What is micro1?
The short answer
micro1 is an AI data company that calls itself a data lab. It supplies data and expert work to train AI models. It runs company-data partnerships for companies with 30+ employees and mature operations. Its figures come from micro1, Forbes, TechCrunch and Sacra, so ask who sees your data first.
micro1 shows up when company owners look for a data partnership for their workplace records. It also runs a marketplace where experts do paid tasks that train AI models, which is a separate business.
What does micro1 say it is?
In an undated recorded forum talk for the data program, micro1's team called the company a data lab. It trains and improves AI models and agents by supplying data in the formats models learn from.
Its company data page invites organizations to turn their operational data into revenue.
In plain words
micro1 supplies the real work examples that AI models learn from.
Think of it like this
Think of a library of how work gets done, which micro1 opens to AI labs.
The company-side pitch is that real company data shows how a real problem got solved. It shows who asked, which tools were used and what was approved. micro1's CFO said in the undated recorded forum talk that this chain from request to deliverable is what labs want.
How big is micro1?
None of these figures has an outside audit. Treat them as self-reported or press-reported.
- TechCrunch reported that micro1 reached a $500 million gross annualized run rate. That is up from $100 million about eight months earlier. Net revenue is near $150 million to $200 million a year.
- A Series A of $35 million at a $500 million valuation closed in September 2025, per Sacra.
- Forbes' headline reports a raise of more than $100 million at a $4 billion valuation.
How does a company apply?
Companies apply through the data partnerships page. It lists $100K+, $500K+ and $1M+ tiers set per deal.
micro1's current public criteria list 30+ employees, mature operations and primarily English documentation, with US companies prioritized. Acceptance depends on its review and current demand.
Its Enterprise Data Partnership listing says $100K-$2M+ for approved data packages, and its CFO said in the undated recorded forum talk that deals near $2M are real.
micro1 staff gave different, earlier thresholds in the undated recorded forum talk, including 20 full-time employees and about 1 TB of data.
Those are history, and the current pages govern. The full walkthrough prints both.
What should a company check before applying to micro1?
Confirm licensed uses, duration, exclusivity and payment structure in micro1's proposed agreement. Ask which AI labs see your data, how micro1 transforms personal information and how long it keeps copies.
micro1 pays companies under data partnerships and does not name the labs it supplies. It says companies keep ownership of their underlying data.
micro1's page says it removes personal information "when relevant" and keeps data only for agreed periods.
Run the rights check first. See how to license company data to AI companies for the whole process.
micro1 may pay us a referral fee if a company we introduce goes ahead with it. How we are paid
Have a lawyer read any contract before you sign. They like that.
Apply to micro1's data partnership (paid link)micro1's own data-partnerships pagePaid link. How we are paid
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