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AI labs are buying old company data

Your old company data could be worth $100K to $5M.

Years of emails, files and customer history show how real work gets done, and AI labs pay to learn from them. Every record is de-identified before sale: names, clients and account numbers are stripped out. We value your data for free and bring you a vetted buyer.

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  • De-identified before sale
  • You approve every system and date
  • No cost to you, ever
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What could your data be worth?

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Estimated payout range $210K – $420K

Indicative only. Your final offer depends on a review of your systems and data volume.

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$0Upfront cost. The buyer pays you.
A few hoursOf your team's time, start to finish
~90 daysTypical time from first call to payment
100%Of the copy is de-identified before sale
In the news

AI companies are paying for business data. The press has noticed.

The public internet has already been used to train today's AI. The next leap needs records of how real companies operate, and buyers are paying for them.

Forbes

AI labs are buying old workplace chats and email archives as training data. One wind-down firm reports nearly 100 such deals in a year.

APR 16, 2026
Forbes

AI companies hunting for fresh data are buying up the email archives of shuttered businesses.

AUG 19, 2026
TechCrunch

Major AI labs pay data firms for industry know-how they can't get from the open web.

OCT 29, 2025
Dealroom

One AI data supplier doubled to a $2B revenue run rate in six months as labs keep buying expert data.

JUL 6, 2026

Recent coverage of the AI data market.

What it's worth

How much can your business get?

Value grows with headcount and years of history. Even small firms get a meaningful offer, because every dataset carries a base value before size is counted.

Typical deal size $210K–$420K

Indicative range for a firm with 25 office staff and 5 years of records, the most common profile we see.

Headline range
$100K – $5M+
Paid by
The data buyer
Payment terms
Net 30 after acceptance
Your cost
$0
Company profileIndicative range
Law firm, 10 staff3 yrs of records$140K – $280K
Accounting firm, 10 staff5 yrs of records$180K – $360K
Business, 25 staff5 yrs of records$210K – $420K
Business, 50 staff7 yrs of records$270K – $540K
Business, 100 staff10 yrs of records$390K – $780K
Business, 250 staff10 yrs of records$660K – $1.3M
Business, 500 staff15 yrs of records$1.2M – $2.3M
Business, 1,000 staff15 yrs of records$2M – $4.1M

Office staff only, US rates. Ranges come from the same model as the estimator above and are indicative, not offers. International teams are welcome and valued case by case.

Minimum requirements

Does your business qualify?

Buyers want enough people and enough history to show real patterns. Most established businesses clear the bar easily.

10+

Full-time office employees

That's the only size bar. Law, accounting, finance, healthcare, agencies, nonprofits: if 10 or more people work at a computer, you likely qualify.

  • 3+ years of recordsMore history means a higher valuation.
  • Records your company ownsEmail, files, chat, CRM and billing in your own accounts.
  • Cloud or exportable systemsGoogle Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, HubSpot and the like.
  • US and international teamsWe work with companies in the US, Canada, the UK, Europe, Australia and beyond.
Industries we work with

If your team works at a computer, your records have value.

These are the industries buyers ask for most. Don't see yours? Get an estimate anyway. Most office-based businesses qualify.

Law firms

Case files, research memos, client correspondence.

Accounting and tax

Bookkeeping workflows, close checklists, client requests.

Financial services

Advisory, lending and insurance operations.

Healthcare practices

Scheduling, billing and admin operations.

Real estate

Brokerage, property management, leasing.

Construction and trades

Bids, job tracking, change orders, dispatch.

Manufacturing

Production planning, quality, supplier email.

Logistics and freight

Dispatch, tracking, carrier and customer comms.

Software and IT

Tickets, code reviews, support and product docs.

Marketing agencies

Briefs, campaign plans, client approvals.

Staffing and HR

Recruiting pipelines, placements, onboarding.

Nonprofits

Grants, programs, donor and volunteer records.

The data we buy

Six kinds of records. Over a thousand systems.

You choose which systems and date ranges are included. Nothing is exported until you've approved the scope in writing.

01 · Email and calendar

How deals and decisions move

Client threads, vendor coordination, scheduling.

GmailOutlookMicrosoft 365Google Calendar
02 · Documents and files

Your company's know-how

SOPs, proposals, templates, contracts, project files.

Google DriveSharePointDropboxBoxNotionConfluence
03 · Chat and collaboration

How your team solves problems

Channels, threads and project boards.

SlackTeamsJiraAsanaTrelloClickUp
04 · Calls and transcripts

The conversations behind the work

Recorded meetings, sales calls, support calls.

ZoomGoogle MeetWebexLoomAircall
05 · CRM and sales

The full customer journey

Pipelines, quotes, support tickets.

SalesforceHubSpotZendeskIntercom
06 · Billing and operations

How the business actually runs

Invoices, payroll, payments, designs and job files.

QuickBooksXeroStripePaychexGustoAutoCAD
+1,000

more systems we can buy from

Industry software, ERPs, practice management, ticketing, design files, legacy servers. If your team has used it for years, it likely has value.

Check my systems

Logos belong to their owners. We work with your exports, not with these vendors.

De-identification before sale

Buyers learn how the work got done. Never who did it.

Before any record reaches a buyer, every person, company, address and account number in the agreed copy is replaced or removed. The useful part, the request and the decision, stays.

  • Names become consistent placeholders"Person 01" stays "Person 01" across every record, so the story still makes sense.
  • Sensitive details are removed entirelyBank, card and Social Security numbers, health details, passwords and personal contact info.
  • Your originals stay with youOnly a copy is processed. Your systems and records are never changed or taken.
  • Never publishedData is licensed to AI labs for research and training, not posted or resold to the public.
What the buyer receives
FROM
Person 01 <email_01>
TO
Person 02, Group 01
SUBJECT
Late shipment for Company 01, approve rush?
DATE
Mar 14, 2024

Person 02, the City 01 order for Company 01 is 4 days late and they're threatening to cancel. Can we approve rush fulfillment and absorb the $1,840 freight difference?

Their contact is Person 03, phone_01. Card on file ending ████.

Thanks,
Person 01

Replaced with a placeholder Removed Kept: the useful signal

Fictional example. Names, companies and numbers above are invented for illustration.

How it works

A few hours from your team. Value from years of work.

We run the process end to end. You make two decisions: whether the offer is right, and what's included.

1You · 2 minutes

Get your estimate

Tell us your headcount, years in business and the tools you use. A data specialist calls to confirm the details.

2You · one call

Review the offer and approve the scope

You get a written offer and pick exactly which systems and date ranges are included. No obligation until you sign.

3Buyer's team · a few hours of yours

Secure export and de-identification

Your admin signs in to the approved systems. The buyer's team copies and de-identifies the agreed records.

4You get paid

Payment

Once the AI lab accepts the data, you're paid under the agreed terms, typically net 30.

About 60–90 days end to end
The guide

Why AI companies will pay for your old emails

RENAISSANCE DATA LAB · 4 MIN READ

Today's AI models learned from the public internet: books, articles, forums and code. By most accounts that well is close to dry. To get better at real jobs like closing a sale, resolving a billing dispute or running a project, models need to see how those jobs are actually done.

That knowledge doesn't live online. It lives in your inbox, your shared drive and your CRM: years of requests, decisions, follow-ups and fixes. To an AI lab, a 30-person company's operating history is a detailed record of how a real business works.

Your business already produced the asset. Selling a licensed, de-identified copy costs you nothing you'll miss.

What's actually being sold

A licensed copy, never ownership. You keep every original and keep using your systems as normal. The copy is de-identified before it leaves the process: people and companies become placeholders, and sensitive details like account numbers and health information are removed.

Why a small firm gets a real offer

Buyers pay a base amount for any qualifying dataset, then add value for headcount and years of history. That's why a 10-person firm can see a six-figure estimate. Specialist work in law, accounting, finance and healthcare tends to be valued highly.

What to watch for

Firms with confidentiality duties, such as law, accounting, healthcare and financial services, should review the scope with their own advisors. The buyer's legal team works through those limits with you before anything is exported, and you can exclude any system or date range.

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FAQ

Questions business owners ask us

Don't see yours? Ask on your estimate call. There's no obligation.

Do we give up ownership of our data?

No. You license a copy. Your original records stay in your systems, untouched, and you keep using them exactly as before.

Can we choose what's included?

Yes. You approve the specific systems and date ranges in writing before anything is exported. You can leave out any inbox, folder, tool or period.

Will our clients or employees be identifiable?

No. Every person, company, address and account number in the agreed copy is replaced with a placeholder or removed before delivery. Highly sensitive fields like payment and Social Security numbers are removed entirely.

Who buys the data, and will it be made public?

AI labs use it for research and model training under a license. It is not published, posted or sold to the public.

How is the final offer determined?

The estimate is based on headcount, years of history and location. The final offer follows a review of your actual systems and data volume, and it's in writing before you agree to anything.

When and how do we get paid?

Payment is made under the agreed terms once the AI lab accepts the data, typically net 30. Most companies go from first call to payment in about 60 to 90 days.

What does it cost us?

Nothing. There are no fees, and you're never invoiced. The time cost is a few hours from whoever administers your systems.

How does Renaissance Data Lab make money?

The buyer pays us a finder's fee when a deal closes. It doesn't come out of your offer, and we disclose it to you in writing before you sign.

Are we legally allowed to sell our data?

That depends on your industry and your contracts, and we don't give legal advice. Firms with confidentiality duties should check with their own counsel. The buyer's legal team reviews scope with you before any export.

We're below the minimum headcount. Should we still apply?

Yes. Minimums vary by industry and buyer, and specialized records can qualify with fewer people. The estimate takes two minutes.

About us

On the business owner's side of the table.

Renaissance Data Lab is the data division of Renaissance Growth. Since 2021, Renaissance Growth has worked with US business owners every day, connecting them with funding, benefits and growth partners.

We started Data Lab because AI labs suddenly want something most owners don't know they have. The process is new, the buyers are new, and the terms are unfamiliar. Our job is to make it simple: value your data, vet the buyer, keep the scope in your control and get you paid.

Talk to a data specialist

Questions? Email info@renaissancedatalabs.com

We never touch your filesWe make the introduction and manage the deal. Exports and de-identification run through the buyer's secure process.
Plain numbers, in writingEstimates are clearly marked as estimates. Your offer, scope and payment terms are written down before you sign.
Our fee is disclosedThe buyer pays us. We tell you how much before you sign.
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