StartupHub.ai MCP Server
One URL into your AI client. Your agent gains 30+ tools: email finder + validator, AI-readiness scanner, startup search, investor lookup, profile submit/edit. Same MCP server documented at /api-docs, repositioned for browsing.
https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp
Or with browser-friendly query-param auth: ?key=sk_live_...
30+ tools across 10 categories
Every endpoint in our REST API exposed as an MCP tool, with descriptions Claude / Cursor can self-discover.
Find and verify business emails inside any agent workflow.
validate_emaildiscover_emaildiscover_email_by_linkedinenrich_emailStartup data
(8)Query the 23k-startup database: by sector, country, employee count, status.
search_startupsget_startupget_startup_by_domainget_startup_socialslist_startup_teamget_startup_funding_historyenrich_companyfind_logoInvestors
(3)Lookup VC, accelerator, and angel profiles by domain or social.
search_investorsget_investor_by_domainget_investor_by_socialPeople
(3)Reverse-lookup founders, executives, and investors.
search_peopleget_person_by_emailget_person_by_socialAI-readiness scanner
(1)Score any URL against 18 AI-agent-readiness standards (robots.txt, llms.txt, MCP card, etc).
scan_agent_readinessTrends + market intel
(10)Real-time AI ecosystem snapshot: capital, top sectors, biggest rounds.
get_trendsmatch_companies_by_domainfind_matchesscan_company_technologycheck_domain_ratingcheck_effective_domain_ratingcheck_trust_reputationcheck_site_speedsearch_suggestionsdeep_intelligenceContent
(10)Turn a video into an article, an article into a video, or a site into a feed.
generate_youtube_articleget_youtube_transcriptgenerate_article_videoget_article_videosuggest_youtube_clipsrender_youtube_clipget_youtube_clipgenerate_rss_feedhumanize_textgenerate_visual_tldrMonitor
(3)Watch a company site and list or stop those watches.
list_monitor_watchescreate_monitor_watchcancel_monitor_watchSubmit + edit
(14)Create or update startup, investor, person, product, news, funding, exit, research, or patent profiles from your agent.
submit_startupsubmit_investorsubmit_personsubmit_productsubmit_funding_roundsubmit_newssubmit_exit_eventsubmit_researchsubmit_patentsubmit_listupdate_startupupdate_investorupdate_personupdate_productAccount
(2)Check usage and surface buy-credits flows from inside your agent.
get_my_usagelist_credit_packsSetup for every major MCP client
Same backend. Seven client configs. Pick yours.
ChatGPT
ChatGPT and Codex. Turn on developer mode, open Plugins, and paste the URL.
https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp?key=sk_live_...
Claude.ai web
Browser-based Claude. Custom connector with URL.
https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp?key=sk_live_...
Claude Desktop
The reference MCP client for Mac/Windows.
{
"mcpServers": {
"startuphub": {
"url": "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_live_..." }
}
}
}Cursor
AI-native code editor.
{
"mcpServers": {
"startuphub": {
"url": "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_live_..." }
}
}
}Windsurf
Codeium's AI IDE.
{
"mcpServers": {
"startuphub": {
"serverUrl": "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_live_..." }
}
}
}Claude Code
Anthropic's terminal coding agent.
claude mcp add startuphub --transport http \ https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp \ --header "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..."
OpenAI Codex CLI
OpenAI's open-source coding agent.
[mcp_servers.startuphub] url = "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp" [mcp_servers.startuphub.http_headers] Authorization = "Bearer sk_live_..."
Built for these workflows
Real production patterns from agent builders using the server today.
Outbound prospecting
"Find 10 fintech startups in Paris with 50-200 employees, scan their AI-readiness, find each founder's email." One agent loop chains search_startups → scan_agent_readiness → discover_email.
Lead enrichment in Claude
Paste a list of company domains. Claude calls match_companies_by_domain and enrich_company in parallel: get back funding, sector, headcount, socials, all in one chat turn.
Recruiter sourcing
"Find me Series-B fintech CTOs in Berlin." search_people + get_person_by_social returns candidates with verified social URLs, then discover_email gets the address.
AI readiness audit
"Audit our 5 microsites." scan_agent_readiness returns a 0-100 score + per-check breakdown for each. Free, no credits charged.
Drop in. Start prospecting.
Free tier covers most early agent workloads. Upgrade when you scale.
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