# Who asks for a hardware company's CAD, circuit and test data

> 6 of 12 organisations whose pages we read take data by licensing it from the company that owns it, read 28 October 2026.

Sell Hardware Data to AI · https://sellhardwaredatatoai.com/datasets/hardware-data-buyers/ · computed 2026-10-28

**License data from the company that owns it:** 6 of 12 organisations (12 pages read; 14 named).

## The answers, question by question

- **How the organisation takes data:** lists an owner's data or assets for buyers to bid on 6, licenses data from the company that owns it 6
- **Does the page name hardware or engineering data:** names company records in general 8, not stated 2, names other kinds of data only 1, names CAD, circuit designs or hardware test results 1
- **What the page asks for, in its own words:** stated 12
- **How an owner starts:** stated 8, not stated 4
- **What it says it pays, in its own words:** not stated 6, stated 6
- **What it says about who must own the data:** stated 7, not stated 5

## Every organisation

| Organisation | How the organisation takes data | Does the page name hardware or engineering data | What the page asks for, in its own words | How an owner starts | What it says it pays, in its own words | What it says about who must own the data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FileYield | lists an owner's data or assets for buyers to bid on | not stated | Describe format, provenance, PII status, permitted uses, and public comparable deals. | Plain language. No technical setup. We figure out what buyers want from your data. | not stated | not stated |
| Grepped | lists an owner's data or assets for buyers to bid on | names company records in general | Tickets and project work captured end to end: the brief, the steps taken, the… | Answer a few questions about your company and see an estimated payout range in 2 minutes. | not stated | Your data stays under your control until a buyer purchases. |
| License Your Data | lists an owner's data or assets for buyers to bid on | names company records in general | A copy of your old emails and files. Emails, chats, documents, spreadsheets, PDFs. | 2-minute form. Then a quick call. | Minimum bid $50,000, guaranteed. | You keep every original. You keep the copyright. |
| LicenseMyData | lists an owner's data or assets for buyers to bid on | names other kinds of data only | What you hold, roughly how much, and where your rights stand. | not stated | not stated | A licence for machine-learning training. Ownership never transfers, and every other right… |
| Maryah | lists an owner's data or assets for buyers to bid on | names company records in general | Linked records show how real work gets done, from a customer’s first email to the final… | A few questions, then an account to follow your review and offers. | not stated | not stated |
| Mercor | licenses data from the company that owns it | names CAD, circuit designs or hardware test results | We're looking for engineering teams with native CAD vaults | not stated | "deal_min_cents":4500000,"deal_max_cents":135000000 | Designs the company owns, not customer IP |
| micro1 | licenses data from the company that owns it | names company records in general | Companies with several years of records across multiple business systems are generally a… | not stated | We pay in full within 30 days of acceptance, with payments typically ranging from $150K… | Companies retain ownership of their underlying data. |
| Mode | licenses data from the company that owns it | not stated | Companies with several years of records they own and teams primarily based in the U.S.… | Share your company’s size, operating history, and the systems you use. | Your company’s data could be worth $100K–$5M. | The useful operating history remains; your original records and systems stay with you. |
| Nyne | licenses data from the company that owns it | names company records in general | 3+ years of real operational workflows that your teams already run on. | Build a detailed inventory of your tools, data sizes and history. | not stated | not stated |
| Polyshares | licenses data from the company that owns it | names company records in general | Any company with real operating history, in any sector. | not stated | Typically $100K to $2M, paid by us to the company. | We are the buyer. The company deals with Polyshares and nobody else, keeps its equity… |
| SimpleClosure | lists an owner's data or assets for buyers to bid on | names company records in general | Buyers are looking for assets that reflect how real products and services get built. | Fill out a short form about your assets or connect your GitHub repository to get started. | not stated | not stated |
| Troveo | licenses data from the company that owns it | names company records in general | Buyers pay a premium for work they can follow across communication channels, knowledge… | Get an estimate in minutes. Decide what's in, what's out. | AI labs and startups are actively paying six figures for company data exports. | not stated |

## The sentence each answer rests on (72)

- FileYield, [Sell Your Data to AI Companies, the complete guide](https://fileyield.com/data-buyers), read 2026-10-08, How the organisation takes data: "FileYield is a private data brokerage. We connect companies that own valuable data with AI labs that need it for training."
- FileYield, [Sell Your Data to AI Companies, the complete guide](https://fileyield.com/data-buyers), read 2026-10-08, Does the page name hardware or engineering data: No answer on the page, which ran to 37,974 characters when read on 2026-10-08.
- FileYield, [Sell Your Data to AI Companies, the complete guide](https://fileyield.com/data-buyers), read 2026-10-08, What the page asks for, in its own words: "Describe format, provenance, PII status, permitted uses, and public comparable deals."
- FileYield, [Sell Your Data to AI Companies, the complete guide](https://fileyield.com/data-buyers), read 2026-10-08, How an owner starts: "Plain language. No technical setup. We figure out what buyers want from your data."
- FileYield, [Sell Your Data to AI Companies, the complete guide](https://fileyield.com/data-buyers), read 2026-10-08, What it says it pays, in its own words: No answer on the page, which ran to 37,974 characters when read on 2026-10-08.
- FileYield, [Sell Your Data to AI Companies, the complete guide](https://fileyield.com/data-buyers), read 2026-10-08, What it says about who must own the data: No answer on the page, which ran to 37,974 characters when read on 2026-10-08.
- Grepped, [Grepped for business](https://grepped.ai/business), read 2026-10-27, How the organisation takes data: "Approved listings reach AI labs. When they purchase, the money comes to you."
- Grepped, [Grepped for business](https://grepped.ai/business), read 2026-10-27, Does the page name hardware or engineering data: "Real repositories and the history behind them: commits, reviews, and issues that explain why code looks the way it does."
- Grepped, [Grepped for business](https://grepped.ai/business), read 2026-10-27, What the page asks for, in its own words: "Tickets and project work captured end to end: the brief, the steps taken, the back-and-forth, and the finished result."
- Grepped, [Grepped for business](https://grepped.ai/business), read 2026-10-27, How an owner starts: "Answer a few questions about your company and see an estimated payout range in 2 minutes."
- Grepped, [Grepped for business](https://grepped.ai/business), read 2026-10-27, What it says it pays, in its own words: No answer on the page, which ran to 3,127 characters when read on 2026-10-27.
- Grepped, [Grepped for business](https://grepped.ai/business), read 2026-10-27, What it says about who must own the data: "Your data stays under your control until a buyer purchases."
- License Your Data, [Your files. A new source of value.](https://www.licenseyourdata.com/), read 2026-10-08, How the organisation takes data: "Buyers active in the data licensing market. Your buyer is identified before you approve anything."
- License Your Data, [Your files. A new source of value.](https://www.licenseyourdata.com/), read 2026-10-08, Does the page name hardware or engineering data: "Old email and chat, product docs, order files, supplier records"
- License Your Data, [Your files. A new source of value.](https://www.licenseyourdata.com/), read 2026-10-08, What the page asks for, in its own words: "A copy of your old emails and files. Emails, chats, documents, spreadsheets, PDFs."
- License Your Data, [Your files. A new source of value.](https://www.licenseyourdata.com/), read 2026-10-08, How an owner starts: "2-minute form. Then a quick call."
- License Your Data, [Your files. A new source of value.](https://www.licenseyourdata.com/), read 2026-10-08, What it says it pays, in its own words: "Minimum bid $50,000, guaranteed."
- License Your Data, [Your files. A new source of value.](https://www.licenseyourdata.com/), read 2026-10-08, What it says about who must own the data: "You keep every original. You keep the copyright."
- LicenseMyData, [License your clinical records, film and animation for AI training](https://licensemydata.com/), read 2026-10-27, How the organisation takes data: "We are paid out of the transaction, by the processor or licensee, never by you."
- LicenseMyData, [License your clinical records, film and animation for AI training](https://licensemydata.com/), read 2026-10-27, Does the page name hardware or engineering data: "License your clinical records, film and animation for AI training."
- LicenseMyData, [License your clinical records, film and animation for AI training](https://licensemydata.com/), read 2026-10-27, What the page asks for, in its own words: "What you hold, roughly how much, and where your rights stand."
- LicenseMyData, [License your clinical records, film and animation for AI training](https://licensemydata.com/), read 2026-10-27, How an owner starts: No answer on the page, which ran to 11,026 characters when read on 2026-10-27.
- LicenseMyData, [License your clinical records, film and animation for AI training](https://licensemydata.com/), read 2026-10-27, What it says it pays, in its own words: No answer on the page, which ran to 11,026 characters when read on 2026-10-27.
- LicenseMyData, [License your clinical records, film and animation for AI training](https://licensemydata.com/), read 2026-10-27, What it says about who must own the data: "A licence for machine-learning training. Ownership never transfers, and every other right you hold stays with you."
- Maryah, [Business data](https://maryah.ai/business-data), read 2026-10-28, How the organisation takes data: "We review the dataset and licensing rights, then approach suitable buyers."
- Maryah, [Business data](https://maryah.ai/business-data), read 2026-10-28, Does the page name hardware or engineering data: "Briefs, tasks and changes that connect the original plan to completed work."
- Maryah, [Business data](https://maryah.ai/business-data), read 2026-10-28, What the page asks for, in its own words: "Linked records show how real work gets done, from a customer’s first email to the final outcome."
- Maryah, [Business data](https://maryah.ai/business-data), read 2026-10-28, How an owner starts: "A few questions, then an account to follow your review and offers."
- Maryah, [Business data](https://maryah.ai/business-data), read 2026-10-28, What it says it pays, in its own words: No answer on the page, which ran to 3,467 characters when read on 2026-10-28.
- Maryah, [Business data](https://maryah.ai/business-data), read 2026-10-28, What it says about who must own the data: No answer on the page, which ran to 3,467 characters when read on 2026-10-28.
- Mercor, [Hardware Engineering Company listing, published 17 October 2026](https://api.data.mercor.com/data-acq/api/v1/listings/hardware), read 2026-10-28, How the organisation takes data: "License CAD assemblies, circuit designs and test results from real products."
- Mercor, [Hardware Engineering Company listing, published 17 October 2026](https://api.data.mercor.com/data-acq/api/v1/listings/hardware), read 2026-10-28, Does the page name hardware or engineering data: "complete assemblies with their feature history, circuit board designs, drawings and the test results that go with them"
- Mercor, [Hardware Engineering Company listing, published 17 October 2026](https://api.data.mercor.com/data-acq/api/v1/listings/hardware), read 2026-10-28, What the page asks for, in its own words: "We're looking for engineering teams with native CAD vaults"
- Mercor, [Hardware Engineering Company listing, published 17 October 2026](https://api.data.mercor.com/data-acq/api/v1/listings/hardware), read 2026-10-28, How an owner starts: No answer on the page, which ran to 2,010 characters when read on 2026-10-28.
- Mercor, [Hardware Engineering Company listing, published 17 October 2026](https://api.data.mercor.com/data-acq/api/v1/listings/hardware), read 2026-10-28, What it says it pays, in its own words: ""deal_min_cents":4500000,"deal_max_cents":135000000"
- Mercor, [Hardware Engineering Company listing, published 17 October 2026](https://api.data.mercor.com/data-acq/api/v1/listings/hardware), read 2026-10-28, What it says about who must own the data: "Designs the company owns, not customer IP"
- micro1, [Data partnerships](https://www.micro1.ai/data-partnerships), read 2026-10-27, How the organisation takes data: "We license data generated through your company’s everyday operations."
- micro1, [Data partnerships](https://www.micro1.ai/data-partnerships), read 2026-10-27, Does the page name hardware or engineering data: "Source code documentation, engineering workflows, bug tracking, product planning, and technical knowledge bases"
- micro1, [Data partnerships](https://www.micro1.ai/data-partnerships), read 2026-10-27, What the page asks for, in its own words: "Companies with several years of records across multiple business systems are generally a stronger fit."
- micro1, [Data partnerships](https://www.micro1.ai/data-partnerships), read 2026-10-27, How an owner starts: No answer on the page, which ran to 10,621 characters when read on 2026-10-27.
- micro1, [Data partnerships](https://www.micro1.ai/data-partnerships), read 2026-10-27, What it says it pays, in its own words: "We pay in full within 30 days of acceptance, with payments typically ranging from $150K to over $2M."
- micro1, [Data partnerships](https://www.micro1.ai/data-partnerships), read 2026-10-27, What it says about who must own the data: "Companies retain ownership of their underlying data."
- Mode, [Company data](https://data.mode.inc/), read 2026-10-28, How the organisation takes data: "Get paid for the operating history your business or nonprofit already owns."
- Mode, [Company data](https://data.mode.inc/), read 2026-10-28, Does the page name hardware or engineering data: No answer on the page, which ran to 8,964 characters when read on 2026-10-28.
- Mode, [Company data](https://data.mode.inc/), read 2026-10-28, What the page asks for, in its own words: "Companies with several years of records they own and teams primarily based in the U.S. are the strongest fit."
- Mode, [Company data](https://data.mode.inc/), read 2026-10-28, How an owner starts: "Share your company’s size, operating history, and the systems you use."
- Mode, [Company data](https://data.mode.inc/), read 2026-10-28, What it says it pays, in its own words: "Your company’s data could be worth $100K–$5M."
- Mode, [Company data](https://data.mode.inc/), read 2026-10-28, What it says about who must own the data: "The useful operating history remains; your original records and systems stay with you."
- Nyne, [Data partnerships](https://nyne.ai/data-partnerships), read 2026-10-27, How the organisation takes data: "We partner with you to license your company's data."
- Nyne, [Data partnerships](https://nyne.ai/data-partnerships), read 2026-10-27, Does the page name hardware or engineering data: "CRM, HR, ERP, and support records from the core systems teams operate in every day."
- Nyne, [Data partnerships](https://nyne.ai/data-partnerships), read 2026-10-27, What the page asks for, in its own words: "3+ years of real operational workflows that your teams already run on."
- Nyne, [Data partnerships](https://nyne.ai/data-partnerships), read 2026-10-27, How an owner starts: "Build a detailed inventory of your tools, data sizes and history."
- Nyne, [Data partnerships](https://nyne.ai/data-partnerships), read 2026-10-27, What it says it pays, in its own words: No answer on the page, which ran to 3,771 characters when read on 2026-10-27.
- Nyne, [Data partnerships](https://nyne.ai/data-partnerships), read 2026-10-27, What it says about who must own the data: No answer on the page, which ran to 3,771 characters when read on 2026-10-27.
- Polyshares, [Data licensing](https://polyshares.com/data-licensing), read 2026-10-27, How the organisation takes data: "We license the operating record directly from the company that produced it, pay for it ourselves, and supply the AI labs."
- Polyshares, [Data licensing](https://polyshares.com/data-licensing), read 2026-10-27, Does the page name hardware or engineering data: "Slack and Teams, Drive and SharePoint, email, CRM history, support tickets, design files, call recordings, accounting and ERP exports."
- Polyshares, [Data licensing](https://polyshares.com/data-licensing), read 2026-10-27, What the page asks for, in its own words: "Any company with real operating history, in any sector."
- Polyshares, [Data licensing](https://polyshares.com/data-licensing), read 2026-10-27, How an owner starts: No answer on the page, which ran to 5,470 characters when read on 2026-10-27.
- Polyshares, [Data licensing](https://polyshares.com/data-licensing), read 2026-10-27, What it says it pays, in its own words: "Typically $100K to $2M, paid by us to the company."
- Polyshares, [Data licensing](https://polyshares.com/data-licensing), read 2026-10-27, What it says about who must own the data: "We are the buyer. The company deals with Polyshares and nobody else, keeps its equity, and keeps ownership of the underlying data."
- SimpleClosure, [AssetHub](https://simpleclosure.com/product/asset-hub/), read 2026-10-27, How the organisation takes data: "AssetHub connects qualifying assets with vetted buyers, including AI labs, model developers, and other companies looking to license or acquire real-world code."
- SimpleClosure, [AssetHub](https://simpleclosure.com/product/asset-hub/), read 2026-10-27, Does the page name hardware or engineering data: "The operational data from how your team actually worked, including: communications, documents, designs, tickets, workflows, and other company systems."
- SimpleClosure, [AssetHub](https://simpleclosure.com/product/asset-hub/), read 2026-10-27, What the page asks for, in its own words: "Buyers are looking for assets that reflect how real products and services get built."
- SimpleClosure, [AssetHub](https://simpleclosure.com/product/asset-hub/), read 2026-10-27, How an owner starts: "Fill out a short form about your assets or connect your GitHub repository to get started."
- SimpleClosure, [AssetHub](https://simpleclosure.com/product/asset-hub/), read 2026-10-27, What it says it pays, in its own words: No answer on the page, which ran to 6,730 characters when read on 2026-10-27.
- SimpleClosure, [AssetHub](https://simpleclosure.com/product/asset-hub/), read 2026-10-27, What it says about who must own the data: No answer on the page, which ran to 6,730 characters when read on 2026-10-27.
- Troveo, [Business data](https://www.troveo.ai/business-data), read 2026-10-27, How the organisation takes data: "Troveo matches you with them, anonymizes your data to a documented standard, and licenses it on terms you approve"
- Troveo, [Business data](https://www.troveo.ai/business-data), read 2026-10-27, Does the page name hardware or engineering data: "Tickets, sprints, wikis, and complete project histories"
- Troveo, [Business data](https://www.troveo.ai/business-data), read 2026-10-27, What the page asks for, in its own words: "Buyers pay a premium for work they can follow across communication channels, knowledge and code repositories, and operational tools."
- Troveo, [Business data](https://www.troveo.ai/business-data), read 2026-10-27, How an owner starts: "Get an estimate in minutes. Decide what's in, what's out."
- Troveo, [Business data](https://www.troveo.ai/business-data), read 2026-10-27, What it says it pays, in its own words: "AI labs and startups are actively paying six figures for company data exports."
- Troveo, [Business data](https://www.troveo.ai/business-data), read 2026-10-27, What it says about who must own the data: No answer on the page, which ran to 4,973 characters when read on 2026-10-27.

## Read and set aside

- [micro1 data estimate](https://micro1.ai/data-estimate): the same micro1 page as source 3 under another address; counted once
- [CAD/CAM Services AI CAD training data](https://www.cadcam.org/ai-cad-training-data-services): the charter admits it for discovery only: CAD/CAM Services makes CAD training datasets itself and does not take an owner's archive

## Methodology

Each organisation's own buyer listings, data partner pages and asset-sale pages were read through estate-fetch and stored whole (sha256 on every row). For every page, six questions were answered from its own words: how the organisation takes data, does the page name hardware or engineering data, what the page asks for, in its own words, how an owner starts, what it says it pays, in its own words, what it says about who must own the data. Every stated answer carries the sentence it rests on, checked against the stored text; 'not stated' means the page read does not address the question. A organisation with several pages reads 'varies' where they disagree. 12 organisations, 12 pages.

## Sources

- [Mercor: Hardware Engineering Company listing](https://api.data.mercor.com/data-acq/api/v1/listings/hardware) (read)
- [SimpleClosure Asset Hub](https://simpleclosure.com/product/asset-hub/) (read)
- [micro1 data partnerships](https://www.micro1.ai/data-partnerships) (read)
- [micro1 data estimate](https://micro1.ai/data-estimate) (not-terms)
- [Nyne data partnerships](https://nyne.ai/data-partnerships) (read)
- [Polyshares data licensing](https://polyshares.com/data-licensing) (read)
- [Maryah business data](https://maryah.ai/business-data) (read)
- [FileYield data buyers](https://fileyield.com/data-buyers) (read)
- [Troveo business data](https://www.troveo.ai/business-data) (read)
- [Grepped for business](https://grepped.ai/business) (read)
- [LicenseMyData](https://licensemydata.com/) (read)
- [License Your Data](https://www.licenseyourdata.com/) (read)
- [Mode data](https://data.mode.inc/) (read)
- [CAD/CAM Services AI CAD training data](https://www.cadcam.org/ai-cad-training-data-services) (not-terms)

## Cite or embed

- 6 of 12 organisations whose pages we read take data by licensing it from the company that owns it, read 28 October 2026.
- How the organisation takes data, by organisation: licenses data from the company that owns it 6 of 12, lists an owner's data or assets for buyers to bid on 6 of 12 (12 organisations, read 28 October 2026).
- Does the page name hardware or engineering data, by organisation: names company records in general 8 of 12, not stated 2 of 12, names CAD, circuit designs or hardware test results 1 of 12, names other kinds of data only 1 of 12 (12 organisations, read 28 October 2026).
- What the page asks for, in its own words, by organisation: stated 12 of 12 (12 organisations, read 28 October 2026).
- How an owner starts, by organisation: stated 8 of 12, not stated 4 of 12 (12 organisations, read 28 October 2026).
- What it says it pays, in its own words, by organisation: not stated 6 of 12, stated 6 of 12 (12 organisations, read 28 October 2026).
- What it says about who must own the data, by organisation: stated 7 of 12, not stated 5 of 12 (12 organisations, read 28 October 2026).

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