Integrate Crunchbase with Claude, Cursor, Chatbots & AI Agents MCP Server

AI business intelligence: search companies, track funding, and analyze investments via agents.

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Compatible with every major AI agent and IDE

Claude

ChatGPT

Cursor

Gemini

Windsurf

VS Code

JetBrains

Vercel

+ other MCP clients

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Get acquisition details on Crunchbase

Use this after list_acquisitions to understand the full context of a specific M&A deal. Get complete details of a specific acquisition transaction

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Get funding round details on Crunchbase

), announced date, all participating investors with their investment roles (lead, participant), pre-money and post-money valuations if disclosed, number of investors, and associated press release links. Use this after list_funding_rounds to deep-dive into a specific funding event. Get detailed information about a specific funding round transaction

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Get ipo details on Crunchbase

), ticker symbol, IPO date, share price at offering, number of shares offered, total capital raised from IPO, and post-IPO valuation. Use this for companies that have gone public to understand their transition from private to public markets. Get IPO (Initial Public Offering) details for a public organization

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Get organization details on Crunchbase

Returns the entity overview with all known metadata Crunchbase has on file. Use this after search_organizations to get the full company profile including funding totals, acquisition history, and key personnel. Get complete profile and metadata for a specific organization from Crunchbase

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Get person details on Crunchbase

Use this after search_people to get the full biography and career history of founders, investors, or executives. Get detailed professional profile for a specific person from Crunchbase

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List acquisitions on Crunchbase

Shows companies acquired by this organization (if it's an acquirer) or acquisition events where this organization was the target. Each acquisition includes the acquired company name, acquisition date, price (if disclosed), acquisition type (acquisition, merger, acquihire, buyout), and acquiring company details. Use this to understand a company's growth-through-acquisition strategy or identify which companies a startup has absorbed. List all acquisitions made by or involving a specific organization

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List funding rounds on Crunchbase

Each funding round includes the stage (Seed, Angel, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D+, Series Unknown, Convertible Note, Post-IPO Equity, Post-IPO Debt, Grant, Venture Round, Corporate Round), announced date, amount raised (in USD if available), lead investors, participating investors, and post-money valuation if disclosed. Use this to analyze a company's fundraising trajectory, total capital raised, and investor syndicate. List all funding rounds (Seed, Series A/B/C, IPO, etc.) for a specific organization

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List investments on Crunchbase

Each investment entry includes the company invested in, funding round participated (Seed, Series A, etc.), investment date, co-investors in the same round, and whether this investor led the round. Use this to analyze a VC firm's investment thesis, portfolio diversity, recent deal activity, or find startups backed by a specific investor. List all investments made by a specific organization or investor

Search organizations on Crunchbase

Returns organization names, short descriptions, operational status (operating, acquired, closed), headquarters locations, and industry categories. Use this as the first step to find a company before getting detailed funding, acquisition, or personnel data. The search returns up to 20 matching organizations ranked by relevance. Search for companies and organizations by name keyword in Crunchbase

Search people on Crunchbase

Returns person names, current job titles, organizational affiliations, locations, and brief career summaries. Use this to find founders, CEOs, investors, or board members before getting their detailed profiles with investment history and professional relationships. Search for entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and board members by name in Crunchbase

Security & Code Integrity Audit

Every tool in the Crunchbase MCP Server is continuously audited by the Vinkius Security Engine. We guarantee zero-trust payload isolation, strict data boundaries, and deterministic execution for enterprise-grade AI agents.

A+Score: 100

How Vinkius protects your data

Is there a risk of the AI "going crazy" and deleting important company data?

No. With Vinkius, the AI operates on "rails". It can only make the exact moves you authorized in the tool's settings. It cannot invent routes, access other networks in your company, or decide to delete random files. If the action isn't in the approved catalog, the attempt is blocked instantly.

Can I audit what my AI agents are doing with this integration?

Yes, Vinkius provides an immutable, HMAC-chained audit log. Every tool execution, payload, and response is tracked in real-time on your dashboard, giving you complete visibility into your agent's actions.

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.

How does the AI access my passwords and credentials?

It simply doesn't. On Vinkius, your passwords, API keys, and login details are kept in a secure vault. The AI (like ChatGPT or Claude) merely "asks" Vinkius to perform the task. Vinkius opens the door, does the work, and hands the result back to the AI. Your credentials are never seen, read, or learned by the artificial intelligence.

Supported Use Cases for Crunchbase

Build automated workflows with Cursor and Claude Code by connecting to the Crunchbase MCP server.

Autonomous market research via AI

The Crunchbase MCP manages API routing for market research. This enables AI agents like Claude Code to execute structured brain trust queries.

Cursor Copilot for funding data

Use the Crunchbase server to execute funding data operations from your AI agent. The protocol manages state and authentication for continuous brain trust workflows.