AI labs pay to license de-identified copies of old business records from companies of every size and industry. We value yours, find a vetted buyer and keep the scope in your hands.
Estimated payout range
Indicative only. Your final offer depends on a review of your systems and data volume.
Shorter histories are reviewed case by case.
Why it pays
The public internet has already been used to train today's AI. The next step needs records of how real companies do real work, and those don't live online. They sit in your email, drives and CRM.
People, companies and account numbers become placeholders or are removed. Your originals stay where they are.
Pick the systems and date ranges. Leave out any inbox, folder or tool. No obligation until you sign.
Nothing upfront. Your side is a few hours of an administrator's time.
Valuations
Sample ranges for US companies of every size, from the same model as the estimator.
| Profile | Indicative range |
|---|---|
| Company5 staff, 3 years | $120K – $240K |
| Company10 staff, 3 years | $140K – $280K |
| Company25 staff, 5 years | $210K – $420K |
| Company50 staff, 7 years | $270K – $540K |
| Company100 staff, 10 years | $390K – $780K |
| Company250 staff, 10 years | $660K – $1.3M |
| Company500 staff, 15 years | $1.2M – $2.3M |
| Company1,000 staff, 15 years | $2M – $4.1M |
| Company2,000+ staff, 15 years | $3.8M – $5M+ |
Indicative only, not an offer. Teams outside the US are valued case by case. Final offers arrive in writing after a review of your systems and data volume.
Who it’s for
Small firms and large enterprises both qualify. What matters is the records you hold. Buyers set their own minimums, and more people and more years usually mean a higher estimate.
We work with US companies and teams in Canada, the UK, Europe, Australia and beyond. We can use email and calendars, documents, chat, call recordings, CRM and billing data from more than 1,000 systems, from Gmail, Microsoft 365 and Google Drive to Slack, Salesforce, QuickBooks and legacy servers.
Duty of confidence? Law, accounting, healthcare and financial firms often owe confidentiality to clients. Check with your own counsel or advisors before you agree to anything. We don't give legal advice.
De-identification
Every person, company, address and account number in the agreed copy becomes a consistent placeholder, so "Person 01" stays "Person 01". Bank, card and SSN numbers, health details, passwords and personal contact info are removed entirely. Your originals stay untouched, and the copy is never published or sold to the public.
Marcus, the Hartwell Supply order is 4 days late and Ellen Park says they will cancel if it slips again. Can we approve rush fulfillment and absorb the $1,840 freight difference? Ellen's cell is 415-555-0142. Card on file ending 4417. The goods are still in Tacoma.
Person 02, the Company 01 order is 4 days late and Person 03 says they will cancel if it slips again. Can we approve rush fulfillment and absorb the $1,840 freight difference? Person 03's cell is phone_01. Card on file ending . The goods are still in City 01.
The process
About 60–90 days from estimate to payment. You approve the scope before anything is exported.
Two minutes. A data specialist then calls to confirm details.
Review the written offer and pick exact systems and date ranges. No obligation until you sign.
Your admin signs in to the approved systems. The buyer's team copies and de-identifies the agreed records. A few hours of your team's time.
Payment follows once the AI lab accepts the data, typically net 30.
Questions
About
Our team has worked with US business owners every day since 2021, connecting them with funding, benefits and growth partners. We started Provenance Data Labs because AI labs suddenly want something most owners don't know they have.
We value the data, vet the buyer, keep scope in your control and see you through to payment. The buyer pays us a finder's fee when a deal closes, disclosed in writing before you sign.
Tell us a little about your company. A data specialist will call to confirm details, and you will see a written offer before any decision.