{
  "name": "US Company Data Price Index",
  "publisher": "Marin Data",
  "updated": "2026-11-05",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "methodology": "https://marindata.ai/market/methodology",
  "rows": [
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      "id": "google-spirit-2026-08",
      "date": "2026-08-19",
      "buyer": "Google",
      "kind": "Deal",
      "description": "Google won the bankruptcy auction for Spirit Airlines' internal business data, about 100 million emails and 500 million Teams messages; court approval was still pending, with the hearing moved to Nov 6, 2026 at Spirit's request.",
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      "highUsd": 10000000,
      "unit": "one-time",
      "sourceLabel": "iTnews (Reuters), Aug 19, 2026; Yahoo News, updated Oct 13, 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.itnews.com.au/news/google-to-buy-spirit-airlines-business-data-for-us10-million-628253",
      "observed": "2026-10-31"
    },
    {
      "id": "micro1-spirit-bid",
      "date": "2026-08-24",
      "buyer": "micro1",
      "kind": "Bid",
      "description": "micro1 filed a late bid for the Spirit Airlines data after Google won the auction.",
      "lowUsd": 12500000,
      "highUsd": 12500000,
      "unit": "one-time",
      "sourceLabel": "ch-aviation, Aug 24, 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/170908-court-delays-googles-acquisition-of-spirits-business-data",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "mercor-spirit-bid",
      "date": "2026-08-24",
      "buyer": "Mercor",
      "kind": "Bid",
      "description": "Mercor was the backup bidder for the Spirit Airlines data.",
      "lowUsd": 7500000,
      "highUsd": 7500000,
      "unit": "one-time",
      "sourceLabel": "ch-aviation, Aug 24, 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/170908-court-delays-googles-acquisition-of-spirits-business-data",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "micro1-1b-commitment",
      "date": "2026-10-09",
      "buyer": "micro1",
      "kind": "Commitment",
      "description": "micro1 committed to spend $1B over 12 months licensing enterprise operational data, financed with Citi and Hercules Capital.",
      "lowUsd": 1000000000,
      "highUsd": 1000000000,
      "unit": "total",
      "sourceLabel": "micro1 blog, Oct 9, 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.micro1.ai/blog/micro1-commits-1b-to-enterprise-data-acquisition",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "crypto-startup-codebase",
      "date": "2026-10-13",
      "buyer": "Not named (via SimpleClosure)",
      "kind": "Deal",
      "description": "A shut-down crypto startup netted about $25K for its codebase, with roughly $15K more expected for its workspace data.",
      "lowUsd": 25000,
      "highUsd": 25000,
      "unit": "one-time",
      "sourceLabel": "MIT Technology Review, Oct 13, 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://technologyreview.com/2026/10/13/1145755/ai-labs-buying-data-from-dead-startups-to-train-models",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "simpleclosure-forbes-range",
      "date": "2026-04-16",
      "buyer": "SimpleClosure AssetHub",
      "kind": "Deal",
      "description": "Forbes reported typical payouts per company on SimpleClosure data deals, as summarized by Skylab Intel.",
      "lowUsd": 10000,
      "highUsd": 100000,
      "unit": "one-time",
      "sourceLabel": "Forbes, Apr 16, 2026, via Skylab Intel, Oct 8, 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://skylabintel.substack.com/p/ai-labs-are-buying-company-records",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "pewter-closed-deals",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "buyer": "Pewter (intermediary)",
      "kind": "Deal",
      "description": "Pewter publishes closed deals for US firms from a $110K marketing agency license to a $1.2M industrial distribution license; the figures are Pewter's own and unverified.",
      "lowUsd": 110000,
      "highUsd": 1200000,
      "unit": "one-time",
      "sourceLabel": "Pewter homepage",
      "sourceUrl": "https://pewterdata.com/",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "ooak-closed-deals",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "buyer": "Ooak Data",
      "kind": "Deal",
      "description": "Ooak says its closed deals run from $20K, the smallest, to several hundred thousand dollars.",
      "lowUsd": 20000,
      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "one-time",
      "sourceLabel": "Ooak Data partner page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://ooakdata.com/partner",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "telegraph-lab-retailer",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "buyer": "Telegraph Lab",
      "kind": "Deal",
      "description": "One online-retailer transaction, which Data Licensing Report labels as neither an average nor an estimate.",
      "lowUsd": 300000,
      "highUsd": 300000,
      "unit": "one-time",
      "sourceLabel": "Data Licensing Report homepage",
      "sourceUrl": "https://sellcompanydatatoai.io",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "hvac-offer",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "buyer": "Not named",
      "kind": "Bid",
      "description": "A Michigan HVAC contractor received an offer of up to $150K, as reported by The Information and cited by Pewter.",
      "lowUsd": null,
      "highUsd": 150000,
      "unit": "one-time",
      "sourceLabel": "The Information, via Pewter homepage",
      "sourceUrl": "https://pewterdata.com/",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "grepped-avg-deal",
      "date": "2026-10-24",
      "buyer": "Grepped (intermediary)",
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      "description": "Grepped's founder said on X that its average deal is now closer to $1.1M-$1.3M, up from about $250K-$400K, with four manufacturer deals closed at roughly $500K to $1.2M each; the figures are his own and unverified.",
      "lowUsd": 1100000,
      "highUsd": 1300000,
      "unit": "one-time",
      "sourceLabel": "FourWeekMBA, Oct 25, 2026, citing a post by Erik Newsham on X, Oct 24, 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://fourweekmba.com/ai-the-data-wars-ai-data-broker-says-deals-now-run-1-1m-1-3m/",
      "observed": "2026-11-01"
    },
    {
      "id": "ngmi-broker-typical",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "buyer": "Ryan Lock (broker)",
      "kind": "Deal",
      "description": "A data broker said on the NGMI podcast that the average deal is $300K–$400K for a 50–100 person company, with the largest reaching $2M–$4M; the figures are his own and unverified.",
      "lowUsd": 300000,
      "highUsd": 400000,
      "unit": "one-time",
      "sourceLabel": "NGMI podcast, Oct 16, 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ngmi/id1895066904",
      "observed": "2026-10-17"
    },
    {
      "id": "micro1-tier-100k",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "buyer": "micro1",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "Qualified enterprise data partnerships; aitrainer.work reported this tier as about $100K a year on Jun 29, 2026.",
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      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "micro1 data partnerships page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.micro1.ai/data-partnerships",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "micro1-tier-500k",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "buyer": "micro1",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "Large operational datasets or ongoing participation across several teams and business functions.",
      "lowUsd": 500000,
      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "micro1 data partnerships page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.micro1.ai/data-partnerships",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "micro1-tier-1m",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "buyer": "micro1",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "Highly unique, proprietary operational data.",
      "lowUsd": 1000000,
      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "micro1 data partnerships page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.micro1.ai/data-partnerships",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "micro1-tier-2026-10-30-100k",
      "date": "2026-10-30",
      "buyer": "micro1",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "Qualified enterprise data partnerships, now shown as a $100K to $500K band on the page.",
      "lowUsd": 100000,
      "highUsd": 500000,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "micro1 data partnerships page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.micro1.ai/data-partnerships",
      "observed": "2026-10-30"
    },
    {
      "id": "micro1-tier-2026-10-30-500k",
      "date": "2026-10-30",
      "buyer": "micro1",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "Large-scale operational datasets or ongoing participation across several teams and business functions, now shown as $500K to $2M.",
      "lowUsd": 500000,
      "highUsd": 2000000,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "micro1 data partnerships page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.micro1.ai/data-partnerships",
      "observed": "2026-10-30"
    },
    {
      "id": "micro1-tier-2026-10-30-2m",
      "date": "2026-10-30",
      "buyer": "micro1",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "Highly unique, proprietary operational data, now shown as the $2M+ tier; the earlier top tier on the page started at $1M.",
      "lowUsd": 2000000,
      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "micro1 data partnerships page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.micro1.ai/data-partnerships",
      "observed": "2026-10-30"
    },
    {
      "id": "micro1-typical-payment",
      "date": "2026-10-30",
      "buyer": "micro1",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "The page says payments are made within 30 days of acceptance and typically range from $150K to over $2M.",
      "lowUsd": 150000,
      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "micro1 data partnerships page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.micro1.ai/data-partnerships",
      "observed": "2026-10-30"
    },
    {
      "id": "micro1-trajectories",
      "date": "2026-10-30",
      "buyer": "micro1",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "Qualifying agent trajectories are licensed for $1M to $2M annually, with the partner's approval.",
      "lowUsd": 1000000,
      "highUsd": 2000000,
      "unit": "per year",
      "sourceLabel": "micro1 data partnerships page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.micro1.ai/data-partnerships",
      "observed": "2026-10-30"
    },
    {
      "id": "micro1-tier-2026-11-05-500k",
      "date": "2026-11-05",
      "buyer": "micro1",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "Large-scale operational datasets or ongoing participation across several teams and business functions, now shown as $500K to $3M; the Oct 30, 2026 page showed $500K to $2M.",
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      "highUsd": 3000000,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "micro1 data partnerships page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.micro1.ai/data-partnerships",
      "observed": "2026-11-05"
    },
    {
      "id": "micro1-tier-2026-11-05-3m",
      "date": "2026-11-05",
      "buyer": "micro1",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "Highly unique, proprietary operational data, now shown as the $3M+ tier; the Oct 30, 2026 page showed $2M+.",
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      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "micro1 data partnerships page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.micro1.ai/data-partnerships",
      "observed": "2026-11-05"
    },
    {
      "id": "micro1-typical-payment-2026-11-05",
      "date": "2026-11-05",
      "buyer": "micro1",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "The page headline now reads $100K to $3M+, and payments typically range from $100K to over $3M; the Oct 30, 2026 page said $150K to over $2M.",
      "lowUsd": 100000,
      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "micro1 data partnerships page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.micro1.ai/data-partnerships",
      "observed": "2026-11-05"
    },
    {
      "id": "micro1-referral-page-range",
      "date": "2026-10-14",
      "buyer": "micro1",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "micro1's company-referral page lists $100K to $2M+ in company compensation for approved data packages.",
      "lowUsd": 100000,
      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "Who Sells Data register",
      "sourceUrl": "https://whosellsdata.com/buying",
      "observed": "2026-10-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "micro1-frontline-typical",
      "date": "2026-10-04",
      "buyer": "micro1",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "A typical range for selected partners in micro1's frontline operations program, as reported by aitrainer.work.",
      "lowUsd": 100000,
      "highUsd": 400000,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "aitrainer.work guide, reviewed Oct 4, 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://aitrainer.work/enterprise/guides/how-companies-get-paid-for-operational-data",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "turing-lazarus-1m",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "buyer": "Turing (Project Lazarus)",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "A single payment of up to $1M for a company's operating record, confirmed after sampling.",
      "lowUsd": null,
      "highUsd": 1000000,
      "unit": "one-time",
      "sourceLabel": "Turing Project Lazarus page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://lazarus.turing.com/",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "turing-legacy-code",
      "date": "2026-06-24",
      "buyer": "Turing (Project Lazarus)",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "HUD, a competing marketplace, reports that Turing pays $10K–$100K for legacy code.",
      "lowUsd": 10000,
      "highUsd": 100000,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "HUD resources, Jun 24, 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.hud.ai/resources/best-platforms-selling-codebase",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "turing-modern-repo",
      "date": "2026-06-24",
      "buyer": "Turing (Project Lazarus)",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "HUD reports that Turing pays up to $15K per modern repository.",
      "lowUsd": null,
      "highUsd": 15000,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "HUD resources, Jun 24, 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.hud.ai/resources/best-platforms-selling-codebase",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "handshake-band",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "buyer": "Handshake AI",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "Payouts for companies with 20+ full-time employees and 3+ years in operation; the partnerships page shows $4M+.",
      "lowUsd": 100000,
      "highUsd": 4000000,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "Handshake AI license page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://joinhandshake.com/ai/data-partnerships/license/",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "mode-band",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "buyer": "Mode (data.mode.inc)",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "An indicative range; Mode sets a fixed offer after reviewing the records.",
      "lowUsd": 100000,
      "highUsd": 5000000,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "Mode company data page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://data.mode.inc/",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "polyshares-band",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "buyer": "Polyshares",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "Polyshares publishes $100K to $2M+ per license, higher for large or long records.",
      "lowUsd": 100000,
      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "Polyshares homepage",
      "sourceUrl": "https://polyshares.com/",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "replay-band-small",
      "date": "2026-10-31",
      "buyer": "Replay",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "Replay publishes this band for companies with 20 to 50 employees, plus a revenue share on each license; headcount is a proxy and the final price varies.",
      "lowUsd": 10000,
      "highUsd": 100000,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "Replay homepage",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.replay.ai/",
      "observed": "2026-10-31"
    },
    {
      "id": "replay-band-mid",
      "date": "2026-10-31",
      "buyer": "Replay",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "Replay publishes this band for companies with 50 to 250 employees, plus a revenue share on each license.",
      "lowUsd": 100000,
      "highUsd": 1000000,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "Replay homepage",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.replay.ai/",
      "observed": "2026-10-31"
    },
    {
      "id": "replay-band-large",
      "date": "2026-10-31",
      "buyer": "Replay",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "Replay publishes this band for companies with 250 or more employees, plus a revenue share on each license.",
      "lowUsd": 1000000,
      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "Replay homepage",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.replay.ai/",
      "observed": "2026-10-31"
    },
    {
      "id": "prism-band",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "buyer": "Labelbox Prism",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "From about $50K for smaller targeted datasets to $1M+ for large enterprise partnerships, exclusive by default.",
      "lowUsd": 50000,
      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "Labelbox Prism page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://prism.labelbox.com/",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "scale-band",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "buyer": "Scale AI",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "An illustrative value per data partnership that scales with delivery cadence.",
      "lowUsd": 10000,
      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "Scale AI data partnership page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://scale.com/data-partnership",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "superannotate-band",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "buyer": "SuperAnnotate",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "An indicative valuation range that depends on rarity, depth and exclusivity.",
      "lowUsd": 100000,
      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "SuperAnnotate data partnerships page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.superannotate.com/data-partnerships",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "ooak-ceiling",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "buyer": "Ooak Data",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "Ooak's headline ceiling read \"up to $1M\" on Oct 16, 2026; the Who Sells Data register recorded up to $300K on Oct 14, 2026.",
      "lowUsd": null,
      "highUsd": 1000000,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "Ooak Data partner page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://ooakdata.com/partner",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "grepped-claim",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "buyer": "Grepped (intermediary)",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "Grepped's homepage says company data \"could be worth\" $20K–$5M; this is a marketing claim, not a deal.",
      "lowUsd": 20000,
      "highUsd": 5000000,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "Grepped homepage",
      "sourceUrl": "https://grepped.ai",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "hud-codebase-baseline",
      "date": "2026-06-24",
      "buyer": "HUD (DataVendor)",
      "kind": "Published tier",
      "description": "HUD cites a $5,000 baseline per codebase on its marketplace and keeps 20% of the payout.",
      "lowUsd": 5000,
      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "per license",
      "sourceLabel": "HUD resources, Jun 24, 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.hud.ai/resources/best-platforms-selling-codebase",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "troveo-payouts",
      "date": "2026-04-28",
      "buyer": "Troveo AI",
      "kind": "Payout total",
      "description": "Troveo announced more than $20M paid to content and data owners.",
      "lowUsd": 20000000,
      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "total",
      "sourceLabel": "Business Wire, Apr 28, 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260428319383/en/Troveo-Accelerates-AI-Model-Development-Expands-AI-Training-Data-Platform-to-Five-New-Categories-Announces-%2420-Million-in-Payouts",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "simpleclosure-10m",
      "date": "2026-09-03",
      "buyer": "SimpleClosure AssetHub",
      "kind": "Payout total",
      "description": "SimpleClosure said AssetHub is on track to return more than $10M to startups by the end of 2026, across 350+ companies.",
      "lowUsd": 10000000,
      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "total",
      "sourceLabel": "SimpleClosure release via Webull, Sep 3, 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.webull.com/news/15515143679517696",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "grepped-referral",
      "date": "2026-10-13",
      "buyer": "Grepped (intermediary)",
      "kind": "Referral bounty",
      "description": "10% of the owner payment, capped at $100K per deal, paid when the owner is paid.",
      "lowUsd": null,
      "highUsd": 100000,
      "unit": "percent of deal",
      "percent": 10,
      "sourceLabel": "Grepped referral terms, effective Oct 13, 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.grepped.ai/assets/grepped-referral-terms.pdf",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "mode-referral",
      "date": "2026-10-06",
      "buyer": "Mode (data.mode.inc)",
      "kind": "Referral bounty",
      "description": "6% of the deal or $50K, whichever is greater; companies based outside the US earn 6% with no minimum.",
      "lowUsd": 50000,
      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "percent of deal",
      "percent": 6,
      "sourceLabel": "Who Sells Data register (Mode Affiliate Referral Agreement v1.0)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://whosellsdata.com/buying",
      "observed": "2026-10-08"
    },
    {
      "id": "micro1-referral-cap",
      "date": "2026-10-14",
      "buyer": "micro1",
      "kind": "Referral bounty",
      "description": "Up to $50K per referred company, raised from $25K in June 2026; payouts are discretionary.",
      "lowUsd": null,
      "highUsd": 50000,
      "unit": "per referral",
      "sourceLabel": "Who Sells Data register",
      "sourceUrl": "https://whosellsdata.com/buying",
      "observed": "2026-10-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "micro1-referral-pct",
      "date": "2026-10-14",
      "buyer": "micro1",
      "kind": "Referral bounty",
      "description": "Under terms updated Oct 14, 2026, the payout is 7.5% of the license or purchase price where the site lists no amount.",
      "lowUsd": null,
      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "percent of deal",
      "percent": 7.5,
      "sourceLabel": "Who Sells Data register",
      "sourceUrl": "https://whosellsdata.com/buying",
      "observed": "2026-10-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "scale-referral",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "buyer": "Scale AI",
      "kind": "Referral bounty",
      "description": "Up to $50K per referred company, paid only if Scale signs a partnership.",
      "lowUsd": null,
      "highUsd": 50000,
      "unit": "per referral",
      "sourceLabel": "Scale AI data partnership page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://scale.com/data-partnership",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    },
    {
      "id": "gdc-referral",
      "date": "2026-10-14",
      "buyer": "The General Data Company",
      "kind": "Referral bounty",
      "description": "Up to $50K per introduction, set in a separate written referral agreement.",
      "lowUsd": null,
      "highUsd": 50000,
      "unit": "per referral",
      "sourceLabel": "Who Sells Data register",
      "sourceUrl": "https://whosellsdata.com/buying",
      "observed": "2026-10-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "nyne-referral",
      "date": "2026-10-14",
      "buyer": "Nyne AI",
      "kind": "Referral bounty",
      "description": "Up to $20K per introduced company with 20+ US full-time employees that completes a transaction.",
      "lowUsd": null,
      "highUsd": 20000,
      "unit": "per referral",
      "sourceLabel": "Who Sells Data register",
      "sourceUrl": "https://whosellsdata.com/buying",
      "observed": "2026-10-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "handshake-referral",
      "date": "2026-10-14",
      "buyer": "Handshake AI",
      "kind": "Referral bounty",
      "description": "$10K per referred company that signs, paid when the deal closes.",
      "lowUsd": 10000,
      "highUsd": 10000,
      "unit": "per referral",
      "sourceLabel": "Who Sells Data register",
      "sourceUrl": "https://whosellsdata.com/buying",
      "observed": "2026-10-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "replay-referral",
      "date": "2026-10-31",
      "buyer": "Replay",
      "kind": "Referral bounty",
      "description": "$10K or 10% of the company's upfront fee, whichever is greater, paid once per company the day the fee lands.",
      "lowUsd": 10000,
      "highUsd": null,
      "unit": "percent of deal",
      "percent": 10,
      "sourceLabel": "Replay referral terms",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.replay.ai/referrals",
      "observed": "2026-10-31"
    },
    {
      "id": "mercor-referral",
      "date": "2026-10-23",
      "buyer": "Mercor",
      "kind": "Referral bounty",
      "description": "Up to $100K per introduction that leads a company with 100+ employees to license its data, as posted by Mercor CEO Brendan Foody on X; payment terms were not published.",
      "lowUsd": null,
      "highUsd": 100000,
      "unit": "per referral",
      "sourceLabel": "Runtime Wire, Oct 23, 2026, citing a post by Brendan Foody on X",
      "sourceUrl": "https://runtimewire.com/article/mercor-100k-company-data-referrals",
      "observed": "2026-11-01"
    },
    {
      "id": "turing-referral",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "buyer": "Turing (Project Lazarus)",
      "kind": "Referral bounty",
      "description": "Up to $10K per referred company; no referral terms page.",
      "lowUsd": null,
      "highUsd": 10000,
      "unit": "per referral",
      "sourceLabel": "Turing Project Lazarus page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://lazarus.turing.com/",
      "observed": "2026-10-16"
    }
  ]
}