Guides for companies selling data to AI labs

Guides

Written in our own words and checked against the sources linked from each page. Start with how it works, or jump to the worksheet.

Updated 2026-10-16

This guide is general information, not legal advice. Have your own counsel check your contracts and employee notices.

How selling company data works

The five steps from describing your company to signing and exporting, who is involved, who pays whom, and the answers to the nine questions owners ask.

What data sells, and for how much

Which tools and records buyers want, what drives price, and realistic ranges by company size.

Is it legal to sell company data to AI labs?

A plain-English checklist of the contracts, privacy rules and platform terms to check before you sign, and a list to take to counsel.

Inventory worksheet

For each system you run: what counts, where an admin finds the number and what to write down. Download it as a spreadsheet. No records are ever pasted.

How to compare offers

Exclusivity, acceptance, payment terms, scope of use, sub-licensing, de-identification and liability, one term at a time.

Red flags

Exploding offers, unnamed entities, upfront fees, requests for passwords and rights you do not hold: what each looks like and what to do.

Looking for numbers? See the published deals, bids and offers. Advising a company that might sell? Read our page for advisors.