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Is your company's operating history worth licensing to AI developers?

Disclosure: Nordic MarTech is an independent referral partner of Mode and micro1 and may receive a referral fee if your company signs with them. You pay us nothing, and we are not their staff.

Check your fit See the five steps

Mode and micro1 license de-identified copies of everyday business records — email, documents, tickets, CRM — for AI research and training. We help you check fit, prepare the right questions and decide calmly. Then you apply directly with the partner.

  • No company records pass through this site
  • Only the partner makes an offer, in writing
  • Referral fee disclosed
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Quick fit check

Four questions. Standard results stay in your browser.

Region
Sector
Ownership

Below Mode's 50 for your sector · Meets micro1's threshold

Fictional example

Ten years of work, already written down.

Most companies never think of their inbox, tickets and SOPs as an asset. Here is how one fictional firm found out — and what it would leave with either way.

  1. The archive nobody counted

    Harbourline Freight, a fictional 60-person logistics operator in Manchester, has twelve years of email, dispatch tickets and SOPs in the same systems. To the team it is just how work gets done.

  2. Why the path matters more than the names

    AI developers want to learn how real work is decided: the steps, corrections and outcomes. Names and client identities are removed or transformed before licensing; the decision path is what carries value.

  3. A calm route, not a leap

    Harbourline checks fit here, agrees systems and date ranges with the partner, reviews a de-identified sample, and only then sees a written offer. Nothing is uploaded before a signed agreement. Mode estimates about three months from first conversation to payment.

  4. What it leaves with — either way

    If it signs: the partner's written offer for an agreed, de-identified copy, while originals stay in its own systems. If it doesn't: a clear map of what records it holds, where they live and who owns them — useful for data governance anyway.

Harbourline Freight is fictional. No figure is shown because only the partner can value records, in writing.

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What you gain from looking

  • A decision in minutes

    The fit check tells you which programme, if either, matches your size, region and sector.

  • A readiness map

    Know which systems hold your operating history and who has authority to license it.

  • No cost to find out

    Mode charges companies no broker fee; you pay us nothing.

How it works

From first look to a written offer — five steps

Step 1 of 5

Check your fit

Two minutes on this page, nothing stored.

Step 1 of 5

Mode estimates about three months from first conversation to payment.

micro1 pays within 30 days of invoice after a 30-day data review.

Scope

What is licensed — and what stays with you

  • Email & calendar

    Threads, meeting invites and the decisions they record.

  • Documents & knowledge bases

    Policies, proposals, wikis and shared drives.

  • Chat & collaboration

    Team channels and the context around work.

  • Tickets & tasks

    Support queues, project boards and their resolutions.

  • CRM & sales notes

    Account histories, pipeline notes and call summaries.

  • Code, SOPs & runbooks

    Repositories, procedures and how problems get fixed.

Both partners agree the systems and date ranges before any export. Your originals and systems stay with you; the partner works on an agreed copy.

Programmes and sectors

Two programmes, different fits

Which programme fits depends on size, region, sector and language.

Mode

Regions
US, Canada, UK, Australia only
Minimum staff
Legal 10+ · Accounting, finance & medical 15+ · All others 50+
Best-fit sectors
Law firms, accounting & finance practices, medical and dental practices (business records without patient information), consultancies, agencies, field-service and logistics operators, architecture & engineering firms, nonprofits
Timeline
about three months from first conversation to payment
Published range
$100K–$5M (Mode, indicative)
Continue to Mode (opens in a new tab)

micro1

Regions
Strongest US, UK, Canada; other Western markets considered
Minimum staff
30+ full-time
Best-fit sectors
Software & engineering, finance & accounting, customer support, sales & CRM, legal & contracts, operations & logistics
Also
Defunct company records (closed businesses that peaked at 50+ staff), via the rights holder
Language
Records and communication primarily in English
Timeline
Payment within 30 days of invoice, after a 30-day data review
Published range
$100K to $2M+ (micro1, by data value)
Continue to micro1 (opens in a new tab)

Each partner's own published information, checked 25 October 2026. Not offers; the partner's site is authoritative. micro1 programme page

Medical
Mode's agreements exclude health information, and patient billing and scheduling records usually contain it. Scope is limited to business records with no patient information, such as vendor, finance and operations records. Confirm with Mode first.
Regulated and export-controlled data
Defence, ITAR/EAR, classified or client-privileged material stays out unless legal clears it.
Nordic and EU companies
Not in Mode's regions; micro1 may consider you. Both process data in the US.
Listed companies
Possible, with a longer path via board, general counsel, disclosure and data-governance review.
Public sector
Government departments, statutory bodies and state-owned companies are outside both programmes.
What usually doesn't fit
Start-ups with little history, paper-only businesses, loosely organised archives, and records mostly not in English.

Tool 1

Fit check — two minutes, nothing stored

Region
Sector
Ownership
Status
Records mainly in English
Systems in use
Excluded data present
Authority to license and notify staff

Your result

Possible fitmicro1
  • Clears micro1's minimum of 30 full-time staff.
  • Confirm who can sign before applying.
  1. 1Open micro1's company registration. Register through this link yourself. micro1 doesn't accept applications made on your behalf.
  2. 2Create your company profile and data manifest. Which systems you hold and for how long; qualified companies are invited to an AI interview and a call.
  3. 3Contract, transfer, review, payment. 30-day data review, then payment within 30 days of invoice.
Continue to micro1 (opens in a new tab)Talk it through first

Opens the partner's site in a new tab. Register your company there yourself — don't upload any records until a written agreement is signed.

Only the partner can value your records; their figure is indicative until a written agreement is signed.

Optional AI explanation

Data use and consent

The standard fit check runs in your browser. If you request an AI explanation after consenting, your structured answers are sent through verified partner infrastructure to generate it. Nordic MarTech does not save these answers or use them to train AI models. Our hosting provider may record standard server logs and aggregate visit statistics for security and reliability.

Worked examples

Which path fits? Six examples

  • Fictional example

    Boston law firm

    • US
    • Legal
    • Private
    • Operating
    • 22 staff
    • 9 yrs records
    • 6 yrs same systems
    Strong fitMode

    9 years of records, 6 on the same main systems.

  • Fictional example

    Manchester accountancy

    • UK
    • Accounting, finance or medical
    • Private
    • Operating
    • 16 staff
    • 7 yrs records
    • 7 yrs same systems
    Strong fitMode

    7 years of records, 7 on the same main systems.

  • Fictional example

    Toronto software consultancy

    • Canada
    • Software & engineering
    • Private
    • Operating
    • 45 staff
    • 6 yrs records
    • 5 yrs same systems
    Strong fitmicro1

    Connected systems such as code and tickets suit micro1's programme.

  • Fictional example

    Sydney logistics operator

    • Australia
    • Other business or nonprofit
    • Private
    • Operating
    • 35 staff
    • 8 yrs records
    • 6 yrs same systems
    Possible fitmicro1

    Outside micro1's strongest markets — considered case by case.

  • Fictional example

    Closed Chicago agency

    • US
    • Other business or nonprofit
    • Private
    • Closed or winding down
    • peak 70 staff
    • 10 yrs records
    • 8 yrs same systems
    Possible fitmicro1 closed-company track

    The current rights holder (former owner, trustee, liquidator, administrator or receiver) must apply and sign.

  • Fictional example

    State-owned utility, Melbourne

    • Australia
    • Other business or nonprofit
    • Government or state-owned
    • Operating
    • 400 staff
    • 15 yrs records
    • 10 yrs same systems
    Not covered

    Public-sector records fall outside both programmes.

Illustrations of the published criteria, not real companies or offers.

Closed or winding down?

Closed the business? The records may still matter.

Closing a company doesn't erase its email, tickets, files and CRM. They often sit in cloud accounts or with whoever now holds the company's assets. micro1 runs a separate track for defunct companies; records from a firm that peaked at 50 or more staff are usually the right scale.

  • Who can say yes

    The current rights holder: a former owner or founder if the assets stayed with them; otherwise the trustee (US bankruptcy), assignee (US assignment for the benefit of creditors), liquidator or administrator (UK, Australia) or receiver/trustee (Canada).

  • What to check first

    Who owns the records now; whether they were sold in an asset sale; whether the cloud accounts are still accessible; what staff and customers were told about their data.

  • What happens next

    The rights holder registers through the micro1 link and completes a data manifest; review, contract, transfer, 30-day review, payment.

Continue to micro1 (opens in a new tab)Talk it through first

Tool 2

How deep is your record — and how ready are you?

What shapes an offer (as Mode describes it)

  • Volume & history

    Years of records and the number of people who created them.

  • Connected context

    Records that link: a ticket, its discussion, the fix, the result.

  • Sector demand

    Functions AI developers are actively licensing.

  • Quality

    Complete, consistent, organised archives.

Staff-years of records

240

40 staff × 6 years

Connected context

2 of 8 systems · Low

These are not prices. Mode says volume and history, connected records, sector demand and quality shape its offer; this shows where you stand on the first two.

Readiness checklist

0/9 — Worth a short internal round before applying.

Tool 3

Timeline planner

Your agreement sets the real milestones.

Data protection

Data protection — in the partners' own terms

Mode

Privacy Policy, 1 October 2026

  • De-identified before anyone else receives it.
  • A de-identified sample is shared with you for review first.
  • Raw upload encrypted, access-restricted and deleted within 120 days.
  • Agreements exclude health information, payment card or financial account data, children's data, biometrics, audio/video recordings and images of individuals.
  • Licensees are barred from re-identification.
  • Data reaches Mode only through its secure upload after a signed agreement.

micro1

Data-partnerships page

  • Personal and identifying information removed or transformed before sharing.
  • Kept separate from other companies' data.
  • Raw data deleted on an agreed schedule.
  • Representative samples reviewed before use.
  • Licensed only to labs and enterprises in the US and allied countries.

What stays useful — and what is removed

Kept: how the work happened

  • Decision steps
  • Workflows
  • Trade-offs weighed
  • Corrections
  • Outcomes

Removed or transformed before licensing

  • Names and contact details
  • Client and customer identities
  • Deal and account specifics
  • Credentials
  • Anything outside the agreed scope

How both partners describe de-identification. The partner's own sample is what counts — ask to see it.

Fictional example

Original

Case note — Harbourline Freight: Elin Dahl flags invoice 7731 charged twice. Ops traces it to a system migration; finance approves refund the same day.

Agreed copy

Case note — [Company 01]: [Person 01] flags invoice [ID] charged twice. Ops traces it to a system migration; finance approves refund the same day.

Identifiers change; the decision path stays. Ask to see the partner's own sample.

Webinar guide

Watching Mode's CEO walkthrough? Here's what to listen for.

Mode publishes a 7-minute walkthrough and a 26-minute webinar with founder and CEO Dan Novaes. Both are on Mode's site.

What it covers

  • Mode's background
  • Why AI developers want real business records
  • Which records count
  • A kept-versus-removed de-identification example
  • Who Mode is looking for
  • What shapes the payout
  • Steps from application to payment

Questions to note

  • Which systems and date ranges are in scope?
  • Exclusive, and for how long?
  • How and when are amount and schedule fixed?
  • When do we see the sample?
  • What notice do staff and customers need?
  • When is the raw export deleted?

Worth knowing

Webinar slides can lag the website. If a figure differs — timeline, regions or minimum headcount — the live site and your written agreement are authoritative.

Watch on Mode's site (opens in a new tab)Check your fit

Apply

Ready? Apply directly with the partner in three steps

Mode track

For law, accounting, finance, medical practices and firms with 50+ staff

Legal 10+ · Finance / medical 15+ · Other 50+
  1. 1

    Open Mode's company form

    Continue to Mode (opens in a new tab)

    Opens mode.inc in a new tab. Your referral is recorded by this link.

  2. 2

    Tell Mode about your company

    Size, years in operation, systems. Don't upload any records; Mode asks for data only after a signed agreement.

  3. 3

    Review Mode's written offer

    Agree scope, systems and date ranges; sign only if it suits you.

Send to your decision-maker
Applying from a different device?
Open the same link there. Partners credit the introducer through the link; a company that registers via a search result or another partner's link isn't attributed to us. That changes nothing for you.

micro1 track

For software, operations and support teams with 30+ staff, and closed companies

30+ full-time · Closed: peak 50+
  1. 1

    Open micro1's company registration

    Continue to micro1 (opens in a new tab)

    Register through this link yourself. micro1 doesn't accept applications made on your behalf.

  2. 2

    Create your company profile and data manifest

    Which systems you hold and for how long; qualified companies are invited to an AI interview and a call.

  3. 3

    Contract, transfer, review, payment

    30-day data review, then payment within 30 days of invoice.

Send to your decision-maker
Applying from a different device?
Open the same link there. Partners credit the introducer through the link; a company that registers via a search result or another partner's link isn't attributed to us. That changes nothing for you.
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FAQ

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