Mode buys de-identified copies of company records from firms in the US, Canada, UK and Australia: minimums by industry, its calculator, process and timing.
Facts at a glance
- What they license
- An agreed copy of operating records: email and calendar, documents and files, chat, calls and transcripts, CRM and sales, billing and operations
- Company minimums
- 10+ employees for legal; 15+ for accounting, medical and finance; 50+ for all other businesses. Several years of records you own make a stronger fit.
- Geography
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia only
- Operating or closed
- Not stated. Mode says businesses and nonprofits can qualify.
- Published payout to companies
- Mode's site states $100K–$5M (as published November 2026); its calculator gives an indicative range per company. Not a guarantee; Mode makes a fixed offer after review.
- Who removes personal data
- Mode. Sensitive material is removed and personal identifiers such as names and contact details are removed or transformed before onward delivery.
- Process
- Tell Mode about the company, review the offer and approve the scope (systems and date ranges), your team signs in to the approved systems, Mode exports and de-identifies the agreed copy, then pays
- Timeline
- About three months from the first conversation through payment, according to Mode
- Payment
- Amount and payment schedule set in the written agreement before export
- Fees to the company
- None. Mode states it charges no broker fee.
- Exclusivity
- Defined in the agreement
Mode buys an agreed, de-identified copy of a company’s operating records for AI research and training. Its published minimum targets are lower for professional firms than for other businesses: 10+ employees for legal, 15+ for accounting, medical and finance, and 50+ for everyone else, in the US, Canada, UK and Australia. Mode states payouts of $100K–$5M and publishes a calculator on its own site; it says it charges no broker fee and expects about three months from first conversation to payment.
What Mode buys
Mode lists six kinds of records: email and calendar, documents and files, chat and collaboration, calls and transcripts, CRM and sales, and billing and operations. It names more than a thousand source systems, including Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Jira, Salesforce, HubSpot, Zendesk, NetSuite and QuickBooks. Scope is agreed system by system and by date range before any export.
How Mode prices
Mode’s calculator asks for industry, full-time desk employees, non-desk employees, years of operational data and location. It gives an indicative range and a separate figure for possible data refreshes over the next 24 months. Mode says the final offer depends on the systems and dates in scope, years of history, record volume and quality, and ownership and access terms. Our payout calculator shows what Mode’s published formula gives for your inputs, next to other buyers.
Things to check
- Closed companies: Mode does not say whether it buys from companies that have stopped operating. A closed company should also look at micro1’s program for defunct companies.
- Rights: professional firms must leave out client-confidential material; see our pages for law firms and accounting firms.
- Exclusivity and scope are set in the agreement; read them before signing.
How to apply
Your company applies on Mode's own site, and an authorised decision maker completes the application. Nobody can apply on your behalf.
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Questions people ask
What size of company does Mode want?
Mode's minimum targets are 10 or more employees for law firms, 15 or more for accounting, medical and finance firms, and 50 or more for all other businesses. Its calculator counts full-time desk employees; our eligibility check uses total headcount, so confirm with Mode if many of your staff work outside an office.
Does Mode take our original records?
No. Mode says your company keeps its original records and systems, and Mode buys an agreed, filtered copy. The agreement defines the scope and any exclusivity.
How does Mode decide the final offer?
Mode says its calculator is illustrative. Before making a fixed offer it reviews the systems and dates in scope, years of history, record volume and quality, and ownership and access terms.