Checked on October 15, 2026. Programs change their terms. Read the company’s own page before you act.
micro1
- What they say they buy
- Operational documents: SOPs, knowledge bases, internal documentation, CRM data, project histories and QA processes, plus how teams make decisions and human feedback on AI outputs.
- How they say they pay
- Its program page lists tiers of $100k+, $500k+ and $1M+.
- Who it is for
- The program page asks for companies with 30 or more employees.
Read their page ↗
Handshake AI
- What they say they buy
- Company data about how real businesses work, scoped with the company. It says identifying details are removed on its side and partner companies are never named to the labs.
- How they say they pay
- Partnerships range from $100K to $4M+, depending on the data shared.
- Who it is for
- Companies; the company decides what it shares.
Read their page ↗
Mercor
- What they say they buy
- The workflow data a business generates every day, licensed and packaged for AI labs. It says the more tools a company shares, the higher the payout, and nothing leaves a system until the company approves it.
- How they say they pay
- Payout depends on what is shared; the page gives no figure.
- Who it is for
- It names legal, healthcare, finance and insurance, professional services, manufacturing, retail and e-commerce, real estate, and logistics.
Read their page ↗
Defined.ai
- What they say they buy
- Audio, video, image, text or multimodal data, sold through its data marketplace.
- How they say they pay
- Licensing fees from sales on its marketplace.
- Who it is for
- Any business that generates or aggregates data.
Read their page ↗
SimpleClosure AssetHub
- What they say they buy
- Source code and operational data, matched with strategic buyers that include AI labs.
- How they say they pay
- Its announcement says AssetHub is on track to return more than $10 million to venture-backed startups by the end of 2026.
- Who it is for
- Opened in 2026 to companies at any stage, including ones still operating, not only those shutting down.
Read their page ↗ · Figure from the SimpleClosure announcement (via Webull)
What deals like these have paid: the deal tape →