# Crunchbase

```json
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  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/crunchbase",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/crunchbase.md",
  "logo_url": "https://logos.composio.dev/api/crunchbase",
  "categories": [
    "analytics & data"
  ],
  "is_composio_managed": false,
  "updated_at": "2026-10-22T05:31:13.413Z"
}
```

![Crunchbase logo](https://logos.composio.dev/api/crunchbase)

## Description

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Crunchbase MCP or direct API to research companies, find funding data, analyze investors, and explore market trends through natural language.

## Summary

Crunchbase is a business intelligence platform for company, people, funding, and market data.
It helps teams research private companies and uncover investment and market insights.

## Categories

- analytics & data

## Toolkit Details

- Tools: 7

## Images

- Logo: https://logos.composio.dev/api/crunchbase

## Authentication

- **Api Key**
  - Type: `api_key`
  - Description: Api Key authentication for Crunchbase.
  - Setup:
    - Configure Api Key credentials for Crunchbase.
    - Use the credentials when creating an auth config in Composio.

## Suggested Prompts

- Find recent funding rounds for fintech startups
- Compare funding histories of competing companies
- Research investors backing climate tech companies

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `CRUNCHBASE_AUTOCOMPLETE_ENTITIES` | Autocomplete Entities | Suggest Crunchbase entity identifiers and permalinks matching text, optionally limited to documented or key-entitled collections. |
| `CRUNCHBASE_GET_ENTITY` | Get Entity | Get one Crunchbase entity by collection and UUID or permalink, selecting licensed fields and optionally embedded relationship cards. Access depends on the package entitlements of the connected API key. |
| `CRUNCHBASE_GET_FIELDS_METADATA` | Get Fields Metadata | Return the connected Crunchbase key's licensed collections and field definitions, optionally filtered by collection. Filter by collection when the full licensed metadata exceeds the safe serialized response limit. |
| `CRUNCHBASE_GET_OPENAPI_SPECIFICATION` | Get OpenAPI Specification | Return the Crunchbase REST v4 OpenAPI surface licensed to the connected key in JSON or YAML. By default, return a compact operation and schema index; request full mode only when the complete document is needed. |
| `CRUNCHBASE_LIST_DELETED_ENTITIES` | List Deleted Entities | List Crunchbase deletion records across supported collections or for one collection, with forward or backward keyset pagination. If a nonempty page omits the boundary UUID, pagination_warning reports that continuation is unavailable instead of claiming the page is terminal. |
| `CRUNCHBASE_LIST_ENTITY_CARD` | List Entity Card | List one Crunchbase entity relationship card with selected licensed fields and one-page forward or backward keyset pagination. Access depends on the package entitlements of the connected API key. If a nonempty page omits the boundary UUID or returns a different card key, pagination_warning reports that continuation is unavailable. |
| `CRUNCHBASE_SEARCH_ENTITIES` | Search Entities | Search one Crunchbase collection using licensed fields, up to 25 AND-combined predicates, ordering, and one-page keyset pagination. Pages can change while traversing; deduplicate entities by UUID when completeness matters. If a nonempty page omits the boundary UUID, pagination_warning reports that continuation is unavailable. |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Installation and MCP Setup

### Path 1: SDK Installation

#### Path 1, Step 1: Install Composio

Install the Composio SDK, the OpenAI provider, and the OpenAI SDK
```python
pip install composio composio_openai openai
```

```typescript
npm install @composio/core @composio/openai openai
```

#### Path 1, Step 2: Create a Composio session

Initialize Composio with the OpenAI Responses provider and create a session scoped to Crunchbase
```python
import json
from openai import OpenAI
from composio import Composio
from composio_openai import OpenAIResponsesProvider

composio = Composio(provider=OpenAIResponsesProvider())
client = OpenAI()

session = composio.create(user_id="your-user-id", toolkits=["crunchbase"])
tools = session.tools()
```

```typescript
import OpenAI from "openai";
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from "@composio/openai";

const composio = new Composio({ provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider() });
const client = new OpenAI();

const session = await composio.create("your-user-id", { toolkits: ["crunchbase"] });
const tools = await session.tools();
```

#### Path 1, Step 3: Run Crunchbase tools with your agent

Send a request, execute the Crunchbase tool calls through the session, and print the final answer
```python
response = client.responses.create(
    model="gpt-5.6-sol",
    tools=tools,
    input=[{"role": "user", "content": "Find detailed company information and recent funding rounds for Stripe."}],
)

while True:
    tool_calls = [o for o in response.output if o.type == "function_call"]
    if not tool_calls:
        break
    results = composio.provider.handle_tool_calls(response=response, session=session)
    response = client.responses.create(
        model="gpt-5.6-sol",
        tools=tools,
        previous_response_id=response.id,
        input=[
            {"type": "function_call_output", "call_id": call.call_id, "output": json.dumps(results[i])}
            for i, call in enumerate(tool_calls)
        ],
    )

print(response.output_text)
```

```typescript
let response = await client.responses.create({
  model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
  tools,
  input: [{ role: "user", content: "Find detailed company information and recent funding rounds for Stripe." }],
});

while (response.output.some((o) => o.type === "function_call")) {
  const outputs = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(session, response.output);
  response = await client.responses.create({
    model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
    tools,
    previous_response_id: response.id,
    input: outputs,
  });
}

console.log(response.output_text);
```

### Path 2: MCP Server Setup

#### Path 2, Step 1: Install Composio

Install the Composio SDK and your agent framework
```python
pip install composio claude-agent-sdk
```

```typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/mcp @ai-sdk/openai
```

#### Path 2, Step 2: Create a session with MCP enabled

Create a session scoped to Crunchbase and read its MCP URL and headers
```python
from composio import Composio

composio = Composio()
session = composio.create(user_id="your-user-id", toolkits=["crunchbase"], mcp=True)
```

```typescript
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";

const composio = new Composio();
const { mcp } = await composio.create("your-user-id", {
  toolkits: ["crunchbase"],
  mcp: true,
});
```

#### Path 2, Step 3: Connect your agent to the MCP server

Pass the session's MCP URL and headers to your agent and run a Crunchbase request
```python
import asyncio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeSDKClient, ClaudeAgentOptions, AssistantMessage, TextBlock

options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
    mcp_servers={
        "composio": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": session.mcp.url,
            "headers": session.mcp.headers,
        }
    },
    system_prompt="You are a helpful assistant with access to Crunchbase tools.",
    tools=[],
    allowed_tools=["mcp__composio__*"],
)

async def main():
    async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
        await client.query("Find detailed company information and recent funding rounds for Stripe.")
        async for message in client.receive_response():
            if isinstance(message, AssistantMessage):
                for block in message.content:
                    if isinstance(block, TextBlock):
                        print(block.text)

asyncio.run(main())
```

```typescript
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from "ai";

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: { type: "http", url: mcp.url, headers: mcp.headers },
});

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai("gpt-5.6-sol"),
  tools: await client.tools(),
  prompt: "Find detailed company information and recent funding rounds for Stripe.",
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(10),
});

console.log(text);
await client.close();
```

## Why Use Composio?

### 1. AI Native Crunchbase Integration

- Supports both Crunchbase MCP and direct API based integrations
- Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable company, funding, people, and market data queries
- Search and analyze Crunchbase data without writing bespoke integration code

### 2. Secure API Key Handling

- Connect Crunchbase with securely stored API key credentials
- Keep keys out of prompts, source code, and agent responses
- Central place to manage and revoke Crunchbase access

### 3. Agent Optimized Design

- Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
- Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

### 4. Enterprise Grade Security

- Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Crunchbase
- Scoped, least privilege access to Crunchbase resources
- Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance

## Use Crunchbase with any AI Agent Framework

Choose a framework you want to connect Crunchbase with:

- [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/crunchbase/framework/chatgpt)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/crunchbase/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/crunchbase/framework/hermes-agent)
- [Atomic Agent](https://composio.dev/toolkits/crunchbase/framework/atomic-agent)

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### Do I need my own developer credentials to use Crunchbase with Composio?

Yes, Crunchbase requires you to configure your own API key credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

### Can I use multiple toolkits together?

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. [Learn more](https://docs.composio.dev/tool-router/overview).

### Is Composio secure?

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. [Learn more](https://trust.composio.dev).

### What if the API changes?

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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