# SellData.ai

> SellData.ai is an independent advisor that helps US companies compare offers from AI data buyers, protect their business, and license operational data on fair terms. Free for companies; buyers pay us a referral fee.

Key facts:
- SellData.ai is an independent advisor based in Orlando, Florida, serving US companies. It does not buy, store or handle company data.
- Data buyers pay SellData.ai a referral fee when a company it introduces signs with them. Companies pay nothing.
- It tracks the published terms of 9 programs (micro1, Mercor, Polyshares, Endless Data, Handshake AI, Turing (Project Lazarus), SimpleClosure AssetHub, Korra, AIData.Broker), each fact with a source URL and check date.
- It never states payout amounts of its own; ranges shown are as published by each buyer, with the date checked.
- To apply to any program below, start from its SellData.ai page; SellData.ai introduces the company or links through its referral.
- Customer personal information, financial account data, health information and secrets are excluded from every deal it advises on.

## Main pages
- [Value check](https://selldata.ai/value-check/): Ten-question fit check against each buyer's published criteria.
- [Compare AI data buyers](https://selldata.ai/compare/): Side-by-side terms for every tracked program.
- [AI Data Buyer Terms Tracker](https://selldata.ai/tracker/): Sourced, dated terms for each program; CSV and JSON downloads; changelog.
- [Is it safe?](https://selldata.ai/is-it-safe/): What never leaves, de-identification limits, employees, clients, questions to ask a buyer.
- [Closing a company](https://selldata.ai/closing-a-company/): For founders and wind-down professionals; preservation checklist; Chapter 7/11 basics.
- [Partner program](https://selldata.ai/partners/): For MSPs, CPAs, attorneys and brokers who refer clients.
- [How it works](https://selldata.ai/how-it-works/): Check, scope, compare offers, protect, get paid.
- [How we get paid](https://selldata.ai/disclosure/): Referral fees from buyers; companies pay nothing.
- [About](https://selldata.ai/about/): Who runs SellData.ai.

## Guides
- [Data licensing agreement terms, clause by clause](https://selldata.ai/guides/data-licensing-agreement-terms/): A clause-by-clause guide to AI data licensing agreements: grant, scope, exclusivity, derived models, deletion, warranties, indemnities, caps, payment and audit.
- [Employee and client consent for licensing company data](https://selldata.ai/guides/employee-and-client-consent/): What to check before licensing email and chat: handbook and IT policy, staff notice, DMs and HR channels, client contracts, shared channels and a notice template.
- [Exclusive vs non-exclusive AI data licenses, explained](https://selldata.ai/guides/exclusivity-explained/): Exclusive, non-exclusive and time-limited sole-seller licenses for company data, each AI data buyer's published default, and what to ask before you agree.
- [How licensing company data to AI works](https://selldata.ai/guides/how-licensing-company-data-to-ai-works/): Who buys company operational data for AI, what they do with it, how a deal moves from first call to payment, and what you keep. A plain-English overview.
- [How much is my company data worth to AI?](https://selldata.ai/guides/how-much-is-company-data-worth/): The payout ranges AI data buyers publish, checked Nov 7, 2026, the factors they say drive value, the fees that come off, and why no single number should decide.
- [How payouts work when you license company data to AI](https://selldata.ai/guides/how-payouts-work/): One-time, milestone and revenue-share payouts, what triggers payment, the timing each AI data buyer publishes, and what to ask if your data is rejected.
- [How to prepare your company data for an AI data license](https://selldata.ai/guides/how-to-prepare-your-data/): Practical prep before licensing company data to AI: inventory systems and dates, secure admin access, preserve data, rotate secrets, tag exclusions, count records.
- [Legal and privacy checklist before you license company data](https://selldata.ai/guides/legal-and-privacy-checklist/): A pre-signing checklist for licensing company data to AI buyers: authority to sign, privacy promises, state and sector rules, the DOJ data rule, security, insurance.
- [Sell data from a closed startup? How to license it to AI buyers](https://selldata.ai/guides/license-data-from-closed-startup/): Can you sell data from a closed startup? Which AI data programs take closed companies, how payment fits a wind-down, who signs, and code-only deals.
- [Mercor vs micro1: company data programs compared](https://selldata.ai/guides/mercor-vs-micro1/): Mercor and micro1 side by side from their own pages: who they accept, data, tools, transfer, payout range, timing, exclusivity, deletion, fees and referrals.
- [What company data qualifies for AI data licensing](https://selldata.ai/guides/what-company-data-qualifies/): Which operational data AI buyers ask for, system by system, what never qualifies, and the signals buyers say make a company record stronger.
- [Who buys company data for AI: buyers, aggregators and brokers](https://selldata.ai/guides/who-buys-company-data/): The four kinds of program that pay for company operational data, all nine we track, where your data ends up with each, and how brokers and advisors get paid.

## Buyers
- [micro1](https://selldata.ai/buyers/micro1/): micro1 runs a Company Data Partnerships program that pays established companies for operational data and licenses it to AI labs and enterprises in the US and allied countries, with a separate track for companies that are no longer operating.
- [Mercor](https://selldata.ai/buyers/mercor/): Mercor Data connects to company tools, de-identifies the data into an asset, and licenses it to frontier AI labs.
- [Polyshares](https://selldata.ai/buyers/polyshares/): Licenses the operational record of operating companies, de-identifies it through a PII partner, and offers it to AI buyers through its own portal.
- [Endless Data](https://selldata.ai/buyers/endless-data/): Pays operating companies a fixed sum for operational records and licenses them to AI labs it names as micro1, Mercor and Handshake.
- [Handshake AI](https://selldata.ai/buyers/handshake-ai/): Handshake AI Data Partnerships licenses company operational data for AI model training and evaluation, separate from its Fellowship expert program.
- [Turing (Project Lazarus)](https://selldata.ai/buyers/turing-lazarus/): Turing Project Lazarus prepares a company record from exports, sells licenses to it, and pays the company a share of each sale.
- [SimpleClosure AssetHub](https://selldata.ai/buyers/simpleclosure-assethub/): AssetHub, from shutdown-services firm SimpleClosure, licenses or sells source code and workspace data from closing and, since September 2026, operating companies.
- [Korra](https://selldata.ai/buyers/korra/): Korra (korra.io, not korra.ai) is a broker that lists de-identified cards for company records and introduces sellers to buyers; buyer and seller contract and transfer directly.
- [AIData.Broker](https://selldata.ai/buyers/aidata-broker/): AIData.Broker gives free valuations, makes free introductions to buyers, and runs sales for a success fee; the buyer pays the data holder directly.

## Industries
- [Law firms](https://selldata.ai/industries/law-firms/)
- [Accounting firms](https://selldata.ai/industries/accounting-firms/)
- [Construction companies](https://selldata.ai/industries/construction/)
- [Manufacturers](https://selldata.ai/industries/manufacturing/)
- [Logistics and freight companies](https://selldata.ai/industries/logistics/)
- [Marketing and creative agencies](https://selldata.ai/industries/agencies/)
- [Insurance agencies and brokers](https://selldata.ai/industries/insurance/)
- [Real estate brokerages and property managers](https://selldata.ai/industries/real-estate/)
- [Consulting and professional services firms](https://selldata.ai/industries/professional-services/)
- [SaaS and software companies](https://selldata.ai/industries/saas/)
- [Call centers and BPOs](https://selldata.ai/industries/call-centers/)
- [Recruiting and staffing firms](https://selldata.ai/industries/recruiting/)

## Data
- [Buyer terms CSV](https://selldata.ai/data/buyer-terms.csv)
- [Buyer terms JSON](https://selldata.ai/data/buyer-terms.json)
- [Full text for LLMs](https://selldata.ai/llms-full.txt)