No Priors · Thursday, August 27, 2026
Ofir Erlich and Gonen Stein of Eon observe a significant trend of companies seeking to acquire data, including from entities in bankruptcy. They note that data, often previously stored as tapes and collecting dust, is now recognized as a critical asset for training AI models and gaining a competitive advantage. This shift is driven by the realization that data is gold and can be leveraged to build business value in the AI era.
“So for we're seeing it for multiple use cases. That's what's really cool about it. And you see Merkur, see other companies are continuously trying to already trying to buy data.”
“If you're a tech data CEO, I can tell you that you constantly get questions, are you willing to sell your data? I knew it all over. And it seems that it's going to be a significant, a significant trend as you go.”
“So you see data that was accrued throughout the years by companies, which was usually like tapes, it was usually, you know, sitting on a shelf, collecting dust. And all of a sudden, this becomes very important.”