Own a cash-flowing AI data brokerage in 90 days

The category

What is an AI data brokerage?

A data brokerage connects companies that own valuable data with the buyers who need it, and takes a fee on every deal.

An AI data brokerage does it for the AI industry. AI labs have already trained on the whole public internet. To keep getting smarter, they need private company data: procedures, sales histories, support tickets, project records. Companies have it, sitting unused in their tools.

Is the category real?

Mercor went from $1M to a $2B run rate in about 24 months doing this. Scale AI, Surge AI, Handshake and micro1 are growing just as fast. Private companies are getting offers of $600K and more for their data.

We build the brokerage for you. You own the territory.

Forbes · April 2026

Shut-down startups are selling their old Slack chats, emails and tickets to AI companies.

One broker reported about 100 of these deals in a single year, paying from $10K to $100K per company archive. Operating companies with 30+ employees are worth far more.

$8.5Byearly revenue of the 50+ companies selling data to AI labsIndustry tally, July 2026

$2BMercor's run rate, up from $1M in about 24 monthsPublicly reported

$100K–$2M+offered to a single company for its data packagemicro1 published range

Sources: public reporting on Mercor, Scale AI, Surge AI, Handshake and micro1; Forbes, April 2026; industry tally, July 2026. Category context, not Data Brokering partner outcomes. Data Brokering is not affiliated with, partnered with, or endorsed by any company named on this page.

Side by side

What you actually buy.

Capital put into a traditional franchise vs. capital put into a Data Brokering territory. Franchise figures are published industry averages.

Industry maturity

Traditional franchiseSaturated categories (food, retail, services). Competing on price.

Data BrokeringAI data is a market that barely existed three years ago. Early innings.

Initial capital

Traditional franchise$250K–$1M+ for food, retail and service franchises.

Data BrokeringA fraction of a franchise. Your exact figure depends on your territory, modeled live on the call.

Royalties

Traditional franchise6–10% of gross revenue, forever. Plus marketing fees.

Data BrokeringZero royalties. One simple split on each deal fee: you keep 90%.

Net margin

Traditional franchise8–20% net across most franchise categories.

Data BrokeringNo inventory, no rent, no staff. After ad spend, deal fees are close to pure margin.

Time to revenue

Traditional franchise12–24 months: build-out, permits, hiring, ramp.

Data BrokeringLive in 30 days. First deal inside 90 days.

Who owns what

Traditional franchiseFranchisor owns the brand. You license. Sale requires their approval.

Data BrokeringExclusive territory in writing. Your domain, your site, your ad accounts.

Franchise figures are sector averages (FRANdata 2024 / IFA Economic Outlook / Statista). Data Brokering figures reflect our build plan; full numbers walked through on the strategy call.

Map my territory on a callWe model your capital against both columns, live.

Guarantees

Promises we put in writing.

Five commitments backed by your partner agreement. A franchise won't give you any of them.

Guarantee 01

30days

30-day launch, or we keep building at no cost.

If your site, funnel and ads aren't live inside 30 days, we keep building for free until they are.

Franchise equivalent: none. Build-out delays are on you.

Guarantee 02

Zero royalties. 90% of every fee is yours.

No percentage of your revenue, forever. One clear split on each deal fee, and 90% of it goes to you.

Franchise equivalent: 6–10% of gross revenue, forever, plus marketing fees.

Guarantee 03

1per territory

Your territory is exclusive.

One partner per industry and region, written into your agreement. Nobody else gets your market.

Franchise equivalent: territories shrink as the franchisor sells more units.

Guarantee 04

100%

Your assets stay yours.

Your domain, your site and your ad accounts are set up in your name from day one.

Franchise equivalent: everything belongs to the franchisor.

Guarantee 05 · The headline guarantee

First-dealguarantee

We work your territory until your first deal closes.

If no company from your territory has closed by day 90, our team keeps optimizing your ads, funnel and buyer offers at no extra cost until one does.

Franchise equivalent: none. Your capital is committed and the ramp is your problem.

Full guarantee terms are in your partner agreement, walked through line by line on the strategy call before any payment.

What we build

The complete brokerage, live on day 30.

Not a course. Not a playbook. A real working data brokerage: your domain, your ad accounts, our back end, running on systems we keep improving.

Day 1Territory locked, build kicks off

Day 7Branded broker site and funnel live

Day 14Ads approved and running

Day 30First companies qualified and in offer

Day 90First deal closed

Partner dashboard on a laptop showing leads, qualified companies, offers and closed deals for an HVAC territory in New York — Partner dashboard preview. Example data.

Branded broker site

A production site on your domain, with your offer and your territory. Not a template.

"What's my data worth?" funnel

The hook that makes owners stop scrolling and apply to find out what their data is worth.

Ad engine

Ad creatives and campaigns built for your territory and launched in your own ad account.

Qualification and CRM

Every lead screened: 30+ employees, US based, and a decision-maker who can sell.

Brokerage back end

Our brokerage team gets buyer offers, handles contracts, removes personal details and delivers the data.

Partner dashboard

Every lead, every offer and every payout from your territory, in one place.

Your brokerage sells into

Pick your industry. Own your region.

HVACLegalAccountingDentalMedicalInsuranceLogisticsReal estateStaffingSoftware

US map with example territories by industry and state — Example territories. Availability confirmed on the call.

Why this beats a franchise

Same capital. Different decade.

Five structural reasons operators pick a data brokerage territory over a traditional franchise.

Higher margins

No inventory, no storefront, no staff to run. Each deal fee lands almost entirely in your account after ad spend.

Zero royalties

No 6–10% off the top of your gross, forever. One simple split per deal, and 90% is yours.

The AI data runway

Every new AI model needs more data than the last one, and the public internet is used up. Demand for private company data keeps growing.

An exclusive market

Your industry in your region is yours alone. No competing partner down the street, no price war.

The back end keeps improving

New buyers, better offers, sharper ads. Every partner gets the upgrades the moment we ship them.

Want the long version? We'll walk all five with your numbers on the table.Book a strategy call

Proof the market is paying

The buyers are already writing checks.

Real offers, real growth, all public. This is the market your territory sells into.

Company founderPublic post on X · September 2026

"We were offered like $600K to sell our company data."

The offer was for the company's Slack, Notion and email history. The post reached over 600,000 views, and most owners in most industries still don't know their data is worth anything.

1.3K likes · 151 replies · 617K views

Run rates of the biggest AI data companies

Mercor

$2B

Scale AI

~$2B

Surge AI

$1.4B

Handshake AI

$1.1B

MicroAGI

$100M

Publicly reported run rates, October 2026. MicroAGI reached $100M ARR in 6 months, Handshake AI $1.1B in 16 months.

Per company$600K

Offered to one private company for its Slack, Notion and email data.

Per data package$100K–$2M+

The range one major buyer publishes for company data packages.

In 24 months$1M → $2B

Mercor's growth in run rate, supplying data to AI labs.

Third-party figures from public posts and reporting. They are not results of Data Brokering partners. Individual results vary based on territory, ad spend and buyer demand; outcomes are not typical, guaranteed, or a forecast of your results.

Questions

What every buyer asks first.

How is this different from buying a franchise?

A franchise licenses you someone else's brand and takes a royalty off the top of your gross, forever. With Data Brokering you get an exclusive territory in a brand-new market, a business we build and run the back end for, and 90% of every deal fee. No royalties. Traditional franchises live in saturated sectors; AI data is in its first innings.

What's the realistic timeline to revenue?

The build runs 30 days. Ads go live in week two. First deals typically close inside 90 days. We don't promise a specific revenue number on the page. On the call we model your territory live: how many companies fit, what they're worth, and what the fees look like.

Do I need technical or sales experience?

No. You never sell to the AI buyers. Our brokerage team handles qualification, buyer offers, contracts and the data itself. Partners who know their industry ramp faster, but everything technical is done for you from day one.

How much time does it take to run?

Most partners treat it as a few hours a week: checking ad results, reviewing new leads in the dashboard and joining the occasional owner call. It's not passive on day one, and it gets more hands-off as your campaigns mature.

What does the first-deal guarantee cover?

If no company from your territory has closed by day 90, we keep optimizing your ads, funnel and buyer offers at no extra cost until one does. The exact terms are in your partner agreement and walked through line by line on the call.

What happens on the strategy call?

Thirty minutes, no deck. We check which territories are open in your industry, model your capital against a franchise, walk the guarantee terms line by line and answer every question. If the numbers don't work for you, we say so on the call.

Still unsure? Bring your hardest question to the call. That's what it's for.

Fit check

This is for some people. Not everyone.

A strong fit if you…

Have capital set aside for an income-producing business
Were looking at franchises, but the royalties and saturation bother you
Can fund an ad budget and give it a few hours a week
Want to be early in the fastest-growing market in AI

Probably not, if you…

Want a fully passive investment with no ad spend
Would be using capital you can't commit for 12+ months
Expect a guaranteed revenue figure before the call
Want a famous logo over your door more than an exclusive market

Book your call

Bring your capital range. Leave with your territory mapped.

A 30-minute strategy call. No deck, no pressure. We check which territories are open, model your numbers live and tell you honestly if it doesn't fit.

Free 30 minutes · We model your numbers live · No obligation

30-day launch or we keep building free

0% royalties. 90% of every deal fee is yours

Exclusive territory, in writing

First-deal guarantee