Cyreslab-AI/crunchbase-mcp-server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to Crunchbase data for AI assistants. This server allows AI assistants to search for companies, get company details, funding information, acquisitions, investor/investment data, and people data from Crunchbase.
## Features
Search for companies based on various criteria
Get detailed information about specific companies (by name, UUID, or permalink)
Retrieve funding rounds for companies
Get acquisition data
Search for people associated with companies
Get a person's full profile, including job and education history
Get an investor's profile and investment portfolio ("what has investor Y backed")
Search individual investment records ("who invested in X")
## Prerequisites
Node.js (v16 or higher)
A Crunchbase API key
## Installation
1. Clone the repository:
bash
git clone https://github.com/Cyreslab-AI/crunchbase-mcp-server.git
cd crunchbase-mcp-server
2. Install dependencies:
bash
npm install
3. Build the project:
bash
npm run build
## Configuration
The server requires a Crunchbase API key to function. You can obtain an API key by signing up for the Crunchbase API.
### Setting up the API Key
Set the API key as an environment variable:
bash
export CRUNCHBASEAPIKEY=yourapikeyhere
### MCP Configuration
You can use the included setup script to automatically configure the MCP server:
bash
# Build the project first
npm run build
# Run the setup script
npm run setup
The setup script will:
1. Ask for your Crunchbase API key
2. Find your MCP settings file (or create a new one)
3. Add the Crunchbase MCP server to your settings
Alternatively, you can manually add it to your MCP configuration file:
json
"mcpServers": {
"crunchbase": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/crunchbase-mcp-server/build/index.js"],
"env": {
"CRUNCHBASEAPIKEY": "yourapikeyhere"
},
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": []
## Usage
### Running the Server
Start the server:
bash
npm start
For development with automatic reloading:
bash
npm run dev
### Available Tools
The server exposes the following tools:
1. searchcompanies - Search for companies based on various criteria
Parameters:
query (optional): Search query (e.g., company name, description)
location (optional): Filter by location (e.g., "San Francisco", "New York")
category (optional): Filter by category (e.g., "Artificial Intelligence", "Fintech")
foundedafter (optional): Filter by founding date (YYYY-MM-DD)
foundedbefore (optional): Filter by founding date (YYYY-MM-DD)
status (optional): Filter by company status (e.g., "active", "closed")
limit (optional): Maximum number of results to return (default: 10)
2. getcompanydetails - Get detailed information about a specific company
Parameters (provide at least one; uuid/permalink take priority over nameorid):
nameorid (optional): Company name to search for. This resolves ambiguously - it's a name search that takes the first result, which can pick the wrong company for common names (e.g. "Meta"). Prefer uuid or permalink when you know them.
uuid (optional): Exact Crunchbase UUID of the company.
permalink (optional): Exact Crunchbase permalink of the company (e.g. "openai").
3. getfundingrounds - Get funding rounds for a specific company