01 / Identify
Start with the company’s team size, operating history and systems. Accountants, consultants and business service providers may already know potential participants.
Business knowledge. New earning potential.
You know business owners.
Now connect them to capital.
Companies create valuable operating history every day. Mode pays qualifying businesses for an agreed copy of that data for AI research—and rewards partners who make the introduction.
Find your next step ↓For connectors & referral partners
Make an introduction.
Earn $50,000+.
Help qualifying companies discover a new source of capital from the operational records they already own.
- For U.S. direct referrals, Mode offers the greater of $50,000 or 6% on your first five Qualified Deals.
- You introduce the business. Mode handles its evaluation, offer and data partnership.
- Get started through our partner link and explore the referral process.
The $50,000 minimum applies to qualifying U.S. direct deals; non-U.S. referrals pay 6% without that minimum.
For businesses & nonprofits
Your operating data could be worth $100K–$5M.
Email, documents, calls, CRM records and other company-owned operating history can help train AI.
- Strongest fit: established U.S. teams with several years of records.
- Most businesses: 20+ full-time U.S. office employees. Accounting firms: 10+. Law firms: 6+.
- Review the agreed systems, date ranges and offer before moving forward. Keep your original records and systems.
What makes a company a fit?
The work they already do may be the opportunity.
Look for businesses with a substantial history in tools like these:
Microsoft · Gmail · Outlook · Google Drive · Slack · Salesforce · HubSpot · QuickBooks · Zoom · Dropbox · Jira · Notion · NetSuite · ServiceTitan
02 / Introduce
Connect the business through Mode’s referral process. The business reviews its offer and agrees on the records and scope.
03 / Move forward
Mode manages the approved data process and de-identification. Partner compensation follows a qualifying completed deal—not simply submitting a name.
Choose the right opportunity
Am I applying as a business or joining as a referral partner?
Businesses explore an offer for their own operational records. Referral partners introduce qualifying businesses. Choose the button that matches your goal; each opens the appropriate Mode page with our referral link.
What kinds of companies are a strong fit?
Established businesses and nonprofits with several years of digital operating history and primarily U.S.-based office teams. Typical team-size starting points are 20+ full-time U.S. office employees, 10+ for accounting firms, and 6+ for law firms.
Does the company keep its original records?
Yes. The company reviews an agreed copy, systems and date ranges while retaining its original records and systems. Mode manages its evaluation and approved data process.
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