Questions about licensing company data
The basics
What does it mean to license company data to AI developers?
Your company grants an AI developer the right to use a de-identified copy of its business records, such as email, chat, documents, tickets and CRM history, to train and test AI models. You keep ownership. The developer pays for the licence once it has received and accepted the data.
Why do AI developers want ordinary business records?
AI models are being trained to do real office work: answer customers, run projects, close the books. Records of how a real company did that work, over years, show the steps that finished documents leave out. Buyers describe this as operational or workflow data.
Which companies qualify?
Published minimums start at 10 employees for law firms and 15 for accounting, medical and finance firms (Mode); for other companies at 20 full-time US employees and three years in business (Nyne), 30 full-time employees (micro1) and 50 (Mode). Buyers also want several years of records in business systems and data mainly in English. Our eligibility check compares your answers with each buyer's published rules.
Can a company that has already closed still license its data?
Yes, if the records still exist. micro1 runs a program for companies that are no longer operating. The deadline is the accounts: Google Workspace deletes data after cancellation, and Microsoft 365 deletes it within months of expiry.
Privacy and legal
Who removes personal information?
The buyers we list say they de-identify the data themselves before anyone else sees it. micro1 says companies do not need to anonymise first. You should still agree in the contract what is excluded and how de-identification is checked.
Is it legal to license employee emails and chat?
It depends on your privacy notices, employee policies, contracts with customers and the type of data. Many companies can license de-identified internal records, but privileged legal files, patient records and card data usually need to be excluded. Read our legal considerations guide and talk to your lawyer.
Do we lose ownership of our data?
The buyers we list say no: you license a copy, and ownership stays with you. The contract sets how long the buyer can use it and when raw data is deleted.
Money and timing
How much is company data worth?
There is no standard price. micro1 publishes a range of $100K to $3M+ per approved package, Mode $100K to $5M, and Nyne says its partnerships are commonly worth $100K or more (as of November 2026). Mode and Troveo publish calculators; our payout calculator runs them on your figures. None of it is a guarantee: offers depend on size, history, systems, quality and rights.
How long does it take to get paid?
Mercor says payment typically comes 2–4 weeks after signing. micro1 has 30 days to review the data after transfer and pays within 30 days of your invoice. Scoping and contracting add time before that.
Does it cost anything?
Mercor states there are no fees to the company. Other buyers do not publish fees, so ask. Using this site and our eligibility check is free.
About us
Are you a data buyer?
No. We are an independent referral partner. We never receive, hold or process company data. You apply to the buyer directly.
How do you make money?
Some buyers pay us a referral fee when a company applies through our link and completes a deal. It costs you nothing and does not change what you are offered.
Buyer facts come from each buyer's own pages; see the comparison table for sources and dates.
Could your company license its records?
Seven questions, about two minutes. No files, no data shared. You see the result straight away.