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Polyshares vs SimpleClosure: Which Pays More for Company Data?

By the DataBuyout editorial team · Sources cited and dated

A direct buyer against a wind-down platform's marketplace, scored on the same 11 published-term criteria, with a pick for each situation.

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The short answer

Polyshares is a direct buyer: it licenses your operating data itself, charges no fee, and publishes typical deals of $100,000 to $2 million and up. SimpleClosure's AssetHub connects companies, mostly startups that are shutting down, with AI buyers, and is strongest for source code. If you're an operating company with deep history, Polyshares fits better. If you're closing a venture-backed startup through SimpleClosure, AssetHub is the easy path.

Polyshares vs SimpleClosure: side-by-side scorecard

Polyshares
Direct buyer
Typical payout
$100K to $2M+
Fee to you
None
Time to offer
1 to 2 weeks
10 of 11 terms published
SimpleClosure
Buyer network
Typical payout
$10K to $100K (Forbes, Apr 16, 2026) reported
Fee to you
Free for its dissolution customers, otherwise not published
Time to offer
Not published
6 of 11 terms published

Published payout ranges

Log scale, so each step is roughly three times the last. A fading bar means the company says "and up". Hover or tap a bar for the source.

Polyshares
$100K to $2M+
SimpleClosure
$10K to $100K
Wind-down market
$10K to $100K
$10K$30K$100K$300K$1M$3M

Full scorecard

PublishedPartly publishedNot published
Criteria
Polyshares
SimpleClosure
Money
Fees to you
PublishedNone. No fee or commission
Partly publishedFree for SimpleClosure dissolution customers. Not published for others
Typical payout
Published$100K to $2M+ (published)
Published$10K to $100K per company reported by Forbes, April 2026
Payment terms
PublishedNet 30 to 60 days after approved, anonymized delivery
Published Payment within 30 days of invoicing, after a review of about 30 days
Process
Buyer or broker
PublishedDirect buyer. Polyshares licenses the data itself and supplies AI labs
PublishedConnects sellers with a vetted network of AI labs and post-training companies
Time to offer
Published1 to 2 weeks from intake
Not published
Who qualifies
PublishedAny company with real operating history, any sector
PublishedCompanies at any stage since September 2026, originally closing startups
Data types
PublishedChat, email, CRM, tickets, files, calls, accounting and more (96 systems listed)
PublishedSource code (live), workspace data like Slack, email and Drive (beta)
Protection
Anonymization
PublishedIdentifying fields stripped by a specialist partner before anything moves
PublishedPII removal is part of the process. Method not detailed publicly
Ownership after the deal
PublishedLicense. You keep the business and the data
Partly publishedData is licensed to buyers. Seller rights after the deal not published
Exclusivity
Not published
Not published
Track record
PublishedFounders previously built and sold companies, including Roofer.com and Simplicity Solar
Published350+ companies supported and on track to return $10M+ in 2026 (company figures)
Verdict
Best for
Operating companies with years of history that want one buyer and a fast offer
Venture-backed startups already winding down, especially with a codebase to sell

Polyshares in brief

Polyshares calls itself a data lab. It licenses the operating record a business produces, like Slack, email, tickets, CRM and files, pays for it directly, anonymizes it, and supplies AI labs. There's no listing or auction. You answer three intake questions, the team reviews a sample, and an offer follows within one to two weeks. Payment lands 30 to 60 days after the data is approved and delivered.

Strengths: one counterparty, no fee, published deal sizes, broad system coverage, a license that leaves you owning the data.

Watch for: it prices after reviewing a sample, so the intake estimate isn't a guarantee. Exclusivity terms aren't published, so ask.

SimpleClosure AssetHub in brief

SimpleClosure helps startups shut down and launched AssetHub in April 2026 to sell what they leave behind. Source code is its established product. Workspace data like email, Slack, Notion and Drive is in beta. In September 2026 it opened AssetHub to companies at any stage, not just those closing.

Strengths: built into a full wind-down service, strong with codebases, a large and growing buyer network, free for its dissolution customers.

Watch for: fees for non-dissolution customers, timelines and payment terms aren't published. Reported per-company payouts have been at the smaller end of the market.

Which one should you pick?

Pick Polyshares if

You're an operating or recently closed company with several years of Slack, email, CRM or ticket history, and you want one buyer, no fee and a published one-to-two-week offer timeline.

Pick SimpleClosure if

You're a venture-backed startup already dissolving through SimpleClosure, or your main asset is a codebase rather than years of workplace records.

Nothing stops you from asking both for a number. Get each offer in writing, and compare what's licensed, for how long, and what you keep.

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Common questions

Is Polyshares a broker?

No. Polyshares is the buyer. It licenses the data itself and supplies AI labs, so there's no marketplace or commission.

Does SimpleClosure only work with closing companies?

Not anymore. AssetHub started with dissolution customers and opened to companies at any stage in September 2026.

Which pays more?

Published figures point to Polyshares for operating companies with deep history ($100K to $2M+ typical) versus reported $10K to $100K (Forbes, Apr 16, 2026) per company through SimpleClosure. Actual offers depend on your data.

Can I use both?

Yes. Getting offers from both is reasonable. Read each license carefully for exclusivity before you sign either one.

Sources
  1. Polyshares published terms
  2. SimpleClosure Asset Hub launch, Business Wire, April 2026
  3. AssetHub expansion announcement, September 2026
  4. Forbes reporting via Gizmodo, April 2026
  5. Runtime Wire on SimpleClosure data sales, October 2026
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