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SimpleClosure's AssetHub sells or licenses the code and workspace data of startups, mostly at wind-down, to AI labs and RL-environment builders. It charges nothing upfront and takes an unpublished percentage when assets sell or license. Its FAQ cites deals in the tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars for unique assets.
Page updated 19 Oct 2026. Figures checked 18 Oct 2026 at their sources.
Asset sales and licences, mostly at wind-down
Tens to hundreds of thousands per unique asset; success fee, rate unpublished.
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SourceCode (repositories, codebases, product docs, tests and ticketing) and WorkspaceData (communications, documents, designs, tickets and workflows from tools such as Slack, Google Drive, email, Notion and Figma), plus IP, domains and talent. It says every dataset is processed for personal data before it is licensed.
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Its FAQ mentions deals in the tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars for unique assets, and a case study says cielo24's data assets were acquired for mid-six figures. MIT Technology Review reported one founder receiving about $25,000 for his codebase, with about $15,000 pending for workspace data.
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Either a licence, with the company keeping the underlying assets, or an outright sale. No upfront cost; SimpleClosure takes a percentage only if assets sell or license, at a rate it does not publish. AssetHub is free for its dissolution customers, according to a September 2026 release.
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Built for wind-downs, but operating companies can explore licensing too. WorkspaceData left beta in September 2026 and opened to companies at any stage.
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Leading AI foundation labs and reinforcement-learning environment builders, plus other tech companies.
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AssetHub launched on 16 April 2026. A release says it is on track to return more than $10 million to startups by the end of 2026 and has supported 350+ companies. MIT Technology Review counts over 150 deals, 47% of which include code or data sales.
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Its FAQ cites deals in the tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars for unique assets. MIT Technology Review reported one founder getting about $25,000 for his codebase, with about $15,000 pending for workspace data.
Nothing upfront. It takes a percentage only when assets are sold or licensed, at a rate it does not publish.
Yes. SimpleClosure says companies that are still operating can explore licensing, and WorkspaceData opened to companies at any stage in September 2026.
AI foundation labs, reinforcement-learning environment builders and other tech companies, none named.
MIT Technology Review reported over 150 deals, with 47% including code or data sales.
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