Access
We know every buyer.
The buy side is about two dozen funded firms, each with different appetites, price tiers, and speed.
Independent data brokerage for established companies
AI companies are buying business data.
We make them compete for yours.
Funded buyers are paying six and seven figures to license the archives your company already owns: email, chat, call recordings, support history, code. Most owners take the first offer that lands in their inbox.
Our fee is paid by the buyer. Representation costs you nothing.
I.
The market, plainly
Your archives became an asset. Quietly.
- $10M
- paid for one airline's internal archive at a court supervised auction in 20261
- $110K to $450K
- published deal range for ordinary mid size companies licensing their archives2
- 20+
- funded buyers currently acquiring business data, from AI labs to specialist custodians3
1. Court record, reported Sept to Oct 2026. 2. Buyer published case studies, 2026. 3. Next Dawn buyer coverage, November 2026. Figures describe the market, not a promise about any one company's data.
II.
The estimator
What is your archive worth?
Answer four questions.
Estimated license value
$95K to $325K
A solid profile. The review call turns this range into real offers.
Base range for your size$75K to $250K
set by buyer diligence economics
Email archivesadds 15%
years of real decisions in writing
Chat historyadds 15%
linked conversations buyers prize
An estimate from market comparables, not an offer. Every real number starts with a review.
Book the 30 minute review
or write to us:hello@thenextdawn.com
III.
Why it matters
Capital for your next dawn.
A data license is capital with nothing attached to it. No loan to service.
GROW
Fund the next chapter.
New equipment, new hires, a second location. Capital with no loan to service and no equity given up.
IV.
Earning potential
What companies your size are worth.
Ranges from published transactions and buyer rate cards, November 2026. Years of history and archive mix move every range.
V.
The inventory
What buyers pay up for.
Call recordingsadds 25%
Email archivesadds 15%
Chat historyadds 15%
Internal codeadds 15%
Support and CRMadds 10%
Working documentsadds 5%
We'll say no for you: regulated records, other people's content, and purchased lists never go to a buyer.
VI.
Why owners use a broker
You wouldn't sell your building to the first cold caller.
Buyers approach owners directly with 48 hour deadlines and won't say who the end customer is.
Competition
We make them bid.
One offer is a price.
Navigation
The first wrong signature is permanent.
Some buyer agreements are exclusive by default.
Protection
We vet before anyone sees anything.
We review what you have before any buyer does, tell you plainly what should never be sold, and never take possession of your data.
VII.
Confidentiality
We never touch your data. Here is exactly who sees what.
The estimator
01Anonymous. Nothing stored.
The review call
02Conversation only. Never files or logins.
The buyer profile
03One page you approve. No records.
Offers and diligence
04Direct with the buyer, under NDA.
The paper
05We'll sign your NDA first if you prefer.
If anyone claiming to represent us ever asks you for a file, a login, or a payment, hang up and write to hello@thenextdawn.com.
VIII.
How it works
Four steps. You contract directly with the buyer.
- 01
Estimate
Two minutes with the estimator below.
- 02
Review
A 30 minute call.
What happens on the call
- Minutes 1 to 10.
- Your systems. Which tools hold your history and how far back.
- Minutes 10 to 20.
- The exclusions. What should never be part of a deal.
- Minutes 20 to 30.
- The verdict. Your realistic range, which buyers fit, and whether it's worth proceeding. Sometimes the honest answer is no.
You bring nothing. Not a file, not an export, not a login.
- 03
Match
We submit your profile to the buyers whose appetite fits your archive and bring back real offers to compare.
- 04
Close
You sign directly with the buyer you choose, on their paper, with your counsel.
IX.
The buyer network
We place sellers into the market's real programs.
Qualified sellers are routed into established buyer programs, including those run by micro1, Scale AI, Mercor, Handshake, and Labelbox, alongside the wider set of funded buyers we track. Independence is the point: no buyer owns our advice, and you'll know who every offer is from before you decide anything.
micro1
Enterprise data partnerships
Scale AI
Data partnerships
Mercor
Enterprise data program
Handshake
AI data partnerships
Labelbox
Prism data program
and 15+ more vetted buyers, from AI labs to specialist custodians
“The first offer is never the market. It's just the fastest buyer.”
The principle this firm is built on
Winding down
If the business is closing, the archive may be the last asset on the books.
Buyers run dedicated programs for companies that are shutting down, and they move faster than anyone else in this market. Data sales have become a normal part of a modern wind down, alongside the equipment and the receivables. Before the servers get wiped, find out what they're worth.
Get the estimate before you close the booksX.
Questions
What does this cost me?
Nothing. Our fee is paid by the buyer when a deal closes, the way a buyer's premium works at an auction house. We disclose which side pays us on every deal, and it's never both.
Do you get access to my data?
No. We never take possession of your files, not even to evaluate them. Our review works from your answers about what systems you use and how far back they go. Buyers see your data only after you've signed their agreement, under its protections.
Who are the buyers?
Funded AI companies and specialist data firms, mostly American, that license business archives to train and evaluate AI systems. We only submit to buyers we have vetted for funding, track record, and payment terms, and we'll tell you who each offer is from before you decide anything.
Can't I just contact the buyers myself?
You can, and some owners do. The risk isn't finding the buyers. It's the paper. Some buyer agreements are exclusive by default, so taking the first offer can lock every other buyer out of bidding, permanently. Owners going alone also apply to one buyer at a time while the market moves, and the search results are full of three week old brokers charging sellers 20 to 30 percent. We run vetted buyers in parallel, on your timeline, and the buyer pays us. Going alone saves you nothing and can cost you the auction.
What about our customers' and employees' information?
Serious buyers de-identify records and contract to strict use limits, and anything that shouldn't be in scope gets excluded before a deal is discussed. That's part of what the review is for. If your archive can't be sold responsibly, we'll tell you that instead of selling it.
We're under 30 people. Is it worth a call?
Usually the honest answer is not yet. Most buyers set minimums around 30 to 50 employees because their diligence costs the same on every deal. The exceptions are deep archives, long operating histories, and companies winding down, which buyers treat differently.
How long does this take?
The estimate takes minutes and the review takes half an hour. Offers typically come back in two to six weeks, and buyers pay on their own terms after acceptance, commonly 30 to 60 days. We'll give you the realistic timeline for your situation on the review call.
Do we have to sell everything?
No. Scope is yours. Most deals license specific archives, exclude whole categories, and leave your operations untouched. Selling a copy of your history doesn't change how you run your business tomorrow.
Find out what it's worth before someone names a price for you.
The buyers already know what your archive is worth to them. The review exists so you know too.
Get your estimate