For Business Owners

Your operating history is a balance-sheet asset. Here's how to unlock it.

Q: How is the price decided?

Five factors drive pricing: how many years you have been operating, how many full-time employees use your business systems, which systems your history lives in, the type and depth of records, and where the team is primarily based.

Q: What if we're planning to sell the business?

This is often the ideal time. The payment is non-dilutive cash with no effect on due diligence or valuation — you are licensing a copy of historical operating data, not selling any part of the business.

Established US businesses can earn an indicative US$100K–$5M for a licensed, de-identified copy of the data their teams generate every day — email, project tools, CRM, meeting recordings and more.

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The Opportunity

AI needs real business history. Yours has value.

Mode Inc — Deloitte's #1 fastest-growing software company in North America (2023), with 100M+ monthly users and $1B+ returned to users through its platform — pays established companies for licensed, de-identified copies of their operational data for AI training.

US$100K–$5M

Indicative range

See your indicative range instantly, based on your company profile — before any commitment.

2–3 months

Typical time to payment

Qualifying companies are typically paid within 2–3 months of starting the process.

Cost to participate

Mode prices, contracts and pays. Bizadvisors makes the introduction — the fee is never deducted from your payment.

A ~90-staff US marketing firm with ~58TB of history across 10 systems signed for $950,000 in October 2026. Large design, video and photo archives push offers toward the top of the range.

What Gets Licensed

The six systems behind the valuation

Email & calendar

Years of everyday communication and scheduling.

Documents & shared drives

Proposals, contracts, templates and working files.

CRM & sales records

Pipelines, deal stages and customer interactions.

Slack & collaboration

Channels and conversations showing how work gets decided and delivered.

Billing, accounting & operations

Invoices, transactions and back-office records.

Project management & support platforms

Tickets, timelines and delivery workflows from years of client work.

How It Works

From introduction to payment in four steps

Check your indicative range

Answer a few questions about your company and see an indicative range instantly — it takes about five minutes.

Mode evaluates and prices

You deal directly with Mode Inc. It assesses eligibility and your operating history, then presents a written offer.

You approve the scope in writing

Systems, date ranges and scope are agreed in writing. Sensitive material is removed and personal identifiers transformed before any AI customer touches the data.

Get paid — typically in 2–3 months

Mode contracts and pays. Your originals never leave your business, and the raw upload is deleted within 120 days.

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Security & Control

You're not handing over the keys

Agreed in writing first

Systems, date ranges and scope are agreed in writing before anything moves.

Your team authorises the scope

Your team reviews the offer and authorises the scope — nothing moves without sign-off.

De-identified before any AI use

Sensitive material is removed and personal identifiers transformed before any AI customer touches it.

Originals stay with you

Your originals never leave your business; the raw upload is deleted within 120 days.

Eligibility

Who qualifies — and who doesn't

20+ full-time US office employees (accounting firms from 10+, law firms from 6+)
Several years of operating records in connected business systems
Multiple systems — email, CRM, project tools, shared drives, collaboration
US-based team, US-headquartered

Strong-fit industries: marketing / creative / media agencies, professional services (accounting, law, consulting), MSPs & IT services, logistics, oil & gas services, software/SaaS, sales/CS organisations. Excluded: staffing agencies, healthcare & dental practices, insurance, title & escrow.

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FAQ

Questions business owners ask us first

What exactly is being licensed?

A licensed, de-identified copy of your company's operating history — email and calendars, documents and shared drives, CRM and sales records, collaboration tools, billing and accounting records, and project management and support platforms. Your originals stay with you, and the raw upload is deleted within 120 days.

Is our data sensitive?

You control scope from the start. Systems, date ranges and scope are agreed in writing before anything moves; your team reviews the offer and authorises the scope; sensitive material is removed and personal identifiers transformed before any AI customer touches the data; and your originals never leave your business.

How is the price decided?

Five factors: how many years you have been operating; how many full-time employees use your business systems; the systems where your history lives; the type and depth of records; and where the team is primarily based.

What are the key terms?

The licence is worldwide, and your company commits for 24 months not to re-license the same data. You always retain your originals.

How long until payment?

Companies are typically paid within 2–3 months of completing the process.

What if we're planning to sell the business?

This is often the ideal timing. The payment is non-dilutive cash with no effect on due diligence or valuation — you are licensing a copy of historical operating data, not selling any part of the business.

Important: Figures shown are indicative ranges, not offers or guarantees. Mode makes all decisions on eligibility and pricing. We are an independent referral partner, paid a referral fee if your company completes a data license. It is never deducted from your payment.