MCP Server

Connect VCPeer to AI Assistants

Use the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to let Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI assistants query VCPeer data directly. Search VCs, read founder reviews, track funding rounds — all from natural language. Free, no API key required.

FreeNo API Key Required6 Tools Available

What is MCP?

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI assistants connect to external data sources and tools. Instead of copy-pasting data into chat, your AI assistant can query VCPeer directly.

PitchBook charges $12,000+/year for similar AI integrations. VCPeer offers this for free to the entire founder community.

Setup: Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop settings

Settings → Developer → Edit Config

Add VCPeer to your MCP servers config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vcpeer": {
      "url": "https://vcpeer.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop

The VCPeer tools will appear in Claude's tool list automatically.

Setup: Claude Code (CLI)

Run this single command to add VCPeer as an MCP server:

claude mcp add vcpeer --transport http https://vcpeer.com/api/mcp

That's it. Claude Code will discover the tools automatically on the next session.

Setup: Other AI Assistants

Any MCP-compatible client can connect to VCPeer. Point your client to the server endpoint:

Endpoint: https://vcpeer.com/api/mcp
Protocol: JSON-RPC over HTTP POST
Auth:     None required

The server implements the MCP protocol (JSON-RPC 2.0). Send tools/list to discover available tools, and tools/call to execute them.

Available Tools

search_vcs

Search venture capital firms by name, stage, sector, or country

Try: "Find seed-stage AI VCs in San Francisco"

get_vc_profile

Get detailed VC profile with peer score, reviews, and portfolio

Try: "What's Sequoia Capital's peer score and ghosting rate?"

search_startups

Search startups by name, sector, stage, or country

Try: "Find Series A fintech startups in Germany"

get_funding_rounds

Get recent funding rounds filtered by sector or stage

Try: "Show me the latest seed rounds in healthcare"

get_platform_stats

Platform-wide statistics: total VCs, startups, reviews

Try: "How many VCs does VCPeer track?"

search_people

Search people in the VC/startup ecosystem

Try: "Find partners at Andreessen Horowitz"

Example Prompts

Once connected, just ask in natural language. Here are some things you can try:

"Find seed-stage AI VCs in San Francisco"

"What's Sequoia Capital's peer score and ghosting rate?"

"Show me Series A funding rounds in fintech from the last month"

"Which VCs focus on climate tech in Europe?"

"Find startups in the healthcare sector at Series B stage"

"How many VCs does VCPeer track?"

"Search for people named 'Marc' in the VC ecosystem"

"Compare ghosting rates of top-tier VCs"

Technical Details

Endpoint	https://vcpeer.com/api/mcp
Protocol	MCP over Streamable HTTP (JSON-RPC 2.0)
Authentication	None required (public data)
Rate Limit	100 requests/day (free tier)
Manifest	https://vcpeer.com/api/mcp/.well-known
Tools	6 (search VCs, profiles, startups, funding, stats, people)

Raw API Example

You can also call the MCP endpoint directly with curl:

# List available tools
curl -X POST https://vcpeer.com/api/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'

# Search for VCs
curl -X POST https://vcpeer.com/api/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 2,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "search_vcs",
      "arguments": {
        "query": "Sequoia",
        "stage": "seed",
        "limit": 5
      }
    }
  }'

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VCPeer MCP is free for the entire founder community.

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