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Nyne
Licenses de-identified operating data from US companies with 20 or more W-2 staff.
Mode company data: what UK companies should know
What Mode buys from companies, its minimums by sector, its $100k to $5m headline figure, its focus on US teams, and what a UK company should check.
Checked 19 October 2026 · Independent profile · TydeX is not affiliated with Mode
At a glance
- Type
- Direct buyer
- What it takes
- Email, documents and chat, CRM and billing records
- Who it accepts
- Statuses not stated · 6+ staff · 6+ for legal, 10+ for accounting, finance and medical, 30+ for others · US focus · Says teams primarily based in the US are the strongest fit. Its calculator offers Canada, the UK and Australia as one location option
- Published range
- $100k to $5m. $100k to $5m headline figure. Calculator results are indicative only
- How it pays
- Not stated. The written agreement sets the amount and schedule before export. About three months from first conversation to payment
- Who de-identifies
- Buyer
- Exclusivity
- Not stated
Key points
- Mode (Mode Mobile, Inc.), a Chicago company, buys an agreed copy of company-owned operating records.
- Its page sets minimums of 6 staff for law firms, 10 for accounting, finance and medical firms, and 30 for others.
- It says teams based mainly in the US are the strongest fit, and its press release refers to US office employees.
- Its headline says a company's data could be worth $100,000 to $5m, and it charges no broker fee.
About Mode
Mode Mobile, Inc. is a Delaware company with its main office in Chicago, founded in 2015 and led by its chief executive, Dan Novaes (SEC). It describes itself as a consumer technology platform that acquires and scales consumer apps. Its company data programme runs at data.mode.inc. On 13 October 2026, it announced what it called a "$5 Billion Enterprise Data Monetization Initiative" in a paid press release (Business Wire, via Yahoo Finance). The press release calls the programme BizBuyData.com, which redirects to data.mode.inc.
What Mode buys
"Mode buys an agreed copy of company-owned operating records for AI research and training." Records "can include email, documents, chat, CRM, and billing data". Mode buys the agreed copy directly and delivers it onward, and says it charges no broker fee.
Who it accepts
Mode's page sets these minimums: "6+ for legal; 10+ for accounting, finance, and medical; 30+ for all other businesses or nonprofits." It says "companies with several years of records they own and teams primarily based in the U.S. are the strongest fit". Its calculator offers "Canada / UK / Australia" as a location.
Its press release describes the threshold differently, as "at least 20 full-time U.S. office employees", with 10 for accounting firms and six for law firms. Confirm the current rule with Mode.
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Prices and payment
Mode's headline says a company's data could be worth $100,000 to $5m. Its calculator results are "Indicative only; subject to a full review of your internal tools and data volume", and the calculator is "illustrative, not a guaranteed offer". Your written agreement "sets the amount and payment schedule before export", and defines the scope and any exclusivity.
On timing, its page says "about three months from the first conversation through payment". Its press release says payment is "expected within approximately 60 days", without saying from when.
How it handles your data
- You approve the scope before anything is exported.
- Your own team signs in to the approved systems, so "no passwords are handed over".
- Mode exports the agreed copy and de-identifies it, removing or transforming identifiers "before onward delivery".
The page does not publish deletion terms or security certifications.
What a UK company should check
- Eligibility. Whether Mode will contract with a UK company with UK-based staff, given its US focus.
- Onward delivery. Mode buys a copy and delivers it onward. Ask who the final users are and what they may do with it.
- The figures. The page and the press release differ on size thresholds and timing. Get the current terms in writing.
- Deletion and exclusivity. Ask for both in writing.
- Transfers and law. How personal data leaves the UK, and which country's law applies.
How Mode compares
Mode's sector minimums are the lowest numerical minimums published for law and accounting firms, which makes it relevant to small professional practices, if it accepts UK companies. Its top figure of $5m is among the highest published. Compare it with buyers that say they work with companies anywhere, such as SuperAnnotate, in our buyer directory.
Questions
Does Mode buy data from UK companies?
Its calculator offers Canada, the UK and Australia as one location option, but its page says teams primarily based in the US are the strongest fit, and its October 2026 press release refers to US office employees. Ask before you apply.
What is Mode's minimum company size?
Its page says 6+ employees for law firms, 10+ for accounting, finance and medical firms, and 30+ for other businesses. Its press release gives different figures, so confirm the current rule.
How long does Mode take to pay?
Its page says about three months from the first conversation to payment. Its press release says payment is expected within about 60 days, without saying from when.
Sources
Our research is general information, not legal, tax or financial advice.
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