Who we are

We're from here. We're on your side of the table.

Our mission

Helping the Heartland capitalize on the gold rush of the AI era.

Our story

We have spent more than six years in tech, right here in Indianapolis. In 2022 we built an AI startup, back before most people had an opinion about AI. We also run AI Indy, a local community with one goal: making sure Hoosiers don't get left behind.

That is the same reason Heartland Data Co exists.

A new market showed up fast. AI companies started paying for the kind of data that companies around here have been building up for years without knowing it was worth anything. The buyers have teams, contracts, and a price in mind. Most owners have a web form and a guess.

Indiana calls itself the Crossroads of America. We figure that is the job: stand at the crossroads between the companies here and the buyers out there, and make sure our people get a fair deal when the two meet.

The team

CEO

Sterling Curran

Sterling leads the commercial side: sizing up the opportunity, taking it to market, and negotiating terms.

COO

Connor Lyon

Connor leads delivery: the export playbooks, the live sessions with your team, and the checks that what is delivered matches the contract.

How we work

We work for the seller.

Our fee comes from your proceeds, and if a buyer pays us too, we tell you.

We are not tied to any buyer.

We take you to whoever will pay you best on terms you can live with.

We tell you no.

If your company is not a fit for today's buyers, we say so on the first call.

We stay out of your systems.

Your people run every export. We guide.

We are not your lawyer.

What you have the right to license is a call for you and your attorney. We make sure that review happens before anything moves.

Sit down with us.

Thirty minutes. We will tell you straight whether there is a deal here.

Book a call with us