Crunchbase MCP. Deep dive into corporate funding and M&A history
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Crunchbase MCP Server gives your AI agent deep business intelligence. Search companies, track funding rounds (Seed to Series D+), and analyze M&A history.
Get full profiles, map investment networks, and research executives, all from a natural language prompt. Essential for due diligence and market analysis.
What your AI agents can do
Get acquisition details
Gives full context on a single M&A deal, including the transaction details.
Get funding round details
Pulls deep data on a specific funding round, like valuations and all participating investors.
Get ipo details
Retrieves the IPO date, share price, and total capital raised for public companies.
Searches Crunchbase for company names, operational status, and general industry categories.
Retrieves all known metadata on a company, including total funding and its complete acquisition record.
Retrieves every funding round (Seed, Series A/B/C, etc.) for a company, detailing amounts and participating investors.
Shows all acquisitions made by or involving a specific company, including dates and the type of deal.
Retrieves detailed biographies, career timelines, and board memberships for a specific person.
Retrieves every company and funding round an investor has participated in, showing if they led the round.
Provides deep data on a single funding event, including valuations and all participating investors.
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019d757fget acquisition details
Gives full context on a single M&A deal, including the transaction details.
019d757fget funding round details
Pulls deep data on a specific funding round, like valuations and all participating investors.
019d757fget ipo details
Retrieves the IPO date, share price, and total capital raised for public companies.
019d757fget organization details
Fetches a company's complete profile and metadata, including its total funding and personnel.
019d757fget person details
Gets a person's full professional biography, career history, and board memberships.
019d757flist acquisitions
Lists all acquisitions made by or involving a company, detailing the type, date, and price.
019d757flist funding rounds
Shows every funding round for a company, listing the stage, date, amount, and lead investors.
019d757flist investments
Lists all investments made by an investor, detailing the company, funding round, and if they were the lead investor.
019d757fsearch organizations
Finds companies by name and returns basic details like operational status and industry.
019d757fsearch people
Finds people by name and returns basic details like job title and organizational affiliation.
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What you can do with this MCP connector
You've got the Crunchbase MCP Server. It gives your AI agent deep business intel. You can use it to search for companies, track funding rounds from Seed through Series D, and analyze M&A history. It pulls full profiles, maps investment networks, and researches executives, all from a simple natural language prompt.
Finding Companies and People
- You can search for organizations by name; this tells you the company's operational status and general industry.
- You can search for people by name, getting their job title and company affiliation.
Company and Funding Details
- To get a full company profile, the server fetches all known metadata, including the company's total funding and its entire acquisition record.
- You can list every funding round (Seed, Series A/B/C, etc.) for a company, detailing the amounts and the participating investors.
- You can get deep data on a specific funding round, which includes valuations and all investors involved.
- You can list all acquisitions made by or involving a company, showing dates and the type of deal.
- To find out a company's full history, you can use
get_organization_detailsto pull all its metadata, andlist_acquisitionsto show all its acquisitions. Theget_funding_round_detailstool gives you specific info on a single funding event, like valuations and all participating investors. Thelist_funding_roundstool shows every funding round for a company, listing the stage, date, amount, and lead investors. Theget_ipo_detailstool retrieves the IPO date, share price, and total capital raised for public companies.
Investors and Personnel
- The server lets you list every company and funding round an investor has participated in, and it tells you if they led the round, using
list_investments. - You can get a person's full professional history by using
get_person_details, which returns detailed biographies, career timelines, and board memberships. Thesearch_peopletool finds people by name, giving basic details like job title and organizational affiliation, whileget_person_detailsprovides the deep background you need.
How Crunchbase MCP Works
- 1 First, prompt your AI agent to search for the target company or person using
search_organizationsorsearch_people. - 2 Next, use the resulting IDs to call a specific tool, like
list_funding_roundsorlist_acquisitions, to narrow the focus. - 3 Finally, use detail-oriented tools (
get_funding_round_detailsorget_organization_details) to pull the final, structured data points you need.
The bottom line is, your agent handles the multi-step data retrieval process using natural language, eliminating the need to jump between multiple web pages.
Who Is Crunchbase MCP For?
Anyone who needs to understand the financial backbone of a company. This is for market researchers, investment bankers, corporate strategists, and journalists. If your job involves answering 'Who invested in X?' or 'How did Y acquire Z?', this tool saves you hours of manual database digging.
Runs due diligence on a target company, checking its funding trajectory, identifying lead investors, and mapping out its co-investor network.
Builds a company profile for a client, assembling data points on past acquisitions, IPO status, and key leadership changes.
Tracks competitor funding and acquisition activity to gauge market heat and identify potential partnership targets.
Analyzes an industry segment by pulling aggregated data on investment patterns, top players, and common investment theses.
What Changes When You Connect
- See a company's entire history in one query. Instead of manually cross-referencing funding data and acquisitions, use
get_organization_detailsto pull the total funding and acquisition history instantly. - Map out investment networks instantly. Use
list_investmentsto see everything a specific VC firm has backed, giving you a clear picture of their investment thesis and portfolio breadth. - Track major deal milestones. Whether it's a Seed round or a Series D+,
list_funding_roundsgives the date, amount, and participating investors, eliminating guesswork. - Analyze leadership changes. Use
get_person_detailsto build a full career timeline for a founder or executive, seeing their board memberships and previous roles. - Understand a company's public life.
get_ipo_detailspulls the IPO date and offering price, giving context for how a private company transitioned to public markets. - Understand a company's growth strategy.
list_acquisitionsshows if a company grew by buying competitors or if it was the target of an acquisition, clarifying its market moves.
Real-World Use Cases
Vetting a Potential Acquisition Target
A corporate strategist needs to know if a target company has been hit by any major M&A deals. They prompt the agent to run list_acquisitions on the target. The agent checks for recent buyouts or shows the company's acquisition history, immediately clarifying the target's market position.
Building a VC Investment Thesis
A VC analyst wants to see what other firms backed the same companies. They run list_investments for a specific firm, then use get_funding_round_details on a shared company to see which specific investors led the round. This builds a complete picture of the investment ecosystem.
Checking Founder Backgrounds
A journalist needs to verify a founder's background. They use search_people to find the name, then get_person_details to map their career timeline, identifying past board memberships or previous companies. The agent returns a structured, verified biography.
Tracking a Competitor's Capital Raise
A competitor analyst tracks a rival's funding. They use search_organizations to find the company, then list_funding_rounds to get all stages. They can then use get_funding_round_details to pinpoint the exact amount and lead investors for a specific round.
The Tradeoffs
Only searching by name
Typing 'Stripe' into the search bar and assuming you get all the details. You only get a basic summary, forcing you to leave the site to find funding or acquisitions.
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First, use search_organizations to find the ID. Then, run list_funding_rounds or list_acquisitions on that ID to get the full, structured history.
Mixing up person and company data
Trying to ask, 'What did John Smith invest in?' without first identifying him as an investor. The system fails to connect the person to the investment portfolio.
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Use search_people to find John Smith, and then use list_investments to pull his complete list of backed companies and rounds.
Assuming one tool does everything
Running get_organization_details and thinking you have the full picture. It gives metadata, but you still need list_funding_rounds for the amounts and list_acquisitions for the deal specifics.
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Run get_organization_details first for the overview. Then, call list_funding_rounds and list_acquisitions separately to build the complete, multi-layered picture.
When It Fits, When It Doesn't
Use this if you need to build a financial picture from multiple data points. You need to know not just what happened (e.g., a company was acquired), but when, how much, and who was involved. If your task is simple—like just finding a company name—use search_organizations. But if you need to understand the relationship between people, companies, and deals, you must use the specialized tools like list_funding_rounds or list_investments. Don't rely on a single search. Use the specialized tools to build your narrative.
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Available Capabilities
Manually tracking a company's corporate history is a nightmare.
Right now, figuring out a company's full history means logging into half a dozen specialized databases. You find the company name on one tab, but the funding rounds are in another API, and the acquisitions are in a third. You copy and paste data across spreadsheets, cross-referencing dates and amounts manually.
With this MCP server, you ask your agent one question: 'Show me Stripe's entire funding journey.' It runs `list_funding_rounds` and `get_organization_details` and hands you the complete, structured history in one go. You stop chasing tabs.
Crunchbase MCP Server: Full financial intelligence.
Forget manually pulling IPO data, then searching for the acquiring company, and finally looking up the key personnel involved. You run a single prompt, and the server executes `get_ipo_details`, `list_acquisitions`, and `get_person_details` to weave together the entire narrative.
The result isn't just a dump of data; it's a structured, interconnected answer. You get the entire story—who did what, when, and for how much—without leaving your chat interface.
Common Questions About Crunchbase MCP
How do I find a company's total funding amount using the Crunchbase MCP Server? +
Use get_organization_details to pull the company's overall metadata, which includes the total funding amount. For a detailed, round-by-round breakdown, use list_funding_rounds.
Can the Crunchbase MCP Server track acquisitions by a specific person? +
No, it tracks acquisitions by organization. Use list_acquisitions on the company ID to see its deal history. If you want to know about a person's involvement, use get_person_details to check their board memberships.
What is the best way to research an investor's portfolio? +
Use list_investments on the investor's name. This tool returns all companies they backed, which is the fastest way to map their investment thesis.
How do I get the IPO details for a company? +
Call get_ipo_details with the company name. This tool provides the IPO date, share price, and total capital raised, giving a clear picture of their public transition.
How does the `get_organization_details` tool provide a company's full profile? +
It returns all metadata Crunchbase has on file for the organization. You get things like total funding amounts, full acquisition history, and a list of key personnel attached to that company.
If I search for a person using `search_people`, what data can I get for them? +
The tool returns the person's name, current job title, organizational affiliations, location, and a brief career summary. This helps you find founders or investors before you pull detailed profiles.
What happens if I run `list_funding_rounds` for a company that has never raised capital? +
The tool will return an empty list or a specific error message indicating no funding rounds were found. You don't need to worry about failure; your agent handles the empty results gracefully.
How do I use `get_acquisition_details` to understand an M&A deal? +
You must use it after running list_acquisitions to get the full context. It provides complete details of the specific acquisition transaction, including the price and acquisition type.
Do I need a paid Crunchbase license to use this MCP? +
Yes, the Crunchbase API requires a paid license (Starter, Professional, or Enterprise tier). Free accounts have limited access. Your API key (user_key) is provided via email upon license activation. Contact Crunchbase sales at data@crunchbase.com for licensing options.
Can I track real-time funding announcements and new startup launches? +
Crunchbase data is updated regularly but not in real-time. Funding rounds appear within days of public announcement. The API provides the most recent data Crunchbase has processed. For real-time monitoring, consider combining this MCP with news API monitoring for immediate PR detection.
Can I search for companies by industry or location instead of name? +
This MCP currently supports name-based search. For industry/location filtering, you can search with broad terms and then review company profiles for location and industry details in the detailed results. Advanced filtering by industry vertical, funding stage, or employee count would require the Crunchbase Enterprise API tier with additional query capabilities.
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