TrueBases MCP Server

An open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives AI agents access to TrueBases startup data — investors, grants, accelerators, programs, and jobs.

What is TrueBases? TrueBases is the data intelligence platform.

🚀 What can agents do with this?

Ask your AI assistant things like:

"Find me seed investors in climate tech"
"What grants are available for AI startups?"
"Show me accelerator programs in Europe"
"Find remote startup jobs for engineers"
"Which VCs invest in health tech at Series A?"

The agent calls TrueBases MCP tools under the hood and returns real data.

📦 Available Tools

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | search_investors | Search VCs, angels, family offices, PE firms, corporate VCs, startup studios | | search_grants | Find startup grants and non-dilutive funding | | search_programs | Find startup programs (cloud credits, mentorship, etc.) | | search_accelerators | Find accelerators & incubators | | search_jobs | Find startup and tech company jobs |

⚡ Quick Setup

1. Get an API Key

Request an API key at truebases.com (or email the team).

2. Install

npm install -g truebases-mcp

3. Configure Your AI Client

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "truebases": {
      "command": "truebases-mcp",
      "env": {
        "TRUEBASES_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to your .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "truebases": {
      "command": "truebases-mcp",
      "env": {
        "TRUEBASES_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf / Other MCP Clients

Use the same pattern — the server runs on stdio transport:

TRUEBASES_API_KEY=your-key truebases-mcp

🔧 Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | TRUEBASES_API_KEY | ✅ | — | Your TrueBases API key | | TRUEBASES_API_URL | ❌ | https://www.truebases.com | API base URL (for self-hosting or dev) |

🛠️ Development

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/truebases/truebases-mcp.git
cd truebases-mcp

# Install
npm install

# Run in dev mode
TRUEBASES_API_KEY=your-key npm run dev

# Build
npm run build

# Run built version
TRUEBASES_API_KEY=your-key npm start

📖 Tool Reference

`search_investors`

Search for investors by type, region, stage, thesis, or check size.

Parameters: | Param | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | type | string | vc, angel, corporate-vc, family-office, pe, startup-studio, public-fund, rbf | | region | string | e.g. "USA", "India", "Germany" | | stage | string | e.g. "1. Idea or Patent", "3. Early Revenue" | | q | string | Free-text search (e.g. "climate tech", "fintech") | | check_size_min | string | Min check size in USD | | check_size_max | string | Max check size in USD | | limit | string | Results count (default 10, max 100) |

`search_grants`

Find non-dilutive funding opportunities.

Parameters: | Param | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | location | string | e.g. "USA", "Global" | | q | string | Free-text search | | limit | string | Results count |

`search_programs`

Find startup programs with cloud credits, mentorship, etc.

Parameters: | Param | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | q | string | Free-text search | | limit | string | Results count |

`search_accelerators`

Find accelerator and incubator programs.

Parameters: | Param | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | type | string | accelerator or incubator | | region | string | Geographic region | | stage | string | Startup stage | | q | string | Free-text search | | limit | string | Results count |

`search_jobs`

Find startup and tech company jobs.

Parameters: | Param | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | source | string | startup or tech | | company | string | Company name filter | | role | string | Role title filter | | remote | string | "true" for remote only | | q | string | Free-text search | | limit | string | Results count |

🤝 Contributing

PRs welcome! Please open an issue first for major changes.

📄 License

MIT — Built with ❤️ by TrueBases

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