--- title: "DataVendor: what they buy and what they pay" url: https://www.brightinfo.com/buyers/datavendor-hud/ site: https://www.brightinfo.com/ description: "What DataVendor buys, what it pays and its deal terms, from public sources with a link for every fact. Last verified November 3, 2026." last_updated: 2026-11-03 --- # DataVendor: what they buy and what they pay Buyers › Data marketplaces › DataVendor DataVendor is profiled here as a data marketplace [1]. Data types cited in this profile include: Raw data (documents, logs, examples, enterprise records such as emails or org charts) [2]. Last verified November 3, 2026 ## Quick facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Type | Data marketplace [1] | | Status | Active [3] | | Website | https://datavendor.ai [4] | | HQ | San Francisco (HUD) [5] | | Founded | 2025 (HUD, Y Combinator Winter 2025) [5] | | Ownership | Run by HUD [1] · HUD raised a $16M Series A led by Standard Capital, with Y Combinator, Exceptional Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures and Twenty Two Ventures [6] · Human Union Data, Inc. [7] | | Program | DataVendor [1] · https://datavendor.ai [3] | | Price | Well-documented, production-grade codebases have licensed for up to $20,000 each [2] · Opportunities usually priced at around $500 to $1,500 per task, with hundreds to thousands of tasks per request [2] | | Pricing basis | Vendors set their own prices [1] | | Payment timing | Earnings available as soon as the buyer's payment is credited; withdrawals ($1,000 minimum before fees) reviewed typically within 3 business days, then paid on Stripe's payout schedule [8] | | How to start | Self-serve vendor sign-up at datavendor.ai with a work email; no application review [4] | ## What they buy - **Data types:** Raw data (documents, logs, examples, enterprise records such as emails or org charts) [2] · Code, Tasksets, RL environments, Raw data [1] · Enterprise software codebases (strong demand currently); Cybersecurity, legal and finance data (strong demand currently) [2] - **Excluded:** Private supply only: for data models have not already seen; public repositories cannot be estimated [9] - **Intended use:** Training, Evaluation [1] ## Price and payment - **Price:** Well-documented, production-grade codebases have licensed for up to $20,000 each [2] · Opportunities usually priced at around $500 to $1,500 per task, with hundreds to thousands of tasks per request [2] - **Pricing basis:** Vendors set their own prices [1] - **Payment timing:** Earnings available as soon as the buyer's payment is credited; withdrawals ($1,000 minimum before fees) reviewed typically within 3 business days, then paid on Stripe's payout schedule [8] - **Seller fees:** 20% platform fee, charged only when earnings are withdrawn (converting to HUD credits is fee-free) [3] · Also: Stripe payout fee at withdrawal in countries where DataVendor passes it on; $15 dispute pass-through on a lost card dispute; recommended environment checks credit-priced per check (mandatory checks free) [10] - **Platform's cut:** 20% of vendor earnings, applied only when a vendor withdraws to a bank (converting to HUD credits is fee-free) [9] - **Referral bounty:** Referral fee paid out of DataVendor's own share on deals it closes with referred vendors; rates and conditions set in the DataVendor referral agreement [11] ## Deal terms - **Deal structure:** A sale licenses the assets for a commercial use; buyers buy the whole listing or offer their own price; no refunds [9] - **Exclusivity:** Not published - **Term:** Buyer access lasts after the sale: a purchase grants an entitlement that survives the vendor editing or unpublishing the listing [9] - **Field of use:** Commercial use; exact rights depend on the agreement behind the listing [9] - **Onward transfer:** Not published - **Seller keeps ownership:** Yes, by default [3] ## Privacy and data handling - **De-identification:** Vendor removes secrets, credentials and customer information before uploading (guidance for codebases) [2] - **Raw data deletion:** Not published - **Certifications:** Not published - **Personal data handling:** Vendor must remove secrets, credentials, customer information and anything it lacks the right to share (guidance for codebases) [2] ## Process - **Steps:** (1) Package assets into a listing (2) Price it (3) Pass quality checks (4) Publish to the catalog (5) Buyer buys the whole listing or makes an offer [9] - **Timeline:** Vendors typically complete at least one deal within 2–8 weeks (DataVendor estimate) [11] - **Sample before offer:** No raw samples: buyers see metadata, redacted file trees, quality evidence and taskset previews before purchase [9] - **How to start:** Self-serve vendor sign-up at datavendor.ai with a work email; no application review [4] ## Who they sell to - **Sells to:** Mostly AI labs (not named) [1] ## Watch for None found in public reporting as of November 3, 2026. ## Sources 1. DataVendor Documentation, docs.datavendor.ai. Accessed October 30 and November 3, 2026. (company's own site) https://docs.datavendor.ai/introduction 2. What you can sell, docs.datavendor.ai. Accessed October 30 and November 3, 2026. (company's own site) https://docs.datavendor.ai/sell/what-you-can-sell.md 3. DataVendor Documentation (General FAQ), docs.datavendor.ai. Accessed October 30 and November 3, 2026. (company's own site) https://docs.datavendor.ai/overview/faq 4. Become a vendor, docs.datavendor.ai. Accessed October 30, 2026. (company's own site) https://docs.datavendor.ai/sell/become-a-vendor.md 5. HUD: Platform and marketplace for RL environments and AI data | Y Combinator, ycombinator.com. Accessed October 30 and November 3, 2026. (Y Combinator company directory) https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/hud 6. Announcing HUD's $16M Series A, hud.ai. Published June 30, 2026. Accessed November 3, 2026. (company's own site) https://www.hud.ai/blog/announcing-16m-series-a 7. HUD, hud.ai. Accessed October 30, 2026. (company's own site) https://www.hud.ai/ 8. Get paid, docs.datavendor.ai. Accessed November 3, 2026. (company's own site) https://docs.datavendor.ai/sell/get-paid.md 9. How DataVendor works, docs.datavendor.ai. Accessed October 30 and November 3, 2026. (company's own site) https://docs.datavendor.ai/overview/how-it-works.md 10. Fees and limits, docs.datavendor.ai. Accessed November 3, 2026. (company's own site) https://docs.datavendor.ai/sell/fees-and-limits.md 11. Selling FAQ, docs.datavendor.ai. Accessed October 30 and November 3, 2026. (company's own site) https://docs.datavendor.ai/sell/faq.md Last verified November 3, 2026 **Disclosure.** Bright Info is a sell-side broker. We may invite DataVendor to bid for a client's data. This profile is compiled from public sources; it is not endorsed by or affiliated with DataVendor. 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