SourceX, a Los Angeles-based company that licenses business data directly from companies for AI training and evaluation, has announced a new assessment process that begins with questions rather than uploads. The company's business data licensing assessment is designed to help established companies determine whether their records are valuable for AI training without requiring them to send a single file. The fit check involves a few quick questions, no uploads and no commitment, according to the company.
The approach addresses a common hesitation among business leaders who are curious about the value of their support histories, CRM records and engineering tickets but are reluctant to export sensitive material just to get an answer. "Nobody should have to hand over their data just to learn whether it's worth something," said Noah Loul, founder and CEO of SourceX. "Answer a few questions and we'll give you a straight answer on fit. If it's a yes, you stay in control of every step that follows. If it's a no, you've lost nothing."
The fit check evaluates the shape of the business rather than its contents. SourceX looks for companies that had 50 or more full-time employees at peak, not counting contractors. Knowledge-work companies are the strongest fit, and operating, acquired or wound-down businesses can all qualify. Geography also matters: the United States comes first, followed by Canada and the European Union, with several other markets eligible when at least 90% of the data is in English. Not every company qualifies, and the check is built to say so early.
When there is a fit, the conversation moves to scope. The company decides which systems, records and date ranges it is willing to include, typically drawn from support, CRM, document and collaboration tools, with the export method confirmed during scoping. A rights review then confirms the company owns those records and can license them, including any limits in its customer or vendor contracts. Only after qualification does a company sign a Master Supplier Licensing Agreement, followed by a short Dataset Deal Confirmation for each deal. Nothing is delivered until both are signed and SourceX gives the go-ahead. Large datasets can stay in the supplier's own storage or ship on encrypted drives, and data is de-identified through approved processing routes before it is used or shared.
SourceX currently runs organization-level access, private storage with short-lived links, a full audit trail and terms locked per deal. SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27701 are all in progress and have not been issued. Technology and business leaders who want an answer before any data moves can start the assessment at SourceX. The company, founded by Noah Loul, who previously founded B2B Rocket, acquired by Blackpearl Group in 2025, licenses business data directly from companies and pays them for it. Companies sign with SourceX, not with an AI lab, and SourceX manages the agreement, data preparation and payout. Learn more at sourcex.si.
