PewterFor established US business owners
Act while your firm's operating records still exist.
Labs are buying now. One AI data company alone has committed $1 billion over the next twelve months. When subscriptions lapse or a firm winds down, archives get deleted and that value is gone. Pewter helps owners understand whether their records are likely to sell, brings a written offer from the licensing partner and coordinates the deal through payment.
Indicative range
Example: a 100-person firm, 10 years in business. Move the sliders for yours.
A scenario, not a valuation. Many firms are offered less, and some receive no offer once their records are reviewed.
Get a real estimateRange from our licensing partner's payout model for US firms (October 2026), using headcount and years in business only. What your records hold, who owns them and what a buyer accepts decide the real number.
Questions before you start
Questions owners bring to the first call
Is this a genuine payment opportunity or just a pitch?
This is a real market. According to our licensing partner, firms with 60 to 100 people have been paid $350,000 to $650,000; Google's successful $10 million bid for Spirit Airlines' records appears in a federal court filing. These deals involved other firms, not us. You'll receive your offer in writing before making a commitment, and many offers fall below these amounts.
Will I have to pay anything?
No payment is due from you at any point. When a deal closes, our licensing partner pays Pewter a fee. Without a deal, there is no fee.
Who handles which parts, and who is your client?
Pewter identifies and qualifies the opportunity, assesses your records, presents the offer and coordinates the deal. The licensing partner makes the offer, signs the license with you and pays you; you find out its identity before signing anything. Since the partner pays our fee, we don't act as your lawyer or agent. We aren't a law firm or registered broker-dealer, and we recommend having your own counsel review the agreement.
Does the data leave my control?
No. The agreement licenses an approved, de-identified copy. Your original files stay yours, and your ownership is unchanged.
Could this reveal information about clients or employees?
Before delivery, we remove or replace names, contact details, account numbers, credentials and payment details. Regulated, privileged or third-party records may be left out. Since no method eliminates every risk, you review the process and a sample before signing. Our approach to records.
Who can inspect my records before I sign?
Only with your agreement. We may request a small sample to assess quality before an offer, and Pewter or the licensing partner may examine it. You decide what the sample contains and may decline. We do not complete the full export until you sign.
Who uses the data, and what for?
Authorized AI developers use it to train and evaluate models, as set out in your agreement. The terms you approve specify exclusivity and permitted uses. Our free owner's guide, Before You Sell Your Data, covers the terms and questions to resolve before signing.
How much time will my team need to spend?
Expect to spend a few hours: take two or three calls and prepare a short inventory of your systems. If an export is required, your IT person or provider runs it while we coordinate. No one needs to create new data or tidy anything up.
What if I don't know what data we have?
That's common among owners. Tell us which tools you've used over time, for example email, shared drives, your accounting or operating system, and we'll figure out what's there during the call. Prefer to estimate it yourself first? Our free guide explains how to find the numbers in Google, Microsoft 365, Slack and a dozen other tools.
Why consider this now?
Labs are buying now. A single AI data company has committed $1 billion for the coming twelve months. Your history holds the value: when subscriptions lapse or a firm closes, its archives are deleted and that value disappears.
Deals published in the market
Our licensing partner reported this in October 2026. Pewter gave no advice on these deals.
100 people · Freight broker
$650K
Records include rate quotes, shipment documents, dispatch records, delivery exceptions and claims.
Get a logistics firm estimate70 people · Engineering firm
$450K
Materials include CAD drawings, calculations, technical reports, revisions and specifications.
Get an engineering firm estimate60 people · Accounting firm
$350K
Workpapers, reconciliations, financial models and tax files spanning five years.
Get an accounting firm estimateRoles and responsibilities
You retain control; we take care of the legwork.
From your initial estimate through payment, Pewter serves as your contact. Our licensing partner presents the offer, enters a license with you and sends your payment.
Your part
A handful of hours
- Respond to a handful of questionsTwo minutes; no files or logins needed.
- Join two or three callsEach lasts about 30 minutes.
- Complete a brief data inventoryList your systems and the years you used them.
- Review a sample; approve the termsHave your lawyer review the agreement. Licensing waits for your signature.
Our responsibilities
- SizingWe give you a direct assessment of whether your records are likely to sell.
- Negotiating the offerThe licensing partner presents the offer; we put it in writing for you and discuss price, scope and exclusivity.
- De-identification and exportWe coordinate with your IT person. Before delivery, identifying details are removed.
- Payment and closingFrom agreement milestones through payment, we keep track of each step.
No offer means no cost
There is no charge to ask
Owners pay no fee at any stage and may leave whenever they choose. Before an offer, we might request permission to examine a small sample for a quality check. We only complete the full export once you approve every term in writing. Our approach to records.
For data buyers and AI labs
Looking for records that show how businesses operate?
We work with owners of established US firms whose operating records can't be found on the open web. Describe the sector, workflow and volume you need, and we'll tell you honestly whether we can source it.
- Records from real operationsEmail, tickets, documents and system records sourced from logistics, accounting, engineering, distribution, trades and services firms.
- Owners who've agreedBefore delivery, each firm approves its terms and exclusions in writing.
- De-identified under written termsBefore delivery, identifying details are removed; a license agreement defines scope and permitted use.
Request an estimate
Check whether your records could sell
Estimated range
$385K to $895K
Illustration: 100 employees · 10 years in business
- We will call within one business dayLawrence or Troy will ask what you have and offer a realistic assessment.
- Kept confidentialWe request no files. Your firm's details go only to our licensing partner so it can prepare an offer.
- No fee to the ownerYou may leave at any time before signing.