For companies
Earn revenue from the records your company already keeps.
Codicilla licenses company data for AI training: email, documents, chat, support tickets, CRM, call transcripts, code and work product. An operating company in any industry licenses a cleaned, de-identified copy and keeps its originals. A company that has closed, is winding down, or was acquired can sell its archive outright or license it, with proceeds going to creditors and shareholders. Codicilla signs as principal, handles the rights review and pays for the cleanup.
About 2 minutes. No uploads or system access. No commitment.
Who we work with
Owners and CEOs
Of operating companies in any industry that want a new source of revenue from records they already keep.
COOs and operations leaders
Who know where the records live and what can be shared.
Boards of closing companies
Of companies that are winding down or have closed, acting with board approval.
Assignees, trustees and receivers
Fiduciaries holding a company's assets in an ABC, a bankruptcy or a receivership.
Acquirers
Buyers holding stay-behind entities or archives the deal did not need.
Investors, counsel and advisers can introduce a company. We only contact the people you clear.
Operating companies
License a copy. Keep your data.
- A non-exclusive license by default, so you can keep using your data and license it elsewhere
- Codicilla receives a cleaned, de-identified copy. Your originals stay with you.
- Health records, payment card and bank account data, and children's data are excluded by default
- Customer data held under NDA or confidentiality terms stays out unless the customer consents
- You are paid a share of the license revenue, reported and paid quarterly
Closed, winding down or acquired
Sell the archive or license it.
- Sell outright, or license and share in the revenue
- Codicilla confirms authority to sell with the board, ABC assignee, trustee, receiver or acquirer
- Payment goes to the party with authority, so proceeds follow your wind-down to creditors and shareholders
- Talk to us before you cancel tools, so the archive is not lost
What we look at
The everyday record of how a company works.
Value rises with time span, volume, and how well the pieces connect. Records from specialist fields and records that link together, such as a ticket, the email thread around it and the document that resolved it, are of particular interest.
Email and calendars
Business email and meeting records. Personal mailboxes and sensitive folders are excluded.
Often in Google Workspace or Microsoft 365.
Documents and project records
Reports, proposals, procedures, plans, specs and the records of how projects ran.
Often in shared drives, SharePoint, Notion or Confluence.
Team chat
Channels where the work was discussed. Direct messages and private channels are excluded.
Often in Slack or Teams.
Tickets and support
Customer and internal tickets, with the full back and forth and how each one was resolved.
Often in Zendesk, Jira or a help desk.
CRM and call transcripts
Account notes and sales or service calls, with customer identities removed.
Often in a CRM or a call recording tool.
Code, engineering files and media
Repositories with history, CAD drawings and models, test results, and image, audio or video work product.
Often in GitHub, a PDM system or a media library.
Tools are named only as examples of where records usually live. We have no integration with, or endorsement from, any of them.
How it works
Four steps, and nothing moves until the rights are clear.
- 1
Talk and inventory
A short call about what the company does and which systems hold its records. No data changes hands at this stage.
- 2
Rights review
We confirm who can sign, check for liens, and review IP assignments, the privacy policy, and customer contracts with you and your counsel.
- 3
Agreement
An operating company signs a non-exclusive license. A closed company can sell or license. The agreement sets the exact scope and exclusions in writing.
- 4
Transfer and cleanup
You export a copy of what was agreed. Cleanup, packaging and licensing happen on our side.
What fits best
- Years of work, not months: the longer the record, the more it shows
- Records that link: tickets, email, documents and the threads around them
- Someone who can sign: an owner or officer with board approval, an assignee, or a trustee
- Data you can export, or exports you already saved
You stay in control
- No system access needed to start. A list of tools and rough volumes is enough.
- You approve the exact scope in writing before anything is exported.
- Add any exclusion you want: a mailbox, a channel, a customer, a person.
- Your company stays anonymous on the data card unless you agree otherwise.
What you get
- A share of the license revenue your data earns, paid quarterly
- One counterparty and one contract, not a marketplace
- No buyers to vet and no license terms to negotiate
- A documented record of what was licensed and to whom
- Your company anonymized on the data card unless you agree otherwise
What we handle
- Rights review
- Authority to sign, liens, IP assignments, customer contracts.
- PII removal
- Names pseudonymized, contact details and IDs removed, then sampled by people.
- Secrets scanning
- API keys, tokens and passwords found and removed from code, email and chat.
- Consent
- Notice to employees or former employees, with an opt-out, where the review calls for it.
- Paperwork
- License or purchase agreement, bill of sale where there is one, and the rights file.
Questions companies ask
Does the company need to be shut down?
No. Codicilla works with operating companies first. An operating company licenses a cleaned copy of its data and keeps its originals. Closed, winding-down and acquired companies are a second lane.
We are not a software company. Can we still take part?
Yes. Codicilla works with companies in any industry. What matters is the record: email, documents, chat, tickets, CRM, call transcripts, engineering files, project records, code and media.
Do we give up our data?
No. The default for an operating company is a non-exclusive license of a cleaned, de-identified copy. You keep your originals, keep using them, and can license them elsewhere.
What data stays out?
Health records, payment card and bank account data, and children's data are excluded by default. Customer data held under NDA or confidentiality terms stays out unless the customer consents. You can add any other exclusion you want.
Is there a fee?
No. Codicilla is the buyer, not a broker. There is no fee or commission, and Codicilla pays for the cleanup.
How are we paid?
By revenue share only: a share of the license revenue your data earns, reported and paid quarterly. There is no fixed payment.
Who gets paid if the company has closed?
The party with legal authority over the assets: the company, the ABC assignee, the trustee or the receiver. From there, proceeds follow your wind-down to creditors and shareholders.
We are in an ABC or bankruptcy. Can we still talk?
Yes. In those cases the assignee or trustee usually holds the assets, and they are the right party to sign. We are glad to start with the founder and bring them in.
What about employees' messages?
Direct messages, private channels, personal mailboxes, and HR, legal and board material are excluded by default. Remaining messages are pseudonymized. Where the review calls for it, employees or former employees get notice and a chance to opt out.
Do we have to give you access to our systems?
No. The first conversation needs only a list of the tools you use and rough volumes. If we move forward, you export a copy of what was agreed. We do not ask for logins to live systems.
Our subscriptions are already cancelled. Is it too late?
Not always. Earlier exports, backups and provider retention windows can still hold the archive. Tell us what was cancelled and when, and we will help you check.
Can an investor or adviser introduce a company?
Yes. Many companies reach us through investors, counsel and assignees. Introduce us, and we will only contact the people you clear.
How long does it take?
It depends mostly on the rights review and on who needs to sign. We will give you a plan after the first call.
Tell us about your data.
A few details are enough to start. We reply to every serious inquiry.