Programme profile
Handshake AI licenses scoped, de-identified business records to AI labs and advertises payouts of $100K to $4M+. It accepts companies with 20 or more full-time employees and at least 3 years in operation. Its on-page estimates are marked indicative, and it does not say whether payment is one sum or recurring.
Page updated 19 Oct 2026. Figures checked 18 Oct 2026 at their sources.
Licensing programme for business records
$100K to $4M+ advertised; 20+ full-time staff and 3+ years required.
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Operational business records such as documentation, workflows and project history. Examples on the page include finance models, underwriting workflows, manufacturing production records and quality reports, drawn from tools like Gmail, Slack, Google Drive, Dropbox, NetSuite and AutoCAD. The company decides what is in scope, and records are de-identified.
(Handshake AI, checked 18 Oct 2026)
"Earn $100K to $4M+" on the programme page and "$100K to $4M+ payouts" on the licence page. A sample estimate on the page reads $383,000 to $897,000. Handshake labels its estimate indicative and not an offer to purchase.
(Handshake AI, checked 18 Oct 2026)(Handshake AI, checked 18 Oct 2026)
Through a licence, with delivery and payment as the last step. Whether that is a lump sum or recurring is not stated.
(Handshake AI, checked 18 Oct 2026)
Companies with at least 20 full-time employees and at least 3 years in operation.
(Handshake AI, checked 18 Oct 2026)
A "Refer a company" link exists, but no fee or terms are shown.
(Handshake AI, checked 18 Oct 2026)
AI labs, none named on the page.
(Handshake AI, checked 18 Oct 2026)
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It advertises $100K to $4M+. Its sample estimate on the page shows $383,000 to $897,000, and it calls estimates indicative, not an offer to purchase.
Companies with 20 or more full-time employees and 3 or more years in operation.
Business records such as documentation, workflows and project history, for example finance models, underwriting workflows and production or quality records, scoped by the company and de-identified.
The pages do not say. The licence page ends with delivery and payment, without describing instalments or a revenue share.
There is a link to refer a company, but no amount or terms are published.
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