--- title: "Versos AI: what they buy and what they pay" url: https://www.brightinfo.com/buyers/versos-ai/ site: https://www.brightinfo.com/ description: "What Versos AI 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 --- # Versos AI: what they buy and what they pay Buyers › Data marketplaces › Versos AI Versos AI is profiled here as a data marketplace [1]. Data types cited in this profile include: Video [2]. Last verified November 3, 2026 ## Quick facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Type | Data marketplace [1] | | Status | Active [2] | | Website | https://www.versos.ai/ [2] | | HQ | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada [3] | | Founded | November 2022 (reported) [1] | | Ownership | $1.85M equity round with NBIF ($750,000), Innovobot, Velocity Fund, Risc Capital and Island Capital Partners (reported) [3] · CuriosityStream made an equity investment [4] | | Program | Video Library Intelligence Platform; Video Training Data Marketplace (described as in development, March 2026) [4] · https://www.versos.ai/ [2] | | Price | CEO says the standard rate to license video for AI training is about $1 per minute; specialized scenes can go for up to $30 per 30-second clip (reported) [1] | | Pricing basis | Per minute of footage (reported market rate) [1] | | Payment timing | Not published | | How to start | 'Get a demo' contact form on versos.ai [2] | ## What they buy - **Data types:** Video [2] - **Excluded:** Not published - **Intended use:** AI training [2] ## Who qualifies - **Minimum headcount:** Not published - **Minimum history:** Not published - **Geography:** Canada, US, UK, France, Germany, India, China [4] - **Company stage:** Not published ## Price and payment - **Price:** CEO says the standard rate to license video for AI training is about $1 per minute; specialized scenes can go for up to $30 per 30-second clip (reported) [1] - **Pricing basis:** Per minute of footage (reported market rate) [1] - **Payment timing:** Not published - **Seller fees:** Charges content owners to process and label their data (reported) [1] · Platform access sold on 12/24/36-month contracts via AWS Marketplace; price on request [5] - **Platform's cut:** Takes a cut of the licensing fee content owners get from model-makers (reported) [1] - **Referral bounty:** Not published ## Deal terms - **Deal structure:** Licensing of datasets from rights holders to AI companies [2] - **Exclusivity:** Not published - **Term:** Not published - **Field of use:** Not published - **Onward transfer:** Not published - **Seller keeps ownership:** Not published ## Privacy and data handling - **De-identification:** Not published - **Raw data deletion:** Not published - **Certifications:** Not published - **Personal data handling:** Content stays in the owner's own storage environment, with chain-of-custody tracking and controlled dataset delivery [2] ## Process - **Steps:** (1) Connect cloud storage (S3, Cloudflare, etc.) (2) Index & enrich at file and frame level (3) Explore & build: filter and build datasets (4) Deliver to licensee's storage (5) Track provenance, compliance and exclusions through revenue settlement [2] - **Timeline:** Replies to demo requests within 24–48 hours [2] - **Sample before offer:** Not published - **How to start:** 'Get a demo' contact form on versos.ai [2] ## Who they sell to - **Sells to:** Frontier AI labs (not named) [2] ## Track record ### Named deals - CuriosityStream tie-up combining its 2.5 million-plus hour video and audio library with Versos' delivery and indexing capabilities [4] - Versos AI and Tape Ark announcement on unlocking AI training data stored on tape [6] ### Coverage - BetaKit: New Brunswick startup launches platform to turn studios' videos into structured datasets [4] - The Logic: Versos wants to become a one-stop shop for video training data [1] ## Watch for None found in public reporting as of November 3, 2026. ## Sources 1. Versos AI wants to become a one-stop shop for video training data - The Logic, thelogic.co. Published May 25, 2026. Accessed October 30, 2026. (press) https://thelogic.co/news/ai-training-data-video-versos/ 2. The Video Licensing Platform for AI Training | Built on ‍Deep Data Science., versos.ai. Accessed October 30 and November 3, 2026. (company's own site) https://www.versos.ai/ 3. Versos AI Secures $1.85 Million to Power the Next Generation of AI Training with Video Data — NBIF, nbif.ca. Published December 2, 2025. Accessed October 30, 2026. (press) https://www.nbif.ca/nbif-news/versos-ai-announcement 4. Versos wants to turn video libraries into fuel for AI training | BetaKit, betakit.com. Published March 2, 2026. Accessed October 30 and November 3, 2026. (press) https://betakit.com/versos-wants-to-turn-video-libraries-into-fuel-for-ai-training/ 5. Versos AI Video Library Intelligence Platform - AWS Marketplace, aws.amazon.com. Accessed October 30, 2026. (company marketplace listing) https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-4csfouztcs74k 6. News & Press, versos.ai. Accessed October 30, 2026. (company's own site) https://www.versos.ai/news-press Last verified November 3, 2026 **Disclosure.** Bright Info is a sell-side broker. We may invite Versos AI to bid for a client's data. This profile is compiled from public sources; it is not endorsed by or affiliated with Versos AI. Corrections: hello@brightinfo.com. ## Related - All data marketplaces: https://www.brightinfo.com/buyers/data-marketplaces/ - Wirestock: https://www.brightinfo.com/buyers/wirestock/ - Datarade: https://www.brightinfo.com/buyers/datarade/ - DataVendor: https://www.brightinfo.com/buyers/datavendor-hud/ - All buyer profiles: https://www.brightinfo.com/buyers/ --- © 2026 Bright Info · https://www.brightinfo.com