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36 Companies and Platforms That Buy or License Workplace Data for AI

AI companies are now paying businesses for internal records such as Slack chats, emails, Notion pages, Google Drive files, Jira tickets, code, CRM records, and other work history. Here are 36 companies and platforms involved in this growing market, with links to their websites. These companies offer programs to acquire, license, or arrange licensing of real business data for AI training.

37 links · 4 groups · updated 28 Oct 2026

1. Companies with data-buying or licensing programs 202. Data brokers and marketplaces 133. Companies focused on shut-down startups 3Want an even larger list? 1

1. Companies with data-buying or licensing programs

20 links
  1. micro1.ai 2. Mercor — Slack, Teams, Gmail, Notion, GitHub, Salesforce, and Google Drive data. micro1.ai/data-partnerships
  2. mercor.com 3. Polyshares — Buys licenses to business communications, files, support tickets, and operational history directly. mercor.com/data
  3. polyshares.com 4. Mode (BizBuyData) — Licenses historical data from businesses and nonprofits, including emails, chats, and internal systems. polyshares.com/data-licensing
  4. data.mode.inc 5. Handshake AI — Helps businesses license documentation, workflows, and project records to AI labs. data.mode.inc
  5. joinhandshake.com 6. Scale AI — Pays companies for operational records and real-world workflow data. joinhandshake.com/ai
  6. scale.com 7. Prism by Labelbox — Licenses proprietary business datasets for AI development. scale.com/data-partnership
  7. prism.labelbox.com 8. Nyne AI — Focuses on accounting, CRM, support, scheduling, and project history. prism.labelbox.com
  8. nyne.ai 9. Ooak Data — Acquires data from active, closing, and closed companies. nyne.ai/sell-company-data
  9. ooakdata.com 10. Turing (Project Lazarus) — Acquires codebases and historical operational records, including from closing companies. ooakdata.com/partner
  10. lazarus.turing.com 11. Centific — Runs an enterprise-data partnership program for AI development. lazarus.turing.com
  11. centific.com 12. Appen — Works with enterprises to license proprietary data for AI development. centific.com/enterprise-data
  12. appen.com 13. SuperAnnotate — Licenses Slack threads, emails, tickets, documents, workflows, and recorded tasks to AI labs. appen.com/enterprise-data
  13. superannotate.com 14. Anthroly — Acquires and brokers proprietary operational data from American businesses. superannotate.com/data-partnerships
  14. anthroly.com 15. Replay — Helps companies monetize their historical business records through data licensing. anthroly.com
  15. replay.ai 16. Specific Labs — Sources company records and business workflows for AI training and evaluation. replay.ai
  16. withspecific.com 17. The General Data Company — Focuses on engineering, manufacturing, production, and industrial records. withspecific.com/company-data
  17. thegeneraldata.com 18. Actual Data — Buys enterprise workflows, company records, and operational datasets. thegeneraldata.com/data-partnerships
  18. actualdata.ai 19. Telegraph Lab — Licenses business conversations, documents, and operational records. actualdata.ai
  19. telegraphlab.com 20. SourceX — Licenses company data directly and prepares it for AI labs. telegraphlab.com
  20. sourcex.si sourcex.si

2. Data brokers and marketplaces

13 links
  1. troveo.ai 2. Protege — Connects owners of private, proprietary datasets with AI developers. troveo.ai/business-data
  2. withprotege.ai 3. Endless Data — Aggregates operational datasets and licenses them to AI companies. withprotege.ai/data-providers
  3. endless-data.com 4. Pewter — Connects established businesses with buyers of historical emails, files, and operational records. endless-data.com
  4. pewterdata.com 5. HUMXN — Marketplace for licensed company datasets and expert-created training data. pewterdata.com
  5. humxn.io 6. Grepped — Helps businesses monetize internal workspaces, documents, and company data. humxn.io/sell-company-data
  6. grepped.ai 7. Sureform — Packages and licenses company messages, documents, code, and operational records. grepped.ai
  7. sureformhq.com 8. Korra — Connects businesses that own historical emails, chats, and job records with data buyers. sureformhq.com
  8. korra.io 9. Aribase — Marketplace for proprietary code, documents, business records, and other AI training data. korra.io
  9. aribase.com 10. Smelted — Lets businesses seek offers from AI labs and other data buyers. aribase.com
  10. smelted.ai 11. DataDeals — Represents businesses selling or licensing proprietary datasets. smelted.ai
  11. datadeals.ai 12. AIData.Broker — Helps data owners compare buyers and negotiate licensing deals. datadeals.ai
  12. aidata.broker 13. Regulr AI — Connects established businesses with buyers of historical company records. aidata.broker
  13. regulr.ai regulr.ai

3. Companies focused on shut-down startups

3 links
  1. simpleclosure.com 2. Sunset — Startup shutdown service that also works on monetizing company data and other assets during wind-downs. simpleclosure.com/product
  2. sunsethq.com 3. BuyMyDeadStartup — Marketplace where founders can list closed-startup assets for potential AI buyers. sunsethq.com
  3. buymydeadstartup.com buymydeadstartup.com

Want an even larger list?

1 link
  1. datalicensingindex.com Some providers above are very new, with limited publicly verified deal histories. And most buyers prefer companies with several years of records, often with 20–50 or more employees. Some programs primarily serve US businesses. datalicensingindex.com/buyers

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