Notion, Monday.com, Figma, AutoCAD, NetSuite, QuickBooks, Paychex and ServiceTitan, plus "1K more." (source: Handshake AI, license your data)
- Who qualifies
- 20+ full-time employees and 3+ years in operation. The estimator asks for country (USA, Canada, Europe, other). (source: Handshake AI, license your data, Handshake AI, data partnerships)
- Advertised pay to the business
- "Partnerships can range from $100K to $4M+ depending on the data shared." Its estimator example for 100 employees and 10 years in the US shows $383,083 to $896,969 and says it is not an offer. (source: Handshake AI, data partnerships)
- Referral terms
- $10,000 flat per referred company, paid when the company's deal closes. (source: Handshake AI, refer a company)
Nyne
A people-data company that also buys operating records from established US businesses. Operated by Nyne AI Inc.. (source: nyne.ai)
Worth knowing:
- Nyne AI is a registered data broker in California, Texas and Vermont for its people-data business.
Basis for these points (sources: Texas data broker registration (via Offlist))
Nyne at a glanceBuyer program
Checked October 15, 2026
- What it buys
- Accounting data (QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite), customer records (Salesforce, HubSpot), support data, scheduling and dispatch, jobs and estimates, and project tools such as Jira and Asana. (source: Nyne, sell company data)
- Who qualifies
- 20+ full-time US W-2 employees and 3+ years in business, described as a starting point. (source: Nyne, sell company data)
- Advertised pay to the business
- "Commonly $100K or more." Nyne says it will beat a qualifying written offer from another buyer; estimates and "up to" quotes don't qualify. (source: Nyne, sell company data, Nyne, compare data licensing offers)
- Fees to the seller
- Initial payment is quoted "after mandatory fees"; amounts not disclosed. (source: Nyne, compare data licensing offers)
- Referral terms
- No referral program published. (source: Nyne, sell company data)
Mode (BizBuyData)
An SEC-reporting consumer-app company that launched a business data program on October 13, 2026, also marketed as BizBuyData. Operated by Mode Mobile, Inc.. Company-data program: October 13, 2026. Site registered September 29, 2026 (bizbuydata.com). (source: data.mode.inc)
Worth knowing:
- The release headline cites a "$5 billion" initiative without further detail.
- aidatapartnerships.com books calls through Mode's calendar and appears to be a front end for Mode (inferred, not confirmed).
- Mode's SEC filing describes an advertising and subscription business; data licensing is a new line.
Basis for these points (sources: Mode press release, Oct 13, 2026, Mode Mobile SEC filing, Mode, data program)
Mode (BizBuyData) at a glanceBuyer program
Checked October 15, 2026
- What it buys
- Email and calendar, documents, chat, calls and transcripts, CRM and sales, support tickets, billing, ERP and accounting. Named systems include Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Salesforce, QuickBooks, NetSuite and ServiceTitan. (source: Mode, data program)
- Who qualifies
- Most businesses need 20+ full-time US office employees. Accounting firms qualify at 10+ and law firms at 6+. (source: Mode, data program, BizBuyData, $50K referral)
- Advertised pay to the business
- $100K to $5M advertised. Its calculator is labeled indicative only. (source: Mode, data program)
- Fees to the seller
- No broker fee. Mode pays the business directly. (source: Mode, data program)
- Payment timing
- About 3 months on Mode's site. The press release describes a 14-day LOI, 15 to 30 days of collection, and payment in about 60 days. (source: Mode, data program, Mode press release, Oct 13, 2026)
- Referral terms
- For US referrals, the greater of $50,000 or 6% of license fees actually paid, for the first five qualified deals, plus a second-level bonus. Non-US referrals earn 6% with no minimum. (source: BizBuyData, $50K referral)
- Industries it names
- Accounting firms, Law firms, Nonprofits
Turing (Project Lazarus)
An AI training company that buys a company's full operating record, from operating or winding-down companies, for a single payment. (source: lazarus.turing.com)
Turing (Project Lazarus) at a glanceBuyer program
Checked October 15, 2026
- What it buys
- A company's full operating record; standalone codebases are priced separately. (source: Turing, Project Lazarus, aitrainer.work summary of Project Lazarus)
- Who qualifies
- Operating or winding-down companies. Codebases need 50K+ lines of code. (source: aitrainer.work summary of Project Lazarus)
- Advertised pay to the business
- Up to $1M in one payment; standalone codebases $10K to $100K+. (source: aitrainer.work summary of Project Lazarus)
- Referral terms
- No referral program found. (source: Turing, Project Lazarus)
Centific
An AI data services company with an enterprise data program that pays on acceptance of each contribution. (source: centific.com)
Centific at a glanceBuyer program
Checked October 15, 2026
- What it buys
- Enterprise operating data. (source: Centific, enterprise data)
- Who qualifies
- Not published. (source: Centific, enterprise data)
- Advertised pay to the business
- No figures published. No fees; first accepted contribution in 6 to 10 weeks, with an optional quarterly refresh. (source: Centific, enterprise data)
- Referral terms
- No referral program found. (source: Centific, enterprise data)
Anthroly
A data lab that buys operational data from US companies for AI labs, and sometimes brokers a direct license instead. "Most of the time we are the buyer." (source: anthroly.com)
Worth knowing:
- It reports "$900K+ in data bought, sold and brokered" (self-reported).
- Its site lists frontier labs it supplies, including OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind; we have not verified those relationships.
- No team, legal entity or address is named on the site.
Basis for these points (sources: Anthroly)
Anthroly at a glanceBuyer program
Checked October 15, 2026
- What it buys
- Team chat, email, support tickets, CRM history, call recordings, code and incident history, documents and wikis, ERP and accounting exports, and field records. (source: Anthroly)
- Who qualifies
- Companies headquartered and operating in the United States only. No size minimum published. Data held on behalf of your own clients is out of scope unless you have the right to license it. (source: Anthroly)
- Advertised pay to the business
- No range published. Every record is priced individually after Anthroly reads a de-identified sample. (source: Anthroly)
- Fees to the seller
- None. No listing fee, no commission charged to the seller, and no auction. (source: Anthroly)
- Referral terms
- No referral program published. (source: Anthroly)
- Industries it names
- Logistics, Healthcare administration, Insurance, Construction, Legal operations, Accounting, Software, Manufacturing, Field services, Real estate, Financial services, Retail, Hospitality, Staffing, Energy
SHFA.ai
A healthcare-focused buyer of medical facility data. (source: shfa.ai)
Worth knowing:
- Health data is subject to HIPAA, which sets its own de-identification standard.
Basis for these points (sources: SHFA.ai, 45 CFR 164.514 (HIPAA de-identification))
SHFA.ai at a glanceBuyer program
Checked October 15, 2026
- What it buys
- Data from medical facilities. (source: SHFA.ai)
- Who qualifies
- Medical facilities. (source: SHFA.ai)
- Advertised pay to the business
- Says medical facilities have been paid $300,000 to $3,000,000; upfront, royalties, or both. (source: SHFA.ai)
- Referral terms
- No referral program found. (source: SHFA.ai)
- Industries it names
- Healthcare
Petrarch
A Y Combinator company buying industrial and operator records, anonymized on premises. Site registered April 30, 2026. (source: petrarch.co)
Petrarch at a glanceBuyer program
Checked October 15, 2026
- What it buys
- Industrial and operator records across the infrastructure supply chain. (source: Petrarch)
- Who qualifies
- Not published. (source: Petrarch)
- Advertised pay to the business
- Not published. (source: Petrarch)
- Referral terms
- No referral program published. (source: Petrarch)
- Industries it names
- Manufacturing, Industrial, Construction
Brokers and marketplaces
These sit between the business and one or more buyers. How they are paid varies: some are paid by the buyer, some keep a share of each sale, and one charges the seller a success fee.
Pewter
Runs the sale for a business through one licensing partner it does not name, and is paid by that partner at close. Operated by Buzzlead.io LLC, d/b/a Pewter Labs (St. Pete Beach, FL). Site registered October 10, 2026. (source: pewterdata.com)
Worth knowing:
- The site does not name the licensing partner that pays the business.
- Its deal table lists deals done by the licensing partner or reported in the press, not deals Pewter advised on.
Basis for these points (sources: Pewter)
Pewter at a glanceBroker
Checked October 15, 2026
- What it buys
- Email, files, shared drives, Slack, Jira and Google Drive. It notes that regulated, privileged or third-party records may be excluded. (source: Pewter)
- Who qualifies
- 20+ full-time staff now or at peak, 3+ years of records, US-based, working mainly in English. Operating, downsizing and closed firms qualify. (source: Pewter)
- Advertised pay to the business
- An estimator example of $385K to $895K for a 100-person, 10-year firm, labeled an illustration based on its partner's payout model. (source: Pewter)
- Fees to the seller
- None. The licensing partner pays Pewter at close. (source: Pewter)
- Referral terms
- 10% of what the introduced business is paid, capped at $100,000 per business, paid within 30 days after the business is paid. The first partner to register a business gets credit for 12 months. (source: Pewter partners, Pewter partner terms)
- Industries it names
- Freight and logistics, Accounting and tax, Engineering and construction, Wholesale and distribution, Manufacturing, Roofing, HVAC and trades, Agencies and consulting, Software and IT, Law firms
HUMXN Research Labs
A marketplace for expert and company data that announced a $50 million program for skilled-trades, farming and manufacturing records on October 13, 2026. Company-data program: October 13, 2026 (trades program). Site registered October 4, 2026. (source: humxn.io)
Worth knowing:
- The $50 million figure is an "up to" amount from a paid press release.
- No team, funding or completed deals are disclosed.
Basis for these points (sources: Yahoo Finance, Oct 13, 2026, HUMXN, sell company data)
HUMXN Research Labs at a glanceMarketplace
Checked October 15, 2026
- What it buys
- Service records, repair histories, job-site photos, manuals and training video for the trades program. Its seller page lists 24 business types. (source: HUMXN, sell company data, Yahoo Finance, Oct 13, 2026)
- Who qualifies
- No hard minimum on size or history; longer history is valued more. Sellers must show they own the data and can license it. (source: HUMXN, sell company data)
- Advertised pay to the business
- Paid per license. The release describes payouts of "many times" six figures for some companies. (source: Yahoo Finance, Oct 13, 2026)
- Referral terms
- 10% of the deal, capped at $100,000 per deal, paid within 30 days of close. (source: HUMXN partners)
- Industries it names
- Law firms and legal, Accounting and tax, Healthcare, Construction, Home services, Real estate, Manufacturing, Logistics and transport, Insurance, Marketing and agencies, HR and recruiting, Hospitality and restaurants
Endless
Pools operating records from several companies and resells them to AI data buyers it names as micro1, Mercor and Handshake. Operated by Seldon Ventures, L.L.C. (Delaware). Site registered September 28, 2026. (source: endless-data.com)
Worth knowing:
- No team is named on the site.
- Its law-firm scope (intake and matter workflows, templates, precedents, billing metadata, excluding client matter content) is the clearest of any program.
Basis for these points (sources: Endless)
Endless at a glanceBroker
Checked October 15, 2026
- What it buys
- Quotes, tickets, work orders, SOPs, handover notes, operational workflows and internal communications. It excludes personal data, PHI, privileged client-matter content, client books, and proprietary pricing logic. (source: Endless)
- Who qualifies
- About 30+ employees, several years of history, English. US, UK and Canada first. (source: Endless)
- Advertised pay to the business
- "Get up to $4M." A fixed sum is agreed before any data is shared. (source: Endless)
- Fees to the seller
- None. Endless is paid by the buyers. (source: Endless)
- Referral terms
- No referral program published. (source: Endless)
- Industries it names
- Logistics and freight, Property management, Insurance agencies, Law firms, Accounting firms, Recruiting and staffing, Healthcare operations, IT services and MSPs, BPO, Consulting
Troveo
A licensed-data marketplace, best known for video, that added company business data in 2026 and resells it to multiple buyers on a revenue share. (source: troveo.ai)
Worth knowing:
- Exclusivity is time-limited and must be earned, per its FAQ.
Basis for these points (sources: Troveo, business data)
Troveo at a glanceMarketplace
Checked October 15, 2026
- What it buys
- Chat, email and calendar, documents, work tools, CRM and support, business platforms, finance and operations records (ledgers, invoices, contracts), and code. (source: Troveo, business data)
- Who qualifies
- No fixed minimum published. Value scales with systems, team size and years of history. (source: Troveo, business data)
- Advertised pay to the business
- Revenue share on every sale. "Typical full-company deals start at six figures." It reports $20M+ paid to licensors across all categories. (source: Troveo, business data)
- Fees to the seller
- None up front; Troveo keeps a share of each sale. (source: Troveo, business data)
- Referral terms
- An affiliate agreement pays a percentage of net license fees; its tiers are written for video hours. (source: Troveo affiliate agreement)
DataSupply.ai
A seller-side broker that charges the business a success fee and licenses its records to buyers it does not name. Operated by Chang Strategic LTD (British Columbia). Site registered September 24, 2026. (source: datasupply.ai)
Worth knowing:
- Unlike most programs listed here, the seller pays the fee.
Basis for these points (sources: DataSupply, how it works)
DataSupply.ai at a glanceBroker
Checked October 15, 2026
- What it buys
- SOPs, playbooks, knowledge bases, project histories, CRM and workflow metadata, internal communications. (source: DataSupply, refer a company)
- Who qualifies
- 30+ employees and more than 3 years of records. (source: DataSupply, refer a company)
- Advertised pay to the business
- No guarantee published. (source: DataSupply, how it works)
- Fees to the seller
- A tiered success fee: 20% of the first $50K, 12% to $250K, 10% to $500K, 9% to $1M, 8% above. (source: DataSupply, how it works)
- Referral terms
- 30% of DataSupply's fee (rising to 45%), capped at $75K per license, plus a multi-level team share. (source: DataSupply, refer a company)
Wind-down services
These companies help startups shut down and sell code and workspace records as part of the process. Some now accept operating companies too.
SimpleClosure (AssetHub)
A startup wind-down company whose AssetHub sells shutting-down companies' code and workspace data, and is now open to operating companies. (source: simpleclosure.com)
SimpleClosure (AssetHub) at a glanceWind-down service
Checked October 15, 2026
- What it buys
- Code and workspace data. (source: SimpleClosure AssetHub)
- Who qualifies
- Startups winding down; opened to operating companies in September 2026. (source: SimpleClosure AssetHub)
- Advertised pay to the business
- "Tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars for unique assets." MIT Technology Review reports 150+ deals since April 2026 and $10M+ expected to be returned by year-end. (source: SimpleClosure AssetHub, MIT Technology Review, Oct 13, 2026)
- Referral terms
- A shutdown-client referral program of up to $1,000; no data-specific rate published. (source: SimpleClosure partner program)
Sunset
A wind-down company that buys shutting-down companies' datasets outright and licenses them to AI labs. (source: sunsethq.com)
Sunset at a glanceWind-down service
Checked October 15, 2026
- What it buys
- Internal communication, product cycles, engineering workflows and customer feedback. (source: Sunset blog, Apr 14, 2026)
- Who qualifies
- Companies winding down. (source: Sunset blog, Apr 14, 2026)
- Advertised pay to the business
- No payouts published. Sunset buys the dataset, so it sets the price. (source: Sunset blog, Apr 14, 2026, MIT Technology Review, Oct 13, 2026)
- Referral terms
- Partner form; no cash fee published. (source: Sunset partners)
Seller-side advisors
These say they work for the business: they package the records, take them to buyers and compare offers. Regulr is one of these, so we leave ourselves out of this list.
Avelence
A UK-based intermediary that helps companies license operational data to AI buyers. Operated by Forma Nôrden (UK). Site registered September 18, 2026. (source: avelence.com)
Avelence at a glanceSeller-side advisor
Checked October 15, 2026
Data Licensing Advisors
An independent advisory service that packages records, matches them to buyers and compares offers, for a success fee. Operated by Good Bridge Funding LLC. Site registered October 1, 2026. (source: datalicensingadvisors.com)
Data Licensing Advisors at a glanceSeller-side advisor
Checked October 15, 2026
- What it buys
- Desk-based company records. (source: Data Licensing Advisors)
- Who qualifies
- 30+ desk-based employees, 5+ years of history, US, UK or Canada. Excludes accounting, legal and healthcare firms. (source: Data Licensing Advisors)
- Advertised pay to the business
- No figures published. (source: Data Licensing Advisors)
- Fees to the seller
- A success fee as a percentage of proceeds; rate not disclosed. (source: Data Licensing Advisors)
- Referral terms
- No referral program found. (source: Data Licensing Advisors)
Sell Business Data
Gathers competing offers for a business's data and is paid only on close. Site registered September 16, 2026. (source: sellmybusinessdata.com)
Worth knowing:
- The operator is not named on the site.
Basis for these points (sources: Sell Business Data)
Sell Business Data at a glanceSeller-side advisor
Checked October 15, 2026
- What it buys
- Company operating data. (source: Sell Business Data)
- Who qualifies
- Not published. (source: Sell Business Data)
- Advertised pay to the business
- No figures published. (source: Sell Business Data)
- Referral terms
- No referral program found. (source: Sell Business Data)
Also buying, without a seller program
Some of the largest buyers have no page a business can apply through. They buy directly, usually large archives, and usually when a company is closing.
- Google. In August 2026, Google won the auction for bankrupt Spirit Airlines' business records with a $10 million bid, outbidding Mercor (source: MIT Technology Review, Oct 13, 2026). The sale needed bankruptcy court approval. Spirit's privacy ombudsman recommended approving it on October 5, with de-identification certified before every transfer and a public commitment from the buyer not to re-identify the data (source: The Next Web, Oct 5, 2026). The flight attendants' union objected that employee records stay sensitive even when de-identified (source: Bloomberg Law, Aug 2026).
- micro1, which also runs a seller program above, offered $12.5 million for the same Spirit records in September (source: Fortune, Sep 14, 2026).
- Surge AI. MIT Technology Review reports that Surge AI buys company archives to build practice environments where its clients' AI agents learn tasks, and looks for records with disagreements and judgment calls (source: MIT Technology Review, Oct 13, 2026).
- SpaceX's AI unit. Bloomberg reported in September 2026 that SpaceX has held informal internal discussions about buying records from struggling or defunct startups to train its models. The talks were described as informal and may not produce a deal (source: The Next Web, Sep 17, 2026, citing Bloomberg).
For an operating business, these buyers are hard to reach directly. They matter because their prices set expectations across the market, and because the Spirit sale shows the safeguards a careful deal can include.
AI data licensing companies: how to choose between them
Start with the questions that rule programs out, then compare the ones that remain.
- Check the floor. Headcount, years of records, language and country are in the table above. Most programs are clear about this.
- Work out who pays whom. A buyer program pays you. A broker may be paid by the buyer, by a share of each sale, or by you. Compare the net amount you would receive, not the headline.
- Find out who ends up with the records. Some brokers do not name the buyer they sell to. Ask before you share anything, and get the permitted uses in writing.
- Compare what they want and what they leave out. A program that asks for your whole email archive and one that wants procedures and ticket histories are making different offers. A few publish exclusions in their fact sheets above; most set them deal by deal.
- Ask how and when they pay. Few programs publish timing. Ask for the payment schedule in the written offer.
- Get more than one written offer. The same records can be priced very differently, and the terms differ as much as the price.
Our guide to selling company data to AI companies walks through the full process, what stays out and the legal questions. The company data value checker shows which of these programs you likely qualify for. For the three largest buyer programs side by side, read micro1 vs Mercor vs Handshake. Law and accounting firms should read the guides for law firms and accounting firms before talking to any buyer, because client material is off the table.
If you were introduced to a program by someone else, they may be paid for the introduction. Our comparison of AI data referral programs shows what each program pays introducers.
How Regulr is paid, and how we write these pages
Regulr is a sell-side advisor. When a business we introduce signs a license, we may be paid a fee by the buyer or through a program's referral terms. We list every program we can verify whether or not it pays us, order is never set by fees, and every figure is the company's own advertised term with a link to where it says so. Regulr has not closed a data deal yet, so nothing here describes our results.
Frequently asked questions
Who buys company data for AI training?
We track 21 programs that buy or broker company records for AI. They fall into four groups: buyer programs that pay the business directly (such as micro1, Mercor, Handshake AI, Nyne and Mode), brokers and marketplaces that resell to buyers (such as Pewter, Endless, Troveo and HUMXN), wind-down services for companies that are closing (SimpleClosure and Sunset), and seller-side advisors. Large AI companies also buy directly at times, as Google did when it won the auction for Spirit Airlines' records.
Which AI data licensing companies pay the most?
No program publishes what it actually paid any business, so there is no reliable ranking. Advertised ranges run from six figures into the millions, and the largest headline figures are "up to" or tier amounts rather than typical payments. What a buyer will pay you depends on your headcount, years of records, the systems they span and what you exclude. The only way to compare is with written offers for the same scope.
How do I know if a company buying business data is legitimate?
Check who operates it, when its site was registered, whether it names the buyer that will receive your records, whether it publishes its terms, and whether it charges you a fee. This directory lists each of those where we could verify it. Never share records or system access before a signed contract that names the scope, the price and the payment schedule.
Do I pay a fee to sell my company data to AI?
Usually not. Most programs say the buyer pays and the business is charged nothing. There are exceptions. DataSupply.ai charges the seller a tiered success fee: 20% of the first $50K, 12% to $250K, 10% to $500K, 9% to $1M, 8% above. Nyne says its initial payment is quoted after mandatory fees it does not itemize publicly. Troveo keeps a share of each sale. Always compare the net amount you would receive.
Can I sell my company data to more than one AI company?
Only if your contracts allow it. An exclusive license stops you licensing the same records elsewhere, often for a set period. A non-exclusive license lets you license to several buyers, usually at a lower price per buyer. Shopping one scope to several programs before you sign is how you find the best combination of price and terms.
What is the difference between a data buyer, a broker and a seller-side advisor?
A buyer program pays you and takes the records. A broker or marketplace resells your records to one or more buyers and is paid by the buyer, by a share of the sale, or occasionally by you. A seller-side advisor works for you: it takes your records to several buyers, compares offers and negotiates terms, and never needs to hold the data itself.
How often is this list of AI data buyers updated?
Every program's terms were last checked against its own pages on October 15, 2026. When a program changes a figure, we update its entry, note the change with a date, and keep the old figure visible where sources conflict. New programs are added once we can verify them on the company's own site.
Does Regulr get paid by the programs on this list?
Regulr may be paid by a buyer or through a program's referral terms when a business we introduce signs a license. Programs are listed whether or not they could ever pay us, the order is never set by fees, and every figure is the company's own advertised term with a link. Regulr has not closed a data deal yet.
Sources
Program terms checked against each company's own pages on October 15, 2026. Domain registration dates from public WHOIS records.
- micro1.ai
- micro1 operating-company form
- micro1 defunct-company form
- micro1, company referral
- micro1 referral terms (updated Oct 14, 2026)
- micro1 forum, referral program launch (Jun 16, 2026)
- micro1, $1B announcement (Oct 9, 2026)
- The Next Web, Oct 9, 2026
- mercor.com/data
- UsagePricing tracker of Mercor's page
- Fortune, Apr 2, 2026
- Staffing Industry Analysts
- joinhandshake.com
- Handshake AI, license your data
- Handshake AI, refer a company
- nyne.ai
- Nyne, compare data licensing offers
- Texas data broker registration (via Offlist)
- data.mode.inc
- BizBuyData, $50K referral
- Mode press release, Oct 13, 2026
- Mode Mobile SEC filing
- pewterdata.com
- Pewter partners
- Pewter partner terms
- humxn.io
- Yahoo Finance, Oct 13, 2026
- HUMXN partners
- endless-data.com
- troveo.ai
- Troveo affiliate agreement
- lazarus.turing.com
- aitrainer.work summary of Project Lazarus
- centific.com
- polyshares.com
- Polyshares, team
- Reclaim The Net summary of Business Insider, Oct 14, 2026
- anthroly.com
- simpleclosure.com
- MIT Technology Review, Oct 13, 2026
- SimpleClosure partner program
- sunsethq.com
- Sunset blog, Apr 14, 2026
- Sunset partners
- datasupply.ai
- DataSupply, refer a company
- DataSupply, how it works
- shfa.ai
- 45 CFR 164.514 (HIPAA de-identification)
- avelence.com
- datalicensingadvisors.com
- sellmybusinessdata.com
- petrarch.co
- Fortune, Sep 14, 2026
- The Next Web, Oct 5, 2026
- Bloomberg Law, Aug 2026
- The Next Web, Sep 17, 2026, citing Bloomberg
Brian Boesen · Founder, Regulr AI
Brian runs Regulr AI, which works for established businesses that want to license de-identified records to AI companies. He checks each program's published terms against its own pages and updates these guides when they change. Last updated October 15, 2026.
This page is general information, not legal advice. Rules vary by state and by profession, and they apply to your facts, not to a category. Before you share anything, have your own counsel (and for law firms, your state bar's ethics hotline) confirm what is in scope.
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