Does my company qualify to license its data to AI? A 9-point checklist

Updated Oct 19, 2026 · Sources linked below · By DataBrokering.com

Short answerYour company is a likely fit if a company officer can sign, you hold real operational records like email, chat, tickets, docs or project history, the data is mostly English, you have the right to share it, and you meet a buyer's size and location rules. micro1, for example, asks for 30+ employees and prioritizes the US. Shutting-down companies qualify differently.

Question 1 of 9: Is your company active or shutting down?

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Use this checklist before talking to any buyer. Each item links to its source. The 2-minute fit check asks the same questions and routes you to one buyer.

The checklist

Someone with authority is involved. An owner or officer should drive the decision, and Frankfurt Kurnit advises involving legal, privacy, security, HR and communications. “These deals should not be run by business development alone.”²
You meet a buyer's size rule. micro1 looks for “operationally mature companies with 30+ employees.”¹ Size rules vary by buyer and by industry, and some buyers accept smaller law, accounting, healthcare and finance firms. The fit check applies each rule for you.
You hold operational records. Buyers ask for SOPs, process documentation, knowledge bases, workflows, CRM data and project histories.¹ Wind-down sales also include email, chat and documents.³
Your data is mostly in English. micro1 says it is “primarily looking for companies that operate in English” with English documentation.¹
You're in a market buyers prioritize. micro1 accepts referrals globally, but says demand is strongest for companies in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada.¹
You have the right to share it. Review customer, partner, vendor and data license agreements, and the platform terms of the tools you'd export from. Frankfurt Kurnit notes Slack's API terms bar third-party application providers from using API data to train a large language model.²
Your privacy promises allow it. You're bound by the privacy statements in effect when the data was collected unless you get consent, and the FTC has warned against quiet, retroactive policy changes.²
You've listed what's excluded. Privileged material, HR files, payroll and tax records, health information and customer confidential information are common exclusions.²
You know whether you've already applied anywhere. If you've already applied to or talked with a buyer, say so in the fit check. We'll route you to a different buyer, or tell you none fits, rather than duplicate an application.

“Prepare Before the Call. Companies should know what data they hold, where it came from, and what their notices and contracts allow them to do with it, before an offer arrives.”Daniel Goldberg, Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz²

If you're shutting down

Shut-down and winding-down companies follow a different path. Wind-down services sell code and workspace data as part of closing, and MIT Technology Review reports that 47% of SimpleClosure deals now include code or data sales.³ See selling data when you shut down.

Which industries are in demand?

Business Insider reports that fields AI developers are trying hardest to automate, “like law and accounting, see especially high demand.”⁴ micro1 lists software and engineering, finance and accounting, customer support, sales and CRM, legal and contracts, and operations and logistics as examples.¹

FAQ

What is the minimum company size to license data to AI?

It depends on the buyer. micro1 publishes a 30+ employee minimum for active companies. Other buyers set their own size rules, and some accept smaller professional-services firms or shut-down companies. The fit check applies each buyer's rules.

Does my data need to be in English?

For most buyers today, mostly yes. micro1 says it is primarily looking for companies that operate in English and keep documentation in English.

Can non-US companies qualify?

Sometimes. micro1 accepts referrals globally but says demand is strongest for companies in the US, UK and Canada, with other regions considered case by case.

What if we've already applied to an AI data buyer?

Tell us in the fit check. We'll route you to a different buyer or tell you none fits, so you don't duplicate an application.

How we’re paid

The fit check is free for companies, and companies never pay us. Some buyers pay DataBrokering.com a referral fee when a company we introduce signs with them. We tell you before any introduction whether a fee may be paid. Buyers set their own offers, payment terms and timelines. We don’t quote, estimate or promise amounts.

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Sources

micro1, “Monetize your company's operational data” (program page and FAQ). https://www.micro1.ai/data-partnerships
Daniel Goldberg, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, “Selling Company Data for AI Training: What to Know Before You Say Yes” (Oct 1, 2026). https://technologylaw.fkks.com/post/102o455/selling-company-data-for-ai-training-what-to-know-before-you-say-yes
Matthew King, MIT Technology Review (Oct 13, 2026). https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/13/1145755/ai-labs-buying-data-from-dead-startups-to-train-models/
Business Insider, “The AI Data Grab” series: Rollet, Carter & Council (Oct 13, 2026). https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-training-employee-data-emails-slack-dms-2026-10