Connect Crunchbase MCP to CrewAI via Vinkius.
Synthesize deal history across multiple sources across collaborative agent teams.
Bring Market Research
to CrewAI
Create your Vinkius account to connect Crunchbase to CrewAI and route execution through our secure gateway. The platform manages server hosting, runtime updates, and security layers. Configuration requires no manual server provisioning.
GDPR Free for SubscribersWhat CrewAI can do with Crunchbase MCP Server
What you can do
Connect AI agents to the Crunchbase API for complete business intelligence and startup ecosystem analysis:
- Search companies by name to find startups, enterprises, and emerging tech firms
- Get complete company profiles with founding dates, headquarters, employee counts, and operating status
- Track funding rounds from Seed to Series D+ with amounts, dates, and investor syndicates
- Analyze acquisition history to understand M&A strategies and consolidation patterns
- Research investors including VC firms, angels, and corporate venture arms with full portfolios
- Find entrepreneurs and executives with detailed career histories and board memberships
- Monitor IPO activity with stock exchange details, ticker symbols, and offering data
- Map investment networks to identify co-investor relationships and deal flow patterns
How it works
- Get your Crunchbase API key from data.crunchbase.com (requires paid license)
- Ask CrewAI to research companies, analyze funding trends, or map investor networks
- Natural language commands replace manual Crunchbase website searches
- Structured business data returned in formatted responses for quick analysis
Who is this for?
Essential for venture capitalists, startup founders, business development professionals, market researchers, investment bankers, corporate strategists, and journalists. Let AI agents perform company due diligence, track competitor funding activity, identify potential acquisition targets, research investor backgrounds, and map ecosystem relationships. Perfect for professionals who need to answer questions like 'Who invested in Stripe's Series B?', 'What companies has Google acquired since 2020?', or 'Which VCs are most active in AI/ML startups?'
"Search for all funding rounds raised by Stripe and show me the total amount raised"
I'll find Stripe and pull their complete funding history with amounts and investors.
Isolated on CrewAI.
Enforced across all tools.
Provision Crunchbase for CrewAI now. Expand to additional AI engines at any time with a single account and unified credential store.
Cross-platform
10+
AI clients. Simultaneous.
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MCP Catalog
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Portability
Zero
lock-in. Ever.
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Governance
Full
operational control
Policies, runbooks, RBAC, audit trails, and token budgets. Every MCP Server from one place.
Crunchbase talks.
Vinkius decides what CrewAI hears.
Every response is filtered, logged, and gated before reaching the AI agent. No raw data passes through.
Crunchbase
raw payload
DLP
Tokens, PII, secrets redacted
Audit
Write-once log, tamper-proof
RBAC
Roles, approvals, circuit breaker
CrewAI
clean data only
* Every connection is hosted and maintained by Vinkius. We handle the security, updates, and infrastructure so you don't have to write code or manage servers. See our infrastructure
CrewAI executes. Vinkius governs.
Guardrails, token cost tracking, audit logs, and usage analytics for every Crunchbase tool call are managed from a single dashboard. Vinkius operates the routing and scaling infrastructure.
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Explore a vast library of pre-built integrations, optimized and ready to deploy.
Connect securely in under 30 seconds
Generate tokens to authenticate and link external services in a single step.
Complete visibility into every agent action
Audit live requests, latency, success rates, and active security compliance policies.
Optimize spending and track token ROI
Analyze real-time token consumption and cost metrics detailed by connection.
Explore our live AI Agents Analytics dashboard to see it all working
This dashboard is included when you connect Crunchbase using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.
Crunchbase and the entire MCP catalog. No arbitrary hosting. Zero-trust by default.
Deploying Crunchbase to CrewAI via Vinkius eliminates custom development, server maintenance, and security overhead. Integration profiles are pre-compiled and run on dedicated sandboxed infrastructure.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardened MCPs | Find and configure each manually | Full catalog sandboxed |
| Connection Setup | Manual coding & server setup | Isolated synchronous binding |
| Server Hosting | You host it yourself (needs 24/7 uptime) | 100% hosted & managed by Vinkius |
| Security & Privacy | Stored in plaintext config files | Bank-grade encrypted vault |
| Activity Visibility | Blind execution (no logs or tracking) | Live dashboard with real-time logs |
| Cost Control | Runaway AI token spend risk | Automatic budget limits |
| Revoking Access | Must delete files or code to stop | 1-click disconnect button |
How Vinkius secures
Crunchbase for CrewAI
All transactions between CrewAI and Crunchbase pass through a secure egress gateway. Vinkius redacts sensitive payloads, enforces allowlist constraints, and supports immediate connection revocation.
Frequently asked questions
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.
How does CrewAI discover and connect to MCP tools?
CrewAI connects to MCP servers lazily. when the crew starts, each agent resolves its MCP URLs and fetches the tool catalog via the standard tools/list method. This means tools are always fresh and reflect the server's current capabilities. No tool schemas need to be hardcoded.
Can different agents in the same crew use different MCP servers?
Yes. Each agent has its own mcps list, so you can assign specific servers to specific roles. For example, a reconnaissance agent might use a domain intelligence server while an analysis agent uses a vulnerability database server.
What happens when an MCP tool call fails during a crew run?
CrewAI wraps tool failures as context for the agent. The LLM receives the error message and can decide to retry with different parameters, fall back to a different tool, or mark the task as partially complete. This resilience is critical for production workflows.
Can CrewAI agents call multiple MCP tools in parallel?
CrewAI agents execute tool calls sequentially within a single reasoning step. However, you can run multiple agents in parallel using process=Process.parallel, each calling different MCP tools concurrently. This is ideal for workflows where separate data sources need to be queried simultaneously.
Can I run CrewAI crews on a schedule (cron)?
Yes. CrewAI crews are standard Python scripts, so you can invoke them via cron, Airflow, Celery, or any task scheduler. The crew.kickoff() method runs synchronously by default, making it straightforward to integrate into existing pipelines.
MCP tools not discovered
Ensure the Edge URL is correct. CrewAI connects lazily when the crew starts. check console output.
Agent not using tools
Make the task description specific. Instead of "do something", say "Use the available tools to list contacts".
Timeout errors
CrewAI has a 10s connection timeout by default. Ensure your network can reach the Edge URL.
Rate limiting or 429 errors
Vinkius enforces per-token rate limits. Check your subscription tier and request quota in the dashboard. Upgrade if you need higher throughput.
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