Processes & knowledge
- SOPs and process documentation
- Knowledge bases and internal wikis
- Training material your team wrote
For established companies with 20+ employees
AI companies pay for the records you already keep.
SOPs, support tickets, project histories and other everyday business records are being licensed to train AI. We check whether yours qualify and whether you have the right to license them, then introduce you to buyers. It’s free to you.
- No fee to your company
- We never touch your data
- You approve every step
What buyers look for
It’s already part of your business.
Buyers want records that show how real work gets done. These are the kinds they review.
Support & operations
- Help desk tickets and resolutions
- Project and task histories
- Dispatch, scheduling and QA records
Business records
- CRM and sales process history
- Finance and accounting procedures
- Product catalogs and specifications
Technical work
- Engineering documentation
- Bug tracking and fixes
- Test reports and design specs
How it works
Four steps, and you decide at every one.
No files to upload, no system access, no obligation to accept an offer.
- 01About a minute
Check your fit
A few details about your company. We reply within one business day.
- 02A 20-minute call
Rights & readiness
What you have, where it lives, and what you actually have the right to license. Nothing leaves your systems.
- 03With your OK
Introductions
We name each buyer first, then introduce you to the ones that match. Each runs its own review.
- 04Your decision
Sign, deliver, get paid
You compare offers, sign directly with the buyer, approve what leaves, and the buyer pays you.
Buyers we refer to
More than one buyer, named up front.
These AI companies license business records directly from companies. We’re an independent referral partner in each program, not their agent, and we show you exactly what each one pays us.
Handshake AI
Operational records across industries: financial models, underwriting workflows, operating procedures, production and test records, dispatch logs, product catalogs and technical documentation.
- 20+ full-time employees
- 3+ years in operation
- US, Canada and Europe
- What they publish
- Advertises “$100K to $4M+” for data partnerships.
- What they pay us
- $10,000, paid by Handshake when your deal closes.
Nyne
Anonymized history from the tools you run the business on: accounting (QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite), customer records and support tickets (Salesforce, HubSpot), and jobs, dispatch, calendars and project records (Asana, Jira).
- 20+ full-time US employees (W-2)
- 3+ years in business
- Operating companies
- What they publish
- Lists a typical partnership at $100K+, and says it will beat a qualifying written offer for the same data and terms.
- What they pay us
- Up to $20,000 when your company completes a transaction with Nyne.
micro1
SOPs, internal documentation, knowledge bases, CRM metadata, project histories, QA processes and operational communications.
- 30+ employees
- Primarily English-language data
- US companies first, then other Western markets
- What they publish
- Compensation is set by micro1 after its review.
- What they pay us
- Up to $50,000, depending on the size and value of the partnership.
SourceX
Approved business data for AI training and evaluation, from companies with years of company-controlled records. Knowledge-work companies are the strongest fit; operating, acquired and wound-down companies are all considered.
- 50+ full-time employees at peak headcount (contractors excluded)
- Years of company-controlled records
- US, Canada, EU, UK and other listed markets
- What they publish
- Terms are set by SourceX after inventory and assessment.
- What they pay us
- 25% of what SourceX actually pays your company, capped at $100,000, paid only after you are paid.
Requirements and amounts are from each buyer’s public pages (October 2026) and can change. Buyers decide what they license and what they pay. How we’re paid
Publicly reported
What business records have sold for.
From press reporting and a buyer’s own published estimate. None are our clients, and none predict what a buyer may offer you.
$10M
Spirit Airlines’ decades of company data (about 100 million emails and 500 million Teams messages), won by Google at a bankruptcy auction.
MIT Technology Review, Oct 2026$383K–$897K
Handshake AI’s own illustrative estimate for a company with 100 employees and 10 years in business.
Handshake AI150+
Data sales handled by one startup wind-down platform since it added the service in April 2026.
MIT Technology Review, Oct 2026Why work with an IT firm
Brokers make introductions. We also know your systems.
We start with what you have
We map your systems (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack or Teams, your CRM, help desk and project tools) so you know what’s worth discussing before any buyer sees a word.
Rights before revenue
Client contracts, NDAs, employee records and licensed third-party content can make data off-limits. We flag them early and recommend your attorney reviews every agreement.
We never take your data
No exports to us, no passwords, no copies. You deliver approved records directly to the buyer from your own systems.
IT help if you want it
If you need hands-on help with exports or removing personal details, Marathon can do that work as a separate IT project, quoted up front. Never required.
Before you license anything
Not every record is yours to sell.
Licensing business data is new, and the rules are still settling. We’d rather tell you what to watch for than have you find out later.
We aren’t lawyers. Have your own attorney review your rights and every buyer agreement before you sign.
- Client contracts and NDAsMany agreements limit how you can use customer information. Removing names doesn’t always fix that.
- Privacy lawsNew Jersey, California and other states have privacy laws that can cover employee and business-contact records, not only consumers.
- Employee dataEmails and chats include personal details. HR records should stay out of scope, and your team deserves to know what’s shared.
- Third-party contentVendor manuals, analyst reports and licensed training material usually can’t be resold or used for training.
Who you’ll talk to
An IT consultant, not a data broker.
I’m Eric Valdes. Marathon IT Consulting helps New Jersey businesses with their technology, from company email and security to automation. This service grew out of a simple question clients started asking: is this real, and is it safe?
You’ll get straight answers, a careful look at your rights, and introductions only when you want them.
Questions
Your questions, answered.
Why would an AI company pay for our records?
Records like support tickets, SOPs and project histories show how real work gets done. AI companies license them to train and test their systems. Whether yours fit depends on each buyer’s needs and review.
What does this cost us?
Nothing. We don’t charge you a fee, retainer or percentage. Buyers pay us through their referral programs, and we list exactly what each one pays on our How we’re paid page.
Does your referral fee come out of our payout?
Each buyer pays its referral fee under its own partner program. Before you sign, ask the buyer to confirm in writing that your offer isn’t reduced because you came through a referral. We’ll help you ask.
How much could we earn?
Buyers set compensation after their own review, based on the size, quality and uniqueness of your records. We don’t estimate payouts, and past deals don’t predict yours. Some buyers publish ranges, which we link above.
Do you ever receive or store our data?
No. We learn what you have through conversation. If a deal happens, you deliver approved records directly to the buyer. We never ask for passwords.
Is our company a fit?
Buyers we work with start at 20 to 50 full-time employees with several years of written records, mostly in English. US companies have the most options. Buyers make the final call.
Could this end up with a competitor?
What a buyer can do with your records is set in your agreement with them. Ask about downstream use, exclusivity, re-identification and deletion, and have your attorney review the contract. If the terms don’t work, don’t sign.
Can we license our data to more than one buyer?
Often, yes, but your agreement decides. Most data licenses are non-exclusive, meaning you keep ownership and can license the same records again. Some buyers ask for exclusivity, sometimes limited to a period of time or a type of use, or for a right of first refusal, and may pay more for it. None of the buyers we work with publish a blanket exclusivity rule; it’s set deal by deal. Before you sign, check whether the license is exclusive, for what scope and how long, and keep track of what you’ve licensed to whom. That’s why we introduce you to more than one buyer before you commit, and why your attorney should review every contract.
Can we apply to buyers directly?
Yes, buyers accept direct applications. Working with us gets you a readiness and rights check first, introductions to more than one buyer, and help comparing offers, at no cost to you.
Start here
Is your company a fit?
A few details, about a minute. We reply within one business day, either way.
- 20 or more full-time employees
- Several years of written records, mostly in English
- Repeatable processes your team documents
Likely matches
Based on size and age, buyers we work with probably aren’t a fit yet. Send it anyway and we’ll tell you honestly.
A rough guide from each buyer’s published minimums. Buyers make the final decision.