Updated October 2026
Nalandadata: buying codebases and operations data for AI
Its pages describe both a revenue share and a one-off offer.3
Key facts
Nalandadata in its own words and others'
| Fact | Value and source |
|---|---|
| Nalandadata ads | Meta ads from 2026-10-06: "We buy private codebases to train AI"; "We buy COBOL codebases"; "NDA-protected", "paid fast" |
| What Nalandadata sources | Code corpora, debugging traces and annotated repositories; Indian enterprise documents, insurance forms, contracts, invoice and supply-chain data |
| Nalandadata terms | Vendor page: revenue shared on every deal, NDA before transfer; apply page: an offer within 48 hours, paid by bank transfer once data is delivered and verified |
| Nalandadata company details | The AI data initiative of S Chand Group; its privacy policy names S Chand And Company Limited, New Delhi |
What it buys
Code first, Indian enterprise data second
Its page for data suppliers asks for code corpora, debugging traces, unit tests and annotated repositories, plus Indian enterprise documents, insurance forms, contracts, and invoice and supply-chain data. A US company's business records fit less clearly than its code; its stated focus for documents is India.4
Its terms
A revenue share or a one-off offer
Its pages describe two deals. The supplier page promises revenue shared on every deal and an NDA before any transfer. The apply page, where the ads land, promises an offer within 48 hours and payment by bank transfer once data is delivered and verified. The ads' "paid fast" has no timeframe on the site. Ask which model your offer uses.3,1
It publishes no prices, minimums or revenue-share percentage, and describes its buyers only as leading AI labs, without naming any.3
Other code buyers
What other buyers quote for code
Turing's Project Lazarus runs a codebase track with a 50K-line minimum, with repos typically paying $10k-$100k+. DataFactor's code page says strong repositories can be worth thousands of dollars. MIT Technology Review reported a closed crypto startup getting about $25,000 for its code base. Those are the reference points to test any Nalandadata offer against.5,6,7
Check first
How to check Nalandadata, or any buyer
The same checks for every company we profile. We state facts; you decide.
- 1.Find the company behind the ad: a legal name, a registered address and named people.
- 2.Ask for a written offer and a sample agreement before you send any data.
- 3.Ask who removes personal data, by what method, and approve it before anything is exported.
- 4.Ask which AI labs will receive the data, and whether you will be told.
- 5.Ask how they are paid: by you, by the buyer, or from a share of your deal.
- 6.Get terms from at least one other buyer before you answer.
FAQ
Questions, answered with sources
Its apply page says an offer within 48 hours and bank transfer after delivery and verification; its supplier page describes a revenue share.3
Its supplier page says a confidentiality agreement is signed before any data transfer.3
We do not answer legal questions. Ask the licensing company: their team reviews this with you before anything is signed.
Before you sign
Legal questions go to the licensing company
We do not answer legal questions. Ask the licensing company before you sign: their team reviews these with you.
Questions for this kind of business
- Is this a one-off sale or a revenue share, and which law governs the contract?
- Who owns this data: the company, an estate, or someone else?
- Could the data include privileged material or trade secrets?
Questions for any buyer
- Is the license exclusive, and for how long?
- Can you sublicense the data, and to whom?
- Which AI labs will receive it, and will you tell us?
- How long do you keep it, and how is it deleted?
- What is your liability cap, and who indemnifies whom?
- Will the contract ban re-identification of people in the data?
- Who removes personal data, by what method, and do we approve it first?