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Use Crunchbase with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. AI business intelligence: search companies, track funding, and analyze investments via agents.

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Complete set · 10 capabilities

The complete Crunchbase capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Crunchbase.

Capability set01 / 03

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 10 available through Crunchbase.

  1. 01

    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

  2. 02

    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

  3. 03

    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

  4. 04

    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

Capability set02 / 03

05-07

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 10 available through Crunchbase.

  1. 05

    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

  2. 06

    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

  3. 07

    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

Capability set03 / 03

08-10

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 10 available through Crunchbase.

  1. 08

    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

  2. 09

    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

  3. 10

    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

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One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 10 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Crunchbase, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Crunchbase. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Crunchbase Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_Lb7GeozNAwFwiIJ3G3J8hxNfLjGI0b9VSTe4twO3/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Crunchbase capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crunchbase-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_Lb7GeozNAwFwiIJ3G3J8hxNfLjGI0b9VSTe4twO3/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions Crunchbase owners ask.

  • 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.

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