micro1 Company Data Partnerships: how to apply

This page is about micro1's programme for companies. If you're looking for micro1 jobs, AI interviews or data annotation work, that's micro1's separate hiring platform.

01What is micro1 Company Data Partnerships?

micro1 is an AI data company. In October 2026 it announced a $1bn, 12-month commitment to license company operational data, with capital from Citi and Hercules Capital.

The idea is simple. AI models have learned from the public internet, but how real businesses run (how a support ticket gets resolved, how month-end is closed, how a project moves from brief to sign-off) was never published. micro1 licenses that record from companies so AI systems can learn how work is actually done.

02Who can apply?

micro1 says it's looking for:

• established companies with 30+ full-time employees;
• mature operations and several years of historical records;
• documentation mainly in English;
• companies in the US first, then other Western markets. Its FAQ says demand is strongest in the US, UK and Canada.

micro1 accepts companies from any industry. Its own examples cover software, finance and accounting, customer support, sales, legal and operations.

03How much does micro1 pay companies?

micro1 publishes three tiers:

micro1 says compensation depends on dataset size, workflow complexity, data quality, domain expertise and uniqueness. Each partnership is priced individually, and nothing is guaranteed. Your figure depends on micro1's review.

04What data does micro1 want?

micro1 describes it as data that "reflects how work is actually performed". That includes:

• SOPs and process documentation;
• internal knowledge bases and wikis;
• project histories and ticket workflows;
• CRM records and sales playbooks;
• templates and operational frameworks.

There's no fixed minimum. micro1 says several years of records across several systems is generally a stronger fit.

05How to apply, step by step

1. Register a company profile on micro1's company portal and complete a data manifest (what systems you have, how far back they go).
2. micro1 reviews the application. Its FAQ says this includes an initial AI interview.
3. Qualified companies talk to a Data Partnership Manager about the data, licensing terms and next steps.
4. Contracting. Agree the scope and terms. Have your own counsel review the licence.
5. Data transfer. You transfer the approved data through micro1's approved methods.
6. Approval and payment. micro1 says it has 30 days to review and approve the data. You then invoice, and payment is made within 30 days of invoicing.

micro1 publishes no guaranteed timeline from application to payment.

06Who owns the data, and how is it protected?

micro1 states that companies retain ownership of their underlying data. It also says:

• personal and identifying information is removed or transformed before data is shared with third parties;
• data is processed in isolated pipelines and not mixed with other companies' data;
• data is retained only for agreed periods and deleted on schedule;
• companies can review representative samples before use;
• data is licensed only to labs and enterprises in the US and allied countries.

You don't need to anonymise the data yourself first; micro1 says it handles de-identification. This isn't legal advice: check customer contracts, NDAs and data-protection obligations (UK GDPR, CCPA) with your own lawyers before agreeing scope.

07micro1 vs other programmes

micro1 isn't the only programme. Mode (mode.inc) publishes a range of $100K–$5M per company, and Mercor publishes a range for each business type. Each has its own eligibility rules and process, and many companies can apply to more than one. See micro1 vs Mode and the full programmes comparison.

08Check which programmes you're likely to match

Our free fit check asks about your size, location, records and tools, then shows which programmes you're likely to match, with links to apply directly. The programme decides.