micro1 is profiled here as an AI data vendor[1]. Data types cited in this profile include: Internal communications, SOPs, Project histories, CRM, Support tickets, Other business documentation[2].
$100K-500K (qualified enterprise data partnerships); $500K-2M (large-scale operational datasets or participation across multiple teams); $2M+ (highly unique, proprietary operational data)[2]Headline: "$200k-2M+"[2]Payment step: typically $150K to over $2M[2]
Pricing basis
Compensation based on dataset size and volume, workflow complexity, data quality, domain expertise represented and uniqueness of the operational knowledge[2]
Payment timing
micro1 has 30 days to review/approve data; seller invoices after approval; paid within 30 days of invoicing[2]Process step: paid in full within 30 days of acceptance[2]
How to start
Company registers and completes its profile and data manifest; micro1 reviews the application and invites qualified companies to connect with a Data Partnership Manager[8]
What they buy
What they buy: micro1
Data types
Internal communications, SOPs, Project histories, CRM, Support tickets, Other business documentation[2]
Excluded
Unless otherwise agreed in an Order Form, the Data will not contain HIPAA protected health information or biometric identifiers/information[9]
Intended use
Building reinforcement learning environments reflecting real business operations, where AI models and agents learn to navigate workflows, make decisions and complete tasks[3]
No fixed minimum amount of data; companies with several years of records across multiple business systems are generally a stronger fit[2]
Geography
Currently prioritizing US companies, followed by other Western markets; data primarily in English[2]
Company stage
Operating companies (Enterprise Data Partnership: operational data partnership using existing business documentation and operational datasets), Companies that are no longer operating (Defunct Company Data Partnership)[8]
Price and payment
Price and payment: micro1
Price
$100K-500K (qualified enterprise data partnerships); $500K-2M (large-scale operational datasets or participation across multiple teams); $2M+ (highly unique, proprietary operational data)[2]Headline: "$200k-2M+"[2]Payment step: typically $150K to over $2M[2]
Pricing basis
Compensation based on dataset size and volume, workflow complexity, data quality, domain expertise represented and uniqueness of the operational knowledge[2]
Payment timing
micro1 has 30 days to review/approve data; seller invoices after approval; paid within 30 days of invoicing[2]Process step: paid in full within 30 days of acceptance[2]
Seller fees
Export and delivery costs borne by micro1 (Licensee)[9]
Platform's cut
Not published
Referral bounty
Enterprise Data Partnerships: $50,000 for deals up to $700,000, or 7.5% of deal value above $700,000; Defunct Data Partnerships: $75,000 for deals up to $1M, or 7.5% above $1M; opportunities not listed in the referral portal: 7.5% of deal value[8]
The company's own pages give different figures; each is listed with its source.
Deal terms
Deal terms: micro1
Deal structure
License, not sale; Licensee (micro1) acquires no ownership of the Data[9]
Agreement continues until terminated; either party may terminate for any reason on at least 30 days' prior written notice[9]
Field of use
Develop, train, fine-tune, evaluate and test AI and machine learning models, and use, deploy and commercially exploit those models and their outputs without restriction[9]
Onward transfer
Licensee may not sublicense the Data to customers for AI training, fine-tuning or model development without first implementing reasonable measures to redact, anonymize or pseudonymize PII[9]
No guaranteed timeframe between application and partnership completion[8]
Sample before offer
Companies are given the opportunity to review representative samples before prepared data is used[2]
How to start
Company registers and completes its profile and data manifest; micro1 reviews the application and invites qualified companies to connect with a Data Partnership Manager[8]
Who they sell to
Who they sell to: micro1
Sells to
Labs and enterprises based in the U.S. and allied countries (as stated by micro1)[2]Reported customers: frontier AI labs, Microsoft, Amazon and robotics companies like 1X[6]
Track record
Named deals
Spirit's records: offered $12.5M in a court filing, $2.5M more than Google agreed to pay (Bloomberg News, via TNW); an offer, not a completed deal (reported)[10]
Coverage
Business Wire (Oct 9 2026): micro1 announces $1 billion enterprise AI data commitment, financed through capital from Citi and Hercules Capital[1]
TNW: micro1 commits $1bn to buy company data for training AI agents (reported)[11]
TechCrunch: Micro1 reaches $500M gross run rate (reported)[12]
Watch for
Spirit Airlines privacy ombudsman said she wants to review micro1's plan to de-identify data itself rather than use an independent party (reported)[13]
Price figures differ on micro1's own data-estimate page: payments 'typically ranging from $150K to over $2M' next to a lowest tier of $100K-500K[2]