Updated November 2026
Ooak Data review: what it pays and what to check
Ooak Data pays operating, winding-down and closed companies to license internal records for AI training, and its page headlines "Earn up to $1M". The same page says closed deals run from $20K to several hundred thousand dollars. Ooak Data is a Y Combinator Summer 2026 company with a Delaware entity and a Paris entity.1,2,3,4
Its headline says "Earn up to $1M"; the same page says closed deals reach several hundred thousand dollars.2
Its estimator gives no figure under 20 people; its page shows a licensed dataset from a company of 15+.5,1
Key facts
Ooak Data in its own words and others'
| Fact | Value and source |
|---|---|
| Ooak Data: deal size | Headline "Earn up to $1M"; "Deals to date range from $20K, the smallest closed, to several hundred thousand dollars" |
| Ooak Data: estimator caps | Preliminary range capped at $500,000, up to $1,000,000 for a company of 500+ people that is not closed, and $200,000 for a closed company; companies under 20 people get no estimate |
| Ooak Data: deletion | Raw archive deleted within 30 days of delivery, as a contract obligation with written confirmation; the anonymized dataset is kept for the license term |
| Ooak Data: license | Your company owns its records and the agreement licenses them for training only; you pick systems and date ranges, and exclusions are annexed to the agreement |
| Ooak Data founders | Pierre-Louis Vouteau (CEO), Thomas Aubry (CTO) and a third cofounder, Gregoire; Y Combinator Summer 2026 batch, listed as active with a team of 5 |
| Ooak Data company details | Ooak Data, Inc., Delaware, 108 W. 13th Street, Suite 100, Wilmington, DE 19801; Ooak Data SAS, RCS Paris 932 867 963, 60 rue Francois Ier, 75008 Paris |
How much does it pay?
Ooak Data's closed deals stop short of its $1M headline
Ooak Data says its closed deals run from $20K, the smallest, to several hundred thousand dollars, while the headline on the same page says "Earn up to $1M". Treat the closed-deal range as the number to plan around. The page names no seller.2
The estimator in Ooak's site code caps a preliminary range at $500,000, or $1,000,000 for a company of 500+ people that is not closed, and $200,000 for a closed company. It gives no estimate under 20 people, yet the page lists a licensed fleet logistics dataset from a company of 15+. Those caps come from the code, not the visible page, and can change.5,1
What it buys
What Ooak Data licenses and who it takes
Ooak Data licenses email, Slack and Teams, documents, tickets, code and pull requests, CRM, support, spreadsheets, contracts, financial records, product analytics and wikis. Its page text sets no headcount or years floor, and says value rises with years, headcount, number of tools and how they connect. Sample licensed datasets come from edtech (400+ people), construction tech (200+) and fleet logistics (15+).6,1
Closing companies can use Ooak too: a director, liquidator or administrator can sign, and Ooak asks for the authority document up front.7
What happens to the files?
How Ooak Data handles your records
Ooak Data extracts the data itself from a native export or read-only access, and puts your time at about one hour. Its in-house engine anonymizes with one entity dictionary across sources and blacks out faces, logos and signatures, and you review a sample before delivery. Ooak says only it sees raw data.8,9
Ooak Data's deletion promise is specific: the raw archive goes within 30 days of delivery, as a contract obligation with written confirmation. The anonymized dataset stays for the license term, and the length of that term is not published.10,11
What is missing?
What Ooak Data's page leaves out
Ooak Data publishes no exclusivity terms, seller fees, license length or payment days. "2 to 4 weeks" appears with no statement of what it covers, and payment is described only as "We pay fast".11,9
The page says "Counsel reviews everything before signature" without saying whose counsel, and it offers no independent lawyer for you. Ask who that counsel acts for.12
The company
Who runs Ooak Data
Ooak Data, Inc. is a Delaware company with a Wilmington address, and Ooak Data SAS is registered in Paris. Y Combinator lists founders Pierre-Louis Vouteau (CEO), Thomas Aubry (CTO) and a third cofounder, Gregoire, with a team of 5. CB Insights lists a $500K convertible note. A job post says Ooak has signed contracts with three labs, none named.4,3,13,14
Process
How it works with each buyer
In each buyer's own words. Where a buyer publishes nothing, we say so.
Ooak Data
- Email, Slack and Teams, documents, tickets, code and pull requests, CRM, support, spreadsheets, contracts, financial records, product analytics and wikis6
- Operating, winding-down and closed companies, with no headcount or years floor in the page text; value rises with years, headcount, number of tools and how they connect1
- Headline "Earn up to $1M"; "Deals to date range from $20K, the smallest closed, to several hundred thousand dollars"2
- Ooak extracts from a native export or read-only access; its in-house engine anonymizes with one entity dictionary across sources and blacks out faces, logos and signatures; you review a sample; only Ooak sees raw data8
- Raw archive deleted within 30 days of delivery, as a contract obligation with written confirmation; the anonymized dataset is kept for the license term10
- About one hour of your time. "2 to 4 weeks" appears with no statement of what it covers, and payment is described only as "We pay fast"9
Check first
How to check Ooak Data, 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.
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FAQ
Questions, answered with sources
Ooak Data publishes no number of days. The page says "We pay fast" and shows "2 to 4 weeks" without saying what that period covers.9
Ooak Data says the raw archive is deleted within 30 days of delivery, with written confirmation. The anonymized dataset is kept for the license term.10
Every business is different, so this one is best talked through with the buyer you're working with. Their team goes over it with you before anything is signed.
Before you sign
Questions to talk through with your buyer
Every business is different, so these are best talked through with the buyer you're working with. Their team goes over them with you before anything is signed.
Questions for this kind of business
- Will the 30-day raw archive deletion and its written confirmation be in our agreement?
- Whose counsel reviews everything before signature, and does that counsel act for us?
- How do CCPA, GDPR, UK GDPR and state privacy laws apply, and is de-identified data still personal information?
- Do customer, supplier or platform contracts, NDAs or API terms restrict this?
- What are the trustee's, assignee's, receiver's or board's duties, and who receives the proceeds?
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?