The Process
HOW ITWORKS.
List your data, get discovered by AI buyers, negotiate directly. A marketplace + 500+ buyer outreach network for companies with data worth selling. We connect; you transact.
Step 01
LIST YOUR DATA
Plain language. AI-assisted. Two minutes. Free.
Sellers describe what they have in plain language. Industry, data type, approximate volume, how it's stored. No exports, no engineers on the call, no technical setup. Your data stays exactly where it is.
Our AI listing advisor walks you through it. It asks the right questions, suggests categories from our taxonomy of 2,566 data types, and drafts your listing copy so you don't have to. Think of it as a market analyst on call.
Listings go live across the FileYield marketplace, where AI buyers actively browse and search. You stay in control of every detail — visibility, asking price, exclusivity, and who can contact you.
Time Required
2 minutes
Listing Tool
AI-assisted advisor
Data Transfer
None — stays with you
Cost
Free to list
Step 02
GET DISCOVERED
Marketplace listings + active buyer outreach.
Your listing is discoverable two ways. First, AI buyers browse the FileYield marketplace directly — searching by data type, industry, format, or talking to our AI assistant to find exactly what they need.
Second, FileYield runs targeted outreach to a network of 500+ AI companies. When your listing matches what a buyer in that network is actively looking for, we surface it directly to them. Both channels work in parallel.
Every listing gets exposure across 36 categories, 313 specialized data groups, and 8 industry verticals — the full taxonomy AI buyers search through when they're sourcing training data.
Channel 1
Open marketplace
Channel 2
500+ buyer outreach network
Taxonomy
2,566 data types tracked
Categories
30 across 8 industries
Step 03
BUYERS REACH OUT
Direct messages. Real interest. No middleman.
When a buyer is interested, they contact you directly through FileYield. Save listings, ask questions, request samples — every conversation lives in one place. No phone tag, no chasing emails across threads.
We bring scale through our 500+ buyer outreach network, but the conversations are yours. FileYield doesn't gatekeep your buyers, doesn't filter your messages, and doesn't insert itself between you and the people who want your data.
You see who the buyer is, what they want, and why. Full transparency from the first message. You decide who to engage with and who to pass on.
Contact
Direct buyer-to-seller
Buyer Network
500+ AI companies
Visibility
Buyer identity + intent
Control
You choose who to engage
Step 04
NEGOTIATE TERMS
You set the price. You set the rules.
Discuss price, license type, exclusivity, and delivery format directly with the buyer. Use FileYield's offer system to track proposals, counter-offers, and the conversation history in one thread.
Choose your model: one-time sale, recurring license, exclusive deal, or non-exclusive. Time-limited or perpetual. Per-record pricing or flat rate. The platform supports every common data licensing structure.
Reference: hedge funds spend an average of $80,000 per dataset on alternative data subscriptions, with 95% of buyers renewing annually — this is the market you're pricing into.
Negotiation
Direct with buyer
License Types
Sale, lease, exclusive, recurring
Market Reference
$80K avg / dataset · Neudata 2025
Renewal Rate
95% · Neudata 2025
Step 05
CONNECT & TRANSACT
Ready to deal? We make the introduction.
When you and the buyer agree on terms, FileYield connects you directly. Verified buyer identity, contact details, and signed conversation history — you walk into the deal with full context.
FileYield doesn't touch your data. We don't process payments, host transfers, or hold escrow. The transaction happens between you and the buyer on the terms you negotiated. Your data, your contract, your money.
What we do provide: a record of every offer, message, and agreement, so you have a complete audit trail of the deal as it came together on the platform.
Introduction
Direct buyer connection
Data Transfer
Buyer & seller handle directly
FileYield's Role
Discovery + record of deal
Audit Trail
Full message + offer history
By the Numbers
One marketplace.
Real scale.Real scale.
The full taxonomy of data AI buyers are sourcing, plus the network we surface your listing to. Live counts from the FileYield index.
FileYield Taxonomy
2,566 data types · 367 groups · 30 categories
Live from index
AI Training Dataset Market
$3.59B (2025) → $8.60B (2030)
Fortune Business Insights & Research and Markets · 21.9% CAGR
Buyer Behavior
$80K avg / dataset · 95% renew
Neudata 2025 alt-data benchmarks
FAQ
Commonquestions.
Everything you need to know about listing data and connecting with buyers. If your question isn't here, reach out directly.
Listing on FileYield is free. Create a listing with the AI advisor in two minutes. There are no upfront fees, no monthly minimums, and no charges for browsing or messaging.
FileYield's taxonomy tracks 2,566 data types across 36 categories — structured records, audio and speech, medical imaging, legal documents, geospatial data, code repositories, conversational logs, financial data, video footage, and more. If AI companies are training on it, you can list it.
No. FileYield is a marketplace and outreach platform — we don't touch your data. You handle the data transfer, PII handling, and compliance directly with the buyer once you've agreed to a deal. Your data stays in your systems until you decide to share it.
Two ways. AI buyers browse and search the FileYield marketplace directly, including via our AI assistant that matches buyer queries to listings semantically. Second, FileYield runs targeted outreach to a network of 500+ AI companies, surfacing your listing when it matches what a buyer is actively sourcing.
Active buyers in our network include OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta AI, Microsoft, Amazon, Mistral AI, Cohere, xAI, Databricks, Hugging Face, Scale AI, Deepgram, Runway, Stability AI — plus hundreds more specialized AI companies and research labs across the 500+ outreach network.
You set your own price. As a reference: hedge funds and AI companies spend an average of $80,000 per dataset on alternative data subscriptions, with 95% of buyers renewing annually (Neudata 2025). The AI training data market hit $3.59B in 2025 and is projected to reach $8.60B by 2030 (Fortune Business Insights). Use those benchmarks and the FileYield AI advisor to price yours.
Yes. You see every buyer who messages you — their identity, their intent, and what they're sourcing. You decide who to engage with, who to share samples with, and who to ultimately deal with. FileYield makes the introduction; you control the relationship.
Marketplace timing varies. Some buyers reach out within days of a listing going live. Negotiation can be quick or take weeks depending on complexity. As a reference point, the broader enterprise data licensing market sees deal cycles ranging from a few weeks to a few months from first contact to close.
Get Started
List your data.
Free forever.Free forever.
Two minutes with the AI listing advisor. Zero cost, zero obligation. Your data stays exactly where it is until you decide to share it with a buyer.
2,566 DATA TYPES · 500+ AI BUYERS · FREE TO LIST