AI labs are paying $100K–$2M+ to license the data your business already makes: tickets, threads, CRM history and SOPs. You keep ownership.
Your company produces valuable data every day, simply by operating.
AI has already read the public internet. What it needs now is what isn't on it: how real work gets done inside companies like yours.
Labs turn that into practice offices, where AI agents do the job over and over until they're good at it.
Payment depends on the quality, uniqueness and value of the data. micro1 says payments typically run $150K to over $2M.
Qualified companies licensing their operational records
Large datasets, or ongoing work across several teams
Highly unique data with real value for frontier AI
Honest calibration: published deals have landed around $110K–$450K. Your offer depends on what you have, not the headline.
You describe what you have before anything leaves your company. Nothing confidential moves until there's a signed contract.
Describe the apps you use, how many years of history, file types and rough size. Nothing confidential is shared.
micro1 identifies what's licensable and sends a priced offer based on quality, scale and value.
A licensing agreement covering security, personal data and confidentiality. No resale until everything is anonymized.
Secure, encrypted transfer through APIs or approved exports. micro1 reviews the data for completeness.
Paid in full. Allow up to about 60 days after transfer, depending on review and invoicing.
HVAC, SaaS, manufacturing, agencies, field service. micro1 says there isn't really an industry it won't look at.
Code docs, bug tracking, product planning and the tickets that led to each fix.
Reconciliations, approvals, month-end close and reporting workflows.
Ticket histories, QA reviews and whether each issue actually got solved.
Every customer from first contact to finished job. Did the deal close?
Policies, contract workflows, reviews and compliance procedures.
Training docs, how-to guides, dispatch, fulfillment and how your team checks work.
Connected records are worth the most: a lead that turns into a job, a ticket that links to its fix. Ten years of history beats a few.
The best fits are established companies that have run on software for years. If you're close, apply anyway. The first step costs nothing.
Privacy
Your data isn't packaged up and sent straight to a lab. It's cleaned first, and only the clean version goes to a buyer.
Sarah is Employee 14 in every message, so the work still makes sense and nobody can be identified.
Software makes the first pass, people check it, and threads too sensitive to clean are deleted.
Exclude HR files, employment records, medical or privileged material. Review samples first.
Each company's data is kept separate, with restricted access.
Raw data is kept for at most 180 days, usually far less, and then deleted on schedule.
If you're still operating, you get paid and you still own the data. Here's how deals are usually structured.
One payment for a snapshot of the records you already have. This is the usual deal for small and mid-size companies.
Your company creates more data every day, so some buyers pay annually for ongoing access.
Your team does real tasks with frontier AI tools, and each finished task becomes a paid record of how the job is done. About $900 per task, always with your approval.
Read before you sign
On a deal this size, legal and tax advice is a small cost. Here's what to look at.
Terms to read closely
Worth knowing
Why now
Few companies know they can do this yet, so supply is short and buyers are paying a premium. micro1 has said commercial conditions will probably change, and analysts expect prices to level off within a year.
Still unsure? Apply and ask on the intro call. Applying doesn't commit you to anything.
Mostly whether your records connect: a lead you can follow to a finished job, a ticket to its fix. Outcomes (did the deal close?), years of history, how many systems you use, how niche your industry is, clean rights and exclusivity all push the price up. Raw volume matters least.
Yes. After the intro call and a short data manifest, micro1 sends a priced offer, typically within 1–2 days. You can walk away at that point.
micro1 pays The Corner's referral fee itself, and nothing in its published terms takes it out of your payment. If you want certainty, ask micro1 to confirm it in writing on your intro call.
Almost certainly. Buyers take everything from HVAC to SaaS to manufacturing. Medical and legally privileged data are mostly avoided.
Their API terms prohibit AI training use, so data from those tools should come through native admin exports. Your lawyer should confirm before transfer.
Yes. Closed companies qualify if they had 30+ employees at their peak, have substantial Slack or Microsoft Teams history, and were based in the US, UK, Canada, India, Australia, Singapore, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany or France. Payment is the same $100K–$2M+ range, and proceeds often go to creditors.
No. Names, emails and numbers are swapped for consistent stand-ins before any third party sees the data, and anything too sensitive to clean is deleted.
If your business is still running, you're licensing it. You're paid and you still own the data.
micro1 licenses data only to U.S. and allied buyers. Each company's data is kept separate, and raw files are deleted on an agreed schedule.
Applying takes minutes, and the manifest is a description of your data, not the data itself. micro1 handles anonymization, and transfer runs 1–7 days through APIs or exports. Ask on the intro call for a time estimate for your specific systems.
Yes. Different buyers serve different labs, so you don't have to take the first offer. Check how any exclusivity terms affect that before you sign.
No. Have a lawyer check your customer contracts and app terms, and ask your CPA how the payment is taxed.
Bottom line
We expect prices to level off as more supply comes online, possibly within a year. If your company has years of connected records, now is the time to find out what they're worth, and our data partners will walk you through it and take care of everything. If you know owners who fit, you can earn $50K or more by introducing them. Just click Become a referral partner.
Not legal, tax or financial advice. Figures come from micro1's published pages and public reporting as of October 2026.
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