Financial & Accounting
Ledgers, reconciliation workflows, audit records, tax processes
Data licensing for the AI economy
Your company's data could be worth more than you think.
Your company's data could be worth £20K–£5M.
Illustrative range — actual value depends on data type, volume and buyer demand.
Your business has spent years accumulating valuable knowledge, records and operational data. AI companies need specialist information to build more capable models. Timbuktu helps you turn eligible data into licensing revenue.
For established businesses worldwide.
What data qualifies
Your business may already have what AI companies need.
Engineering & Manufacturing
Technical drawings, simulations, quality-control records
Legal & Professional Services
Contract workflows, specialist research, professional decisions
Business Operations
CRM activity, project histories, operational workflows
Software & AI
Code histories, agent traces, verified task outcomes
Specialist Datasets
Research, commercial datasets, licensed archives
You don't need to know whether your data is valuable. That's what our assessment is for.
How it works
Five clear steps. We handle all the technical work.
From first assessment to payment, our team does the heavy lifting — de-identification, PII removal, buyer negotiations. You don't need engineers or in-house expertise.
01
Assessment & quote
Complete a short assessment describing your company, systems and historical records. We evaluate commercial relevance and buyer demand, then quote a value for your data.
02
Commercial licensing agreement
Terms, permitted uses and payment are agreed in writing before anything moves. Nothing happens without your signature.
03
We de-identify your data
Our team handles all the technical work: de-identifying records and removing all PII to agreed standards. You don't need engineers, tooling or in-house expertise.
04
We license it to AI labs
We negotiate with vetted AI developers and place the de-identified data under the agreed licence.
05
You get paid
Payment is made within 6–8 weeks of the licensing agreement.
Your organisation retains control over what is licensed — and payment arrives within 6–8 weeks of the agreement.
Free data assessment
What could your company's data be worth?
Answer a few questions about your company and records. We'll review whether your profile matches current AI-data licensing opportunities.
- Takes about two minutes
- No raw data or customer records
- No obligation to proceed
Step 1 of 3 · Your company
Confidential
No raw data or customer records required. Free, with no obligation.
Why Timbuktu
Your data. Your control. New commercial opportunities.
Retain ownership
Licensing does not necessarily require transferring ownership of the underlying asset.
Protect confidential information
Only approved, appropriately rights-cleared data can be prepared for licensing.
Access AI buyers
Timbuktu identifies relevant AI-data buyers and manages commercial discussions.
Security & confidentiality
Confidentiality comes first.
We know your records are sensitive. Here's how we protect them from the very first conversation.
- The initial assessment requires no raw customer records.
- Our team de-identifies all data and removes all PII before anything is licensed.
- Data is not transferred without appropriate authorisation.
- Customer confidentiality and third-party rights are reviewed.
- Licensing scope and permitted uses are agreed in writing.
Referrals
Know a business sitting on valuable data?
Introduce a company that may have commercially useful datasets. Earn a referral fee when an eligible licensing transaction completes, subject to written agreement.
Referral fees are subject to written agreement and paid only when an eligible licensing transaction completes.
Years of business data. A potential new revenue stream.
Find out what your data could be worth.
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