How Licensing Your Company Data to AI Companies Works

The service works in four steps: a 7-minute qualifier interview, a metadata-only manifest of your records, bids from buyers whose published programs fit, and your decision — pick an offer or walk away owing nothing. You sign any license directly with the buyer.

SellMyDataForAI.com helps U.S. companies with 20+ employees license their operating records — email, chat, CRM and project data — to AI labs and training-data buyers. Owners keep ownership of their data; valuation starts with a metadata-only manifest, and no raw data is shared to get an estimate.

What happens on the 7-minute interview?

The interview checks fit against the floor buyers publish: 20+ staff, 3+ years of records, 5+ data sources. You describe your systems; you do not export, upload or share any files.

The call exists because a two-minute form cannot judge an archive. In seven minutes we cover your systems, years of history, industry, and the rights questions that decide whether buyers will bid — and you hear, on the call, whether your company fits the programs that are actually open. If it does not fit, you are told that and why, on the same call.

What is the manifest, and who sees it?

The manifest is a metadata-only summary — systems, years, rough record counts, industry. Buyers whose published programs match it are invited to review it. It contains no raw data and no personal information.

You approve the manifest before it goes anywhere, and you approve every buyer who is offered a sample. Samples are redacted and shared under a mutual NDA. The full process is explained on the data manifest page.

How are offers compared?

Offers are compared on price, license term, exclusivity, who performs and pays for de-identification, and payment timing — the terms that differ between buyers, shown side by side in writing.

A lower headline price with a short non-exclusive term can be worth more over time than a higher exclusive price that ends your ability to license the archive again. The comparison makes that trade visible before you sign anything. See exclusive vs non-exclusive.

What does the service cost?

$0 upfront. No retainer, no listing fee. We are paid a success fee only if a deal closes, and the fee terms are stated in writing before any submission is made.

How does the process work, step by step?

How it works: (1) a 7-minute fit interview — nothing is sent or uploaded; (2) a metadata-only manifest describing systems, years of history and rough record counts, with no raw files; (3) matching buyers review the manifest and may bid; (4) the owner sees each offer’s price, license term and exclusivity, and picks one or walks away. Owners keep ownership of their data throughout, and full data moves only under a license the owner signs directly, after personal data is removed.

7-minute qualifier interview. You describe your systems — you do not export anything. We check the published buyer floor: 20+ staff, 3+ years of records, 5+ data sources.
Metadata-only manifest. A one-page summary — systems, years, rough record counts. No raw data, no files, no credentials.
Buyers bid. Buyers whose published programs fit your manifest review it and bid. You see price, license term and exclusivity side by side.
You decide. Pick an offer or walk away. Nothing is owed by either side until a license is signed, and our fee is a success fee only — paid only if a deal closes.

Personal data is de-identified before anything moves, and buyers first see a redacted sample under a mutual NDA. You approve every buyer and every term.

Do you qualify? The 90-second fit check

The introduction service on this site is built for U.S. companies with 20 or more employees, 3 or more years in business, and records in 5 or more systems — such as email, chat (Slack or Teams), shared files, a CRM, support tickets, project tools, or accounting software. Individual buyers set their own floors, which may be higher (for example 30+ or 50+ staff) or lower for specific industries, and each buyer’s own floor controls for its program.

Fit floor (published): 20+ full-time staff · 3+ years of records · 5+ data sources (email, Slack/Teams, Drive/SharePoint, CRM, support, QuickBooks, calls, code, project files). The interactive checker loads here; if it does not, the interview itself runs the same check in seven minutes.

Book the 7-minute interview

No files are uploaded in this check. Nothing is sent to find out.

Questions owners ask first

Is this a sale or a license?

A license. You keep ownership of your records and keep using them in your business. A buyer pays for the right to use a de-identified copy for AI training, on terms — length, exclusivity, permitted use — that you approve before anything is signed.

Do I have to send my data to get an estimate?

No. The estimate and the first call use only what you describe: systems, years and rough counts. Buyers bid on a metadata-only manifest. Full data moves only after you sign a license directly with a buyer, and personal data is de-identified before transfer.

What does it cost me?

$0 upfront. There is no retainer and no listing fee. We are paid a success fee only if a deal closes — the terms are stated in writing before any submission is made.

How long does a deal take?

Buyers’ published timelines put most deals at six to twelve weeks from first contact to payment. That range comes from the buyers’ own pages, checked November 2026, and individual deals vary.

What if no buyer bids, or I don’t like the offers?

You walk away and owe nothing. The manifest stays yours. Comparing offers before signing anything is the entire point of putting several buyers in front of the same manifest.

Do you buy personal or phone data?

No. This is for companies: the operating records of a business with 20+ staff. We do not buy personal, browsing, phone or survey data, and buyers exclude customer and employee personal data from these deals.