# Crunchbase Funding MCP

> Crunchbase Funding MCP is a paid API for AI agents from api.m2mcent.com, paid per call via x402, $0.15/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-16).

Retrieves and processes Crunchbase startup funding data and investment information via a natural-language query interface.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.m2mcent.com/crunchbase-funding-mcp/api/process?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.15/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/crunchbase-funding-mcp-2f12553d
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_a3HJIjb3rwwv5pjv9zYwi

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability crunchbase-funding-mcp-2f12553d -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the Crunchbase funding data for Stripe — I want to know all their funding rounds, total amount raised, and the key investors who participated?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need structured Crunchbase-sourced startup funding data including round details, investor names, and capital raised. Prefer this over general web search when you need clean, structured investment data rather than news articles. Best for due diligence, competitive analysis, or investor research workflows requiring reliable funding round granularity.

## Known failure modes

- Company not found in Crunchbase database returns empty or null results
- Ambiguous company name may return incorrect entity
- Private or stealth startups may have incomplete funding data
- Rate limiting or API quota exceeded returns an error
- Malformed or empty data field in request body causes processing failure

## How this service works

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## Output

Returns structured funding data for the queried company or investor, including funding rounds (seed, Series A/B/C, etc.), investment amounts, dates, lead and participating investors, total capital raised, and valuation details where available.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "success": true
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/crunchbase-funding-mcp-2f12553d/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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