Market news
What's moving in the market
News that moves the price of business data: deals, new buyers, breaches. Every item is dated with a link to the source.
More than 18 new companies are advertising for business data
Our review of the Meta Ad Library found at least 18 new advertisers asking owners for their company records since September. Most are brokers rather than AI labs, so check who you are really dealing with before you share anything.
Meta Ad Library (our review)Closed startups' archives are finding buyers among AI labs
Per MIT Technology Review, more than 150 closed startups have sold their data. A business that is winding down can still get paid for its records if it keeps the exports.
MIT Technology ReviewMode launches a program to license company data
A new name on the buyer list. Mode's usual floor is 20 full-time staff, set lower for law and accounting practices.
Mode company data site, self-reportedVentra starts advertising for company data
Ventra's ads and website aim at US businesses with a headcount of 30-plus and three or more years of records.
Ventra company data page, self-reportedmicro1 commits $1B to buying company data
With financing from Citi and Hercules, micro1 earmarked $1B for 12 months of company data licensing, the biggest budget anyone has announced so far.
The Next Webmicro1 raises more than $100M at a $4B valuation
Fresh funding for one of the biggest buyers of company data, a month after it reported a $500M gross run rate.
ForbesGoogle offers $10M for Spirit Airlines' internal email and chat
Google topped Mercor's $7.5M to win the bankrupt airline's internal records, pending court approval. Ordinary workplace email and chat now attract serious bidders.
Bloomberg LawClosed startups are selling their data, usually for $10K to $100K
According to Forbes, wind-down firms like SimpleClosure handled roughly 100 of these sales over the previous year, mostly for $10K to $100K apiece.
ForbesMercor confirms a cyberattack
Mercor disclosed an attack traced back to the compromised open-source LiteLLM project, and class actions came next. Ask any buyer exactly how it will store and protect your records.
TechCrunch
Find the buyers that fit your company
Answer a few questions about your size, tools and history. We show which buyers want a company like yours. Free, no files.