Sep. 5 at 2:10 AM
AI startup micro1 Inc. has submitted a competing
$12.5 million bid for Spirit Aviation Holdings’ commercial records, seeking to top Google’s
$10 million winning bid approved at an Aug. 14 bankruptcy auction. micro1 filed its notice of intent with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday.
The data package includes about 500 million Microsoft Teams records, 100 million emails, 16 million customer-chat sessions, operational data and other internal information generated before the Florida-based low-cost airline shut down in May. Google was selected as the top bidder, with Mercor. io submitting a
$7.5 million backup bid.
micro1’s offer is 25% above Google’s bid and has no financing condition or requirement for board or investment-committee approval, with proof of funds available at signing. The Delaware-based company operates a human-data and intelligence platform for AI training and has completed more than 50 data transactions in the past 45 days.
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