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What they do

Free listing site for the code and records of startups that have shut down.

Private-data marketplace that either licenses records and sublicenses them, or brokers a direct deal.

Organization type

Marketplace

Marketplace

DataDeals Score: Public Program Transparency

71.5/100

75.5/100

Data types

Internal communications, Customer support, Software engineering, Documents and SOPs, Projects and workflows

Internal communications, Customer support, Finance and accounting, Software engineering, Documents and SOPs, Projects and workflows

Systems named

Slack, Jira

None named

Who qualifies

Defunct or shutting-down startups authorized to sell; company-origin verification

Requires rights to license submitted records; size depends on data and listing

Company size

No minimum size published

No minimum size published

How you are paid

Buyers contact you and pay you directly under terms you negotiate. Listings are free and there is no seller commission.

Depending on the deal, Aribase licenses the data and sublicenses it, or you license directly to the buyer. There is no assessment fee; Aribase's share is agreed before a buyer sees the asset, but no percentage or payment date is published.

Seller fees

Official site explicitly says listings are free and there is no seller commission.

No assessment fee; Aribase share is negotiated before buyer sees asset, but no percentage disclosed.

Payment timing

Payment due date and acceptance rules are negotiated privately with buyer.

Official seller FAQ does not publish payment milestone or remittance deadline.

Advertised compensation (not an offer)

Site cites $10K–$100K typical deals; market anecdote, not verified closed deals or guarantee

Workflows & Conversations marketing guide $200–$1,000,000 span; preliminary only, not an offer

Exclusivity

License: Negotiated per deal

License: Negotiated per deal

Permitted AI use

AI-training acquisition is intended but downstream reuse and sublicensing are unspecified.

Training/evaluation use stated; Aribase may sublicense onward, but exact buyer restrictions depend on deal.

Privacy

Site explicitly disclaims involvement in legal and privacy questions for the transaction.

Anonymized private asset descriptions and buyer NDA before samples/data-room access.

Retention and deletion

No platform data-handling, license termination or deletion obligations for delivered archives.

No published seller-side deletion, return or termination schedule for copies and derivatives.

Last verified

November 9, 2026

November 9, 2026

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