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Pewter data licensing: terms for sellers
Pewter is a deal intermediary in St. Pete Beach, Florida, that runs data-licensing sales for US firms with 20 or more employees. Its fee is paid by the licensing partner when a deal closes, and the owner pays nothing.
Last verified 2026-11-02 · 9 of 10 terms published
The ten terms a seller should know
| Term | What Pewter publishes | Source |
|---|---|---|
| What they license | De-identified copies of email, shared drives, Slack, Jira and operating systems, such as rate quotes, shipment documents, CAD drawings, workpapers and SOPs | Pewter, homepage · 2026-10-16 |
| Price or bands | Published closed deals of $110K–$1.2M (Pewter's own figures) | Pewter, homepage · 2026-10-16 |
| Headcount floor | 20+ full-time staff, now or at peak | Pewter, homepage · 2026-10-16 |
| Years of history | 3+ years of records still on hand | Pewter, homepage · 2026-10-16 |
| Geography | US-based, working mainly in English | Pewter, homepage · 2026-10-16 |
| Exclusivity | Negotiated per deal; several published deals were perpetual and exclusive | Pewter, homepage · 2026-10-16 |
| Payment timing | Milestones in the written offer; published examples paid 5–9 days from bid | Pewter, homepage · 2026-10-16 |
| Who de-identifies | Not published | – |
| Referral bounty | 10% of the payment to the business, up to $100,000 per firm, paid once per business after Pewter is paid; a signed partner agreement sets the final terms | Pewter, referral partners · 2026-11-02 |
| Published terms page | Referral partner page with commission terms | Pewter, referral partners · 2026-11-02 |
Who it fits
US firms of 20 or more staff in logistics, construction, engineering, accounting and similar trades that want an intermediary at no cost to the owner.
What to watch for
- Pewter's fee is paid by the licensing partner, the buyer side of the deal (Pewter, observed Oct 16, 2026).
- Pewter's page says its deal figures are the publishers' own statements and have not been independently verified.
- Pewter states it is not a law firm or a registered broker-dealer (Pewter, observed Oct 16, 2026).
- Referral commission is paid only after Pewter is paid, which the page says can be months after the business is paid (Pewter, Nov 2, 2026).
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- Pewter, homepage 2026-10-16
- Pewter, referral partners 2026-11-02
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