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Polyshares We may be paid
Polyshares licenses operational records directly from a company, pays the company itself, and then anonymizes the data and supplies it to AI labs.
Good fit if: You want a single buyer to pay a fixed licence fee for a defined set of records, with a stated timeline and no commission.
The facts
Every row is from Polyshares's own pages, checked 2026-10-25. "Not stated" means we did not find it published.
| Type | Pays a one-time amount for your records |
|---|---|
| What it takes | team chat; shared file storage; email; CRM history; support tickets; design files; call recordings; accounting and ERP exports |
| Who qualifies | As of October 2026, any company with real operating history in any sector qualifies, whether venture-backed, mid-market or founder-owned. Polyshares says the length and depth of the record matter more than headcount or revenue. Closing or closed companies are not addressed. |
| Company status accepted | operating (closing or closed companies not mentioned) |
| How it pays | upfront: Polyshares is the buyer and pays the company for a license to defined data; no equity or debt is involved. |
| Published range | Typically $100K to $2M paid to the company, with more possible for large or long records. The buyer's figure, not an offer. (buyer's label: typical) |
| When it pays | Offer within one to two weeks of intake; payment net 30 to 60 days after the data is approved, shared and anonymized. |
| Fees to you | None. Polyshares says it charges no fee or commission because it is the buyer, not an agent. |
| Exclusivity | Perpetual and exclusive. Each of the four closed licenses on its track-record page is described as a "perpetual exclusive license to the operational record". Its data handling page says licenses are exclusive by default unless agreed otherwise; its home page describes "defined material for a defined term". |
| Data handling | A specialist outside privacy partner removes names, emails, phone numbers, account numbers and addresses before Polyshares or any lab sees the record. Polyshares reviews an anonymized sample before pricing. Data a company holds on behalf of its own clients is excluded. Labs never learn the company's identity, and Polyshares does not disclose which labs receive which records. |
How its process works
- Answer a short intake ('Check your data')
- Polyshares reviews an anonymized sample and prices it
- Receive an offer within one to two weeks
- Sign the license paperwork
- Data is anonymized, approved and shared
- Payment net 30 to 60 days
What to check before you sign
- Licenses it has closed are perpetual and exclusive, which would stop you licensing the same records to any other buyer
- Track record is four unnamed deals it reports itself (roofing, general contracting, solar, marketing agency)
- The sample offer card on its home page shows a 14-day expiry; ask for time to compare offers
- License term length and retention or deletion terms are not published
- Data held for your clients cannot be licensed
- The sample $640,000 offer on the home page is illustrative, not a result
Questions to ask Polyshares
- Who signs the agreement with us, and in which state is that company registered?
- When exactly are we paid, and what has to happen first?
- Is the license exclusive? For how long, and in which uses?
- Who de-identifies the records, where, and can we review the result?
- What happens to the copy when the license ends?
More on this in questions to ask a buyer and comparing offers.
What we could not confirm
- The data licensing page does not use the word 'exclusive', while the data handling page says licenses are exclusive by default
- The data handling page refers to a buyer portal with de-identified listings, which sits uneasily with the statement that nothing is listed or auctioned
- Whether closing or closed companies qualify is not stated
Sources
- Polyshares - Data licensing, accessed 2026-10-15
- Polyshares - Home, accessed 2026-10-15
- Polyshares - Answers (FAQ), accessed 2026-10-15
- Polyshares - Data handling, accessed 2026-10-15
- Polyshares - Is selling company data legal, accessed 2026-10-15
- Polyshares track record, accessed 2026-10-20
Polyshares is named only to identify it. It has not reviewed or endorsed this page. Corrections: paul@minimusbrands.biz.