# Crunchbase MCP for AI Agents MCP

> Crunchbase MCP gives your AI agents deep business intelligence access, letting you instantly search companies, map out complex investment histories, and track M&A activity across global markets. Forget tedious manual research; analyze funding rounds from Seed to Series D+ and profile key executives with natural language commands.

## Overview
- **Category:** brain-trust
- **Price:** Free
- **Tags:** market-research, funding-data, startup-ecosystem, investment-analysis, company-profiles, business-data

## Description

Need to know everything about a company's financial life? This MCP connects your AI agent directly to Crunchbase’s vast database, transforming hours of cross-referencing into seconds. You can search for any organization by name and immediately get its complete profile—including founding dates, employee counts, and total funding history. Need to trace how a firm grew? Use the tools to map out every acquisition or track which investors participated in specific rounds. This isn't just basic data; it’s structured intelligence on everything from IPO details to co-investor relationships.

It feels like having an entire team of research analysts available 24/7. When you connect this MCP via Vinkius, your agent handles the heavy lifting, letting you ask complex questions—like 'Which VCs funded Google's acquisitions since 2020?'—and getting structured answers back instantly. It’s pure, actionable market intelligence for anyone working in finance or strategy.

## Tools

### get_acquisition_details
Retrieves the complete details of a specific merger or acquisition transaction for full context.

### get_funding_round_details
Gets detailed information about a single funding event, including all investors and valuation figures.

### get_ipo_details
Pulls Initial Public Offering data for any company that has gone public.

### get_organization_details
Fetches the complete profile and metadata for a specific organization from Crunchbase.

### get_person_details
Retrieves the detailed professional biography and career history for any person (founder, investor, etc.).

### list_acquisitions
Lists all companies acquired by or involved with a specific organization.

### list_funding_rounds
Retrieves the entire history of funding rounds for an organization, including stages and amounts raised.

### list_investments
Lists all investments made by a specific investor or firm in various companies.

### search_organizations
Searches the database for companies and organizations using name keywords to find starting points for research.

### search_people
Finds founders, executives, or investors by name to access their full professional profiles.

## Prompt Examples

**Prompt:** 
```
What were Stripe's funding rounds? Show me the total amount raised across all stages.
```

**Response:** 
```
**Stripe Funding History**

| Stage | Amount Raised (USD) | Date Announced | Lead Investors |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :--- |
| Seed | $1,000,000 | 2011-01-15 | Founders Only |
| Series A | $18M | 2013-03-22 | PayPal, Benchmark |
| Series B | $120M | 2016-10-01 | Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz |

**Total Capital Raised: Over $140 Million.**
```

**Prompt:** 
```
Show me all companies Google has bought since 2020 and the deal price.
```

**Response:** 
```
**Recent Acquisitions by Google (Acquirer)**

*   **Cloudflare:** Acquired in 2021. Type: Acquisition. Price: Undisclosed.
*   **DeepMind AI:** Acquired in 2023. Type: Strategic Merger. Price: Estimated $5 Billion.
*   **Pixel Labs:** Acquired in 2024. Type: Buyout. Price: N/A (Internal Transfer).

This shows a clear focus on core tech and AI integration since the start of the decade.
```

**Prompt:** 
```
Who invested in OpenAI's funding rounds? List the VCs.
```

**Response:** 
```
**OpenAI Investment Syndicate**

The primary investors involved in their recent major funding rounds include:
*   Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
*   Sequoia Capital
*   Khasek Foundation
*   Microsoft Corporate Venture Arm

These firms show a pattern of investing heavily in foundational AI technologies, indicating strong confidence in the sector's growth path.
```

## Capabilities

### Search and profile companies
Find organizations by name and retrieve their full metadata, including funding totals, acquisition history, and key people.

### Track detailed investment rounds
List every funding round (Seed through Series D+), getting precise details on amounts raised, participating investors, and valuations.

### Analyze M&A activity
Determine a company's growth strategy by listing all acquisitions it made or was involved in, detailing the dates and types of deals.

### Deep-dive on individuals and executives
Get detailed professional biographies for founders, investors, or board members, tracking their career movements and affiliations.

### Monitor public market activity
Retrieve Initial Public Offering (IPO) details, including the ticker symbol, offering price, and total capital raised from going public.

## Use Cases

### A competitor's funding trail is vague.
The user wants to know the total capital raised by a rival. They ask their agent to pull all funding rounds for Company X, which uses `list_funding_rounds` and then aggregates the amounts across multiple stages.

### Need due diligence on an acquisition target.
The user is vetting a potential deal. They use `search_organizations` to find both parties, then call `get_acquisition_details` to understand the full context, including the official price and date.

### Mapping out an investor's portfolio thesis.
A VC wants to see where a specific fund has invested. They use `list_investments` on the fund name to quickly analyze its sector focus, co-investor patterns, and recent deal activity.

### Checking an executive's background.
The user needs to verify a founder’s track record. They use `search_people` to find the individual, then call `get_person_details` to pull their complete career history and board memberships.

## Benefits

- Instantly map out a startup's entire financial journey by running the `list_funding_rounds` tool, giving you total capital raised across all stages.
- Understand complex corporate growth strategies using `list_acquisitions`, showing exactly which companies an organization has bought or been involved with.
- Stop guessing on valuations. Use `get_funding_round_details` to pull precise pre-money and post-money valuation figures for any specific deal.
- Build out comprehensive company profiles immediately by calling `search_organizations` followed by `get_organization_details`, gathering everything from employee count to industry sector.
- Research the people behind the deals. The MCP lets you use `get_person_details` on founders or VCs to track their full career history and investment patterns.

## How It Works

The bottom line is that your AI client bypasses manual searches entirely, delivering pre-processed business intelligence straight into the chat window.

1. Use your AI agent to search for an organization or person by name. This initial step finds the target company or individual within the database.
2. Ask your agent to perform a specific analysis, like listing all funding rounds or detailing recent acquisitions. The MCP then pulls the necessary structured records.
3. Your agent receives formatted data—investor lists, dates, amounts, and descriptions—allowing you to analyze complex market trends immediately.

## Frequently Asked Questions

**How can I use the Crunchbase MCP to check a company’s full financial history?**
You can pull every major funding round, from initial Seed money up through later Series D+ stages. This gives you total capital raised and details on which investors participated in each specific deal.

**Does the Crunchbase MCP help me track mergers or acquisitions?**
Yes, you can map a company's growth by listing all its acquisitions. You get details on who was bought, when it happened, and even if the price was disclosed.

**How do I find information about specific people like founders or VCs?**
You use the MCP to search for people by name and then retrieve their full professional profiles. This includes detailed career histories, board memberships, and past investments.

**Is the Crunchbase MCP good for tracking IPO details?**
Absolutely. The tool pulls official Initial Public Offering data, giving you the ticker symbol, the offering date, and how much total capital was raised when they went public.

**Can I compare multiple companies' investment histories at once?**
While you query them one by one, your agent can pull structured data for multiple firms sequentially. This lets you build a comparative analysis of funding patterns and investor overlap.