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What is the Crunchbase MCP Server?

What you can do

Connect AI agents to the Crunchbase API for comprehensive 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

  1. Get your Crunchbase API key from data.crunchbase.com (requires paid license)
  2. Ask your AI agent to research companies, analyze funding trends, or map investor networks
  3. Natural language commands replace manual Crunchbase website searches
  4. 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?'

Built-in capabilities (10)

get_acquisition_details

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

get_funding_round_details

), 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

get_ipo_details

), 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

get_organization_details

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

get_person_details

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

list_acquisitions

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

list_funding_rounds

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

list_investments

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

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

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

Why Claude Code?

Claude Code registers Crunchbase as an MCP server in a single terminal command. Once connected, Claude Code discovers all 10 tools at runtime and can call them headlessly. ideal for CI/CD pipelines, cron jobs, and automated workflows where Crunchbase data drives decisions without human intervention.

  • Single-command setup: claude mcp add registers the server instantly. no config files to edit or applications to restart

  • Terminal-native workflow means MCP tools integrate seamlessly into shell scripts, CI/CD pipelines, and automated DevOps tasks

  • Claude Code runs headlessly, enabling unattended batch processing using Crunchbase tools in cron jobs or deployment scripts

  • Built by the same team that created the MCP protocol, ensuring first-class compatibility and the fastest adoption of new protocol features

See it in action

Crunchbase in Claude Code

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You stay in complete control of your data. Your AI only accesses the information you approve, keeping your sensitive passwords and private details completely safe. Plus, with automatic optimizations, your AI works faster and more efficiently.

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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.

Why Vinkius

Crunchbase and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.

Professionals who connect Crunchbase to Claude Code through Vinkius don't need to write code, manage servers, or worry about security. Everything is pre-configured, secure, and runs automatically in the background.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

01

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.

02

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.

03

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.

04

How do I add an MCP server to Claude Code?

Run claude mcp add <name> --transport http "<url>" in your terminal. Claude Code registers the server and discovers all tools immediately.

05

Can Claude Code run MCP tools in headless mode?

Yes. Claude Code supports non-interactive execution, making it ideal for scripts, cron jobs, and CI/CD pipelines that need MCP tool access.

06

How do I list all connected MCP servers?

Run claude mcp in your terminal to see all registered servers and their status, or type /mcp inside an active Claude Code session.

07

Command not found: claude

Ensure Claude Code is installed globally: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

08

Connection timeout

Check your internet connection and verify the Edge URL is reachable

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