# StartupHub.ai (remote · www.startuphub.ai)

Funding rounds, AI startup and investor search, email discovery, agent-readiness. No API key.

- Trust score: 64/100 (medium)
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-17

> **Recent critical change**: Authorization (2026-10-17). See the changelog below before you install this server.

## Components

- remote · `www.startuphub.ai`: 64/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-startuphub-startuphub/api-v1-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-startuphub-startuphub/api-v1-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-10-17.

- **Endpoint Security**: 63/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation check failed: no authorisation is required to call this server, and it exposes a tool marked destructive (update_startup).
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 60/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 12371 tokens (~184/item across 67 items; 67 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 17/100
  - Stability observed for 5 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 87/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 62% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - All 1 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation.
  - An AI judge read all 68 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 60/100
  - Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the StartupHub.ai MCP server?

StartupHub.ai is a hosted endpoint at https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http ai-startuphub-startuphub 'https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-startuphub-startuphub": {
      "url": "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "ai-startuphub-startuphub": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.ai-startuphub-startuphub]
url = "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "ai-startuphub-startuphub": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add ai-startuphub-startuphub --url 'https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  ai-startuphub-startuphub:
    url: "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "ai-startuphub-startuphub": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add ai-startuphub-startuphub -t streamable-http -u 'https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-startuphub-startuphub": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-10-17 (score 64, +1)

- [critical regression] Authorization: unverified → fail

### 2026-10-16 (score 63, −8)

- [security regression] Authorization: partial → unverified
- [security] New tool “cancel_monitor_watch”, which the server declares destructive
- [security] New tool “update_investor”, which the server declares destructive
- [security] New tool “update_person”, which the server declares destructive
- [security] New tool “update_product”, which the server declares destructive
- [security] New tool “update_startup”, which the server declares destructive
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 71% → 62%
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 1545 → 12371
- [functional] Destructive annotations: pass → 100
- [functional] New tool “check_domain_rating”
- [functional] New tool “check_effective_domain_rating”
- [functional] New tool “check_site_speed”
- [functional] New tool “check_trust_reputation”
- [functional] New tool “create_monitor_watch”
- [functional] New tool “deep_intelligence”
- [functional] New tool “enrich_company”
- [functional] New tool “enrich_email”
- [functional] New tool “find_matches”
- [functional] New tool “find_stealth_startups”
- [functional] New tool “generate_article_video”
- [functional] New tool “generate_startup_list”
- [functional] New tool “generate_visual_tldr”
- [functional] New tool “generate_youtube_article”
- [functional] New tool “get_advertiser_analytics”
- [functional] New tool “get_article_video”
- [functional] New tool “get_company_by_linkedin”
- [functional] New tool “get_company_funding”
- [functional] New tool “get_company_hiring”
- [functional] New tool “get_investor_by_domain”
- [functional] New tool “get_investor_by_social”
- [functional] New tool “get_my_usage”
- [functional] New tool “get_person_by_email”
- [functional] New tool “get_person_by_social”
- [functional] New tool “get_startup”
- [functional] New tool “get_startup_by_domain”
- [functional] New tool “get_startup_funding_history”
- [functional] New tool “get_startup_socials”
- [functional] New tool “get_youtube_clip”
- [functional] New tool “get_youtube_transcript”
- [functional] New tool “humanize_text”
- [functional] New tool “list_credit_packs”
- [functional] New tool “list_monitor_watches”
- [functional] New tool “list_startup_team”
- [functional] New tool “match_companies_by_domain”
- [functional] New tool “publish_to_wordpress”
- [functional] New tool “render_youtube_clip”
- [functional] New tool “scan_company_technology”
- [functional] New tool “search_domains”
- [functional] New tool “search_investors”
- [functional] New tool “search_people”
- [functional] New tool “search_startups”
- [functional] New tool “submit_exit_event”
- [functional] New tool “submit_funding_round”
- [functional] New tool “submit_investor”
- [functional] New tool “submit_list”
- [functional] New tool “submit_news”
- [functional] New tool “submit_patent”
- [functional] New tool “submit_person”
- [functional] New tool “submit_product”
- [functional] New tool “submit_research”
- [functional] New tool “submit_startup”
- [functional] New tool “suggest_youtube_clips”
- [cosmetic] “discover_email” added an optional parameter “role”

### 2026-10-15 (score 71, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-13 (score 70, +1)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-10-12 (score 69)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (67)

### `search_startups` (~1776 tokens)

Search startups

Search the startup database with any combination of filters: name, sector, country, city radius, founded date, team size, the latest funding round (round_series, raised_after), total funding, valuation, investors (backed_by), StartupHub score, Agent Readiness score, tech stack, website state, stealth status and known founder emails. Each result includes the latest round (last_round_series, last_round_date), sectors, HQ, founded date and score; paid plans add funding totals, headcount and more. Example: round_series=Seed, raised_after=2026-10-01, sort=last_round_date.desc for companies that just raised a seed round. Returns up to 100 per call (1 db credit); page with offset. Pairs with list_startup_team and discover_email to turn each result into a contactable lead. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `a11y` (string): Comma-separated accessibility overlays: userway, accessibe, audioeye; matches any of them.
- `affiliate_program` (string): Comma-separated affiliate platforms: partnerstack, rewardful, tolt, firstpromoter, impact; matches any of them.
- `agent_readiness_grade` (string): Comma-separated Agent Readiness grades: A+, A, B, C, D, F; matches any of them.
- `backed_by` (string): Comma-separated investors, by StartupHub slug or exact name, e.g. "sequoia-capital,Y Combinator"; matches any of them.
- `booking` (string): Comma-separated booking widgets: calendly, calcom, savvycal, chilipiper; matches any of them.
- `cdn` (string): Comma-separated CDNs: cloudflare, vercel, cloudfront, fastly, netlify; matches any of them.
- `compliance` (string): Comma-separated compliance claims found on the site: soc2, hipaa, iso27001, gdpr, ccpa, pci_dss, fedramp; matches any of them.
- `cookie_consent` (string): Comma-separated cookie consent vendors: onetrust, cookiebot, osano, termly; matches any of them.
- `country` (string): Comma-separated countries; matches any of them. Accepts names or ISO codes; "US", "USA" and "United States" are the same.
- `domain_tld` (string): Comma-separated domain endings, e.g. "ai,io"; matches any of them.
- `email_marketing` (string): Comma-separated email marketing tools: klaviyo, mailchimp, hubspot_forms, customer_io, loops; matches any of them.
- `email_provider` (string): Comma-separated email providers: google_workspace, m365, zoho, proton, proofpoint, mimecast, self_hosted, gateway; matches any of them.
- `employees_max` (number): Maximum employee count (inclusive). Use 10 for tiny teams.
- `employees_min` (number): Minimum employee count (inclusive).
- `founded_after` (string): Founded on or after this date: YYYY, YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD.
- `founded_before` (string): Founded on or before this date: YYYY, YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD.
- `has_affiliate_program` (string): 'true' returns only companies running an affiliate program.
- `has_founders` (string): 'true' returns only companies with known founders, ready for list_startup_team.
- `has_known_emails` (string): 'true' returns only companies with at least one verified founder or team email. Pro Lite and up; Pro Lite sees redacted addresses, Pro sees them in full.
- `has_website` (string): 'true' returns only companies with a website on file.
- `hiring` (string): 'true' returns only companies with open roles right now.
- `hiring_platform` (string): Comma-separated hiring platforms: greenhouse, lever, ashby, workable, teamtailor; matches any of them.
- `hosting` (string): Comma-separated hosting providers: aws, azure, gcp, vercel, render, netlify, hetzner, digitalocean; matches any of them.
- `limit` (number): Results per call, up to 100.
- `ma_status` (string): Comma-separated exit states: acquired, public, merged, made_acquisitions; matches any of them.
- `max_agent_readiness` (number): Maximum Agent Readiness score.
- `max_funding_efficiency` (number): Maximum revenue per dollar raised.
- `max_linkedin_followers` (number): Maximum LinkedIn followers.
- `max_revenue_multiple` (number): Maximum valuation-to-revenue multiple.
- `max_revenue_per_employee` (number): Maximum revenue per employee, USD.
- `max_score` (number): Maximum StartupHub score.
- `max_total_funding` (number): Maximum total funding raised, USD.
- `max_valuation` (number): Maximum latest valuation, USD.
- `mentioned_since` (string): Covered in StartupHub news on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).
- `min_agent_readiness` (number): Minimum Agent Readiness score (0-100): how well AI agents can use the company website.
- `min_funding_efficiency` (number): Minimum revenue per dollar raised (sparse).
- `min_linkedin_followers` (number): Minimum LinkedIn followers, a brand-size proxy when headcount is unknown.
- `min_reddit_reviews` (number): Minimum number of classified Reddit reviews.
- `min_reddit_sentiment` (number): Minimum Reddit sentiment, -100 to 100. Pair with min_reddit_reviews.
- `min_revenue_multiple` (number): Minimum valuation-to-revenue multiple (sparse).
- `min_revenue_per_employee` (number): Minimum revenue per employee, USD (sparse).
- `min_score` (number): Minimum StartupHub score (0-100). 70+ is roughly the top 1.5%.
- `min_total_funding` (number): Minimum total funding raised, USD.
- `min_valuation` (number): Minimum latest valuation, USD. 1000000000 for unicorns.
- `near` (string): HQ within a radius: "lat,lng,radius_km", radius capped at 500 km. Example "51.507,-0.128,25" for central London.
- `offset` (number): Skip this many results, to page past the first 100.
- `open_source` (string): 'true' returns only open-source companies.
- `payment` (string): Comma-separated payment providers: stripe, paddle, lemonsqueezy, paypal, klarna, apple_pay; matches any of them.
- `q` (string): Search text, matched against the name and one-liner.
- `raised_after` (string): Most recent funding round announced on or after this date: YYYY, YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD.
- `raised_before` (string): Most recent funding round announced on or before this date.
- `round_series` (string): Comma-separated stages of the most recent funding round; matches any of them. Values: Angel, Pre-Seed, Seed, Pre-Series A, Series A to Series H, Growth, Debt, Grant, Strategic, IPO. Pair with raised_…
- `sector` (string): Comma-separated sector names, e.g. "Fintech,Cybersecurity"; matches any of them. Exact sector names as shown on profiles.
- `slugs` (string): Comma-separated StartupHub slugs, to fetch known companies in one call; matches any of them.
- `sort` (string): '<column>.<asc|desc>'. Columns: total_score, last_round_date, total_funding, latest_valuation, founded_date, employee_count, linkedin_followers, agent_readiness_score, trending_score_7d, current_reve…
- `status` (string): Operating status.
- `status_page` (string): Comma-separated status page vendors: statuspage, instatus, betterstack; matches any of them.
- `stealth` (string): 'true' = stealth only, 'false' = exclude stealth. Stealth rows need Pro Lite or higher.
- `trending` (string): 'true' returns companies getting attention on StartupHub this week.
- `website_status` (string): Comma-separated website states: active, dead, parked; matches any of them.

### `find_stealth_startups` (~344 tokens)

Find stealth startups

Convenience wrapper around search_startups pre-tuned for fresh-stealth deal-flow. Returns active stealth startups with their detected tech stack (CDN, email provider, analytics), RDAP domain registration date, and a has_known_emails flag indicating whether at least one founder/team email has been verified. Optional filters: domain_tld (default 'ai,io,so,xyz,security'), with_emails (default true — restrict to startups with at least one known email), founded_after, country, limit. Pro Lite tier and higher only (Free tier 403s). Pro Lite sees redacted emails; Pro tier sees full. The shortest path from 'I want fresh stealth founders to reach out to' to a contactable list — combine with list_startup_team + discover_email to surface the actual addresses. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `cdn` (string): Optional comma-separated CDN filter (e.g. 'cloudflare').
- `country` (string): Optional HQ country filter.
- `domain_tld` (string): Comma-separated TLDs. Defaults to 'ai,io,so,xyz,security' (the high-signal AI-native TLDs).
- `email_provider` (string): Optional comma-separated email_provider filter (e.g. 'm365,self_hosted' to find non-Google-Workspace stealth shops).
- `founded_after` (string): Only stealth startups founded on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).
- `limit` (number): Up to 100.
- `with_emails` (boolean): When true (default), only return startups with at least one verified founder/team email.

### `search_domains` (~287 tokens)

Search new domains

Domain radar: newly registered names from our discovery queue (NRD, registries, GitHub orgs). This is NOT a company profile. Returns apex, registration date, registrar, mailbox signal, quality score, and status (queued / quality_failed). startup_slug is set only after we promote a real homepage into the directory. Use search_startups for companies. Pro Lite and higher. 1 db credit. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `apex` (string): Exact hostname lookup, e.g. acme.ai
- `created_after` (string): ISO date. Rows we first ingested on or after this time.
- `has_real_content` (string)
- `has_real_email` (string): Mailbox on the domain (MX is not empty).
- `limit` (number)
- `promoted` (string): 'true' = only names that already have a public startup profile.
- `q` (string): Substring match on apex or candidate name.
- `source` (string): Raw source or bucket id, e.g. 'dot_ai_nrd' or 'dot_ai_zone'.
- `status` (string): queued, quality_failed, promoted, rejected. Default is queued,quality_failed.
- `tld` (string): Comma-separated TLDs, e.g. 'ai,io'. Maps to the NRD/CT sources.

### `get_startup` (~32 tokens)

Get startup profile

Get full profile for a startup by slug Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required)

### `get_startup_by_domain` (~78 tokens)

Get startup by domain

Look up a single startup by its website domain. Accepts raw URLs (https://www.example.com/about), stripped (example.com), with or without paths. Returns the full profile. Use match_companies_by_domain instead for batches of 2+ domains. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required)

### `scan_company_technology` (~118 tokens)

Scan company tech stack

Tech Stack Checker. Return hosting, frameworks, analytics, payments, and mail setup for a company website. Checks a stored fingerprint first, then a fresh live read when live=true. Accepts a URL or a plain domain. Costs 1 credit. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): Company domain or URL, e.g. "anthropic.com" or "https://anthropic.com/about"
- `live` (boolean): When true, force a fresh live scan even if a cached DB fingerprint exists.

### `get_startup_socials` (~96 tokens)

Get startup socials & emails

Lightweight endpoint that returns ONLY a startup's contact emails (contact / partnerships / press) and social URLs (LinkedIn, Twitter, GitHub, Facebook, YouTube, Discord, Slack, etc.) plus HQ city/country. Cheaper than get_startup (1 db credit vs 1 profile credit) when you don't need the full row. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required)

### `get_person_by_email` (~64 tokens)

Look up person by email

Reverse-lookup a person profile by their email address. Pairs naturally with discover_email + validate_email: discover an email, verify it, find the person record. Returns the full person profile. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `email` (string, required)

### `get_person_by_social` (~140 tokens)

Look up person by social

Reverse-lookup a person profile by any of their social URLs/handles. Pass linkedin, twitter, or github (full URL like https://www.linkedin.com/in/foo, OR just the handle 'foo'). Multiple params allowed: first match wins. Returns the full person profile + which platform matched. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `github` (string): GitHub URL or handle
- `linkedin` (string): LinkedIn URL or handle (e.g. https://www.linkedin.com/in/foo or just "foo")
- `twitter` (string): Twitter/X URL or handle (e.g. https://x.com/foo or "@foo")

### `get_investor_by_domain` (~74 tokens)

Get investor by domain

Look up a single investor (VC, angel, accelerator) by their website domain. Same shape as get_startup_by_domain, against the investors table. Useful when you have a fund's website and want fund profile / portfolio info. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required)

### `get_investor_by_social` (~97 tokens)

Look up investor by social

Reverse-lookup an investor profile by their LinkedIn or Twitter URL/handle. Investor LinkedIns are typically /company/<slug>, but the lookup handles both /in/ and /company/ patterns. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `linkedin` (string): LinkedIn URL or handle (e.g. https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z)
- `twitter` (string): Twitter/X URL or handle

### `get_startup_funding_history` (~89 tokens)

Get startup funding history

Full chronological list of investment rounds for a startup: amount, series, date, pre/post-money valuation, lead and participating investor IDs, plus a summary with total raised from rounds and the latest round date/series. Use after get_startup if you need round-by-round detail rather than just total_funding. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required)

### `list_startup_team` (~93 tokens)

List startup team

Returns founders, current team, and board members for a startup, split by role. Each person record includes name, title, slug, LinkedIn, Twitter, description, and primary_email if visible to your plan tier. Use this to build org-charts, identify decision-makers for outreach, or enrich a startup record with its known people. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required)

### `enrich_email` (~151 tokens)

Enrich an email address

One-call CRM/inbox enrichment. Pass an email, get back: matched person record (if known), the email's domain matched against startups + investors (with funding intel for VC-backed scoring), a heuristic name guess from the local part if person is unknown, and a flag for free email providers (gmail/outlook/etc) so you can skip company matching on consumer addresses. The killer endpoint for HubSpot/Salesforce auto-enrichment, Gmail/Outlook plugins, and lead-scoring pipelines. 1 profile credit (cheaper than chaining get_person_by_email + get_startup_by_domain + get_investor_by_domain separately). Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `email` (string, required)

### `search_investors` (~456 tokens)

Search investors

Find investors that match a startup's profile. Filter by sector_focus (e.g. 'Artificial Intelligence' for AI investors), stage_focus (Seed / Series A / etc.), geo_focus, cheque_min / cheque_max (matches investors whose cheque-size window overlaps the founder's raise), active_since (returns investors with at least one round announced after this date — surfaces who's deployed capital recently), min_recent_rounds_90d (activity threshold), and actively_investing. Sort whitelist: total_score, last_investment_date, recent_rounds_90d, recent_lead_rounds_90d, total_funds_raised, min_cheque_size, max_cheque_size, last_mentioned_at — e.g. sort='last_investment_date.desc' to surface the most recently active funds first. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `active_since` (string): YYYY-MM-DD. Returns investors whose latest investment is on or after this date.
- `actively_investing` (boolean)
- `cheque_max` (number): Founder's maximum target raise: matches investors whose min_cheque_size is at most this amount
- `cheque_min` (number): Founder's minimum target raise: matches investors whose max_cheque_size is at least this amount
- `country` (string): Investor's HQ country
- `geo_focus` (string): One geographic region the investor targets (e.g. "US", "Europe", "Israel")
- `limit` (number)
- `min_recent_rounds_90d` (number): Minimum number of rounds in the last 90 days. Use 1+ to drop dormant funds.
- `q` (string)
- `sector_focus` (string): One sector the investor focuses on (e.g. 'Artificial Intelligence', 'Biotech', 'Fintech')
- `sort` (string): Sort order: '<column>.<asc|desc>'. Default total_score.desc.
- `stage_focus` (string): One funding stage (e.g. 'Seed', 'Series A', 'Series B')
- `type` (string): investor_type, e.g. "Venture Capital", "Angel", "Accelerator", "Family Office", "Corporate VC"

### `search_people` (~56 tokens)

Search people

Search founders, executives, board members, and key team members Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `country` (string)
- `q` (string)
- `sector` (string)
- `title` (string)

### `find_logo` (~31 tokens)

Find company logo

Find square and horizontal logos for a company

Input parameters:

- `name` (string)
- `website` (string)

### `enrich_company` (~71 tokens)

AI-enrich a company

Build a company profile from a name and optional website or LinkedIn URL. Returns the description, sector, headquarters, founding year, and public links that were found. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `linkedin_url` (string)
- `name` (string, required)
- `website` (string)

### `validate_email` (~103 tokens)

Validate an email

Verify if a single email address is real and deliverable. Returns {valid, status, confidence_score}. Use when you already know the address (e.g. from a contact page, LinkedIn, or a prior discover_email run) and want to confirm it before sending. To go from a person's name → verified email instead, use discover_email: that already runs validation internally on every candidate, so don't call validate_email on its output.

Input parameters:

- `email` (string, required)

### `discover_email` (~208 tokens)

Discover a professional email

Find a real, deliverable professional email for a person at a company. Pass first name + last name + the company domain; get back the verified address, a confidence score, and a short note about who it likely reaches. Charges 1 credit only when an address is found. May take a moment on first call — if the response comes back with no matches, call this tool again with the same args and the answer typically returns instantly. Pairs naturally with scan_agent_readiness for outbound prospecting: scan a prospect's site for a 0-100 AI-readiness score, find the owner via web search, then call this tool for the verified email — the readiness gaps become the outreach hook.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required)
- `firstName` (string, required)
- `lastName` (string, required)
- `role` (string): Optional: the person's role, e.g. CEO or co-founder. A confirmed first-name address for a founder or CEO is rated high confidence.

### `match_companies_by_domain` (~160 tokens)

Match companies by domain

Bulk-match an array of advertiser/company domains against StartupHub.ai's startup database. Returns per-domain whether the company is in our database, plus funding amount, latest round, investor IDs, sectors, founded date, and HQ country. Built for cross-reference workflows like 'what % of Google Ads / Taboola / Outbrain advertisers are VC-backed': pass a scraped advertiser list, get back the funding intel. Up to 100 domains per call, 1 db credit per request (only charged when matches found). Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `domains` (array, required): Array of advertiser/company domains. Accepts raw URLs (https://www.example.com), stripped (example.com), with or without paths. Max 100 per call.

### `list_credit_packs` (~143 tokens)

List credit pack pricing

Get credit pack pricing AND a checkout URL the user can open to buy more credits. Returns { buy_url: 'https://www.startuphub.ai/pricing?buy=credits', pricing: { validate: [...tiers], discover: [...tiers] } }: surface the buy_url to the user when they hit a 402 'credit_limit_exceeded' error or ask 'how do I get more credits'. There is no in-MCP purchase flow (Stripe checkout requires a browser); your job is to show the price tiers and hand them the buy_url. Credits never expire and volume discounts auto-apply.

Input parameters:

- `type` (string): Credit type to price

### `get_my_usage` (~149 tokens)

Check credit balance & usage

Check the user's current credit balance: plan tier, daily + monthly limits per credit type (validate, discover, db, profile, logo, enrich, submit), used today, remaining today, used this month, remaining this month, and any never-expiring credit pack balance. Free to call (does NOT charge a credit): call before any expensive batch (e.g. 100x discover_email) so the user knows whether they need to top up first. If they're low or ask to buy more, follow up with list_credit_packs to get pricing + a checkout URL. Requires Bearer auth; anonymous callers get a 401 with a signup link. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

### `scan_agent_readiness` (~197 tokens)

Scan AI-agent readiness

Scans a public site against current AI-agent readiness standards, including the llms.txt v2 shape (H1, summary, described links, and whether those links resolve). Returns a 0-100 score plus per-check pass/fail with a copy-paste fix prompt for each gap. A link to startuphub.ai in llms.txt or on the homepage is an 8-point bonus and is not required. Free, no credits charged. Common workflow: when a user wants leads who *need* AI-readiness work, search the web for businesses in a category/region, scan each site, then use discover_email on the lowest-scoring ones: the failed checks are the cold-outreach hook ('your site scores 23/100, here's what's missing'). Also useful as a self-audit for the user's own sites.

Input parameters:

- `url` (string, required): The site to scan, e.g. https://example.com

### `get_trends` (~148 tokens)

Get AI startup trends

Get a structured, real-time snapshot of what's happening in the AI startup ecosystem right now — capital deployed this week, top sectors and countries (with week-over-week change), biggest rounds, stage breakdown with median check sizes, emerging themes (3+ companies clustering on the same narrow problem), most active investors, and exits. Sourced from StartupHub.ai's database (23k+ startups, 32k+ funding rounds). Use this when a user asks what's trending in AI/startups, to build an investment thesis, to spot rotations, or for weekly-digest-style summaries. Free tool — no API key needed. Returns structured JSON the caller can format into tables, charts, or narrative.

### `query_funding` (~463 tokens)

Query funding totals

Answer how much funding was raised, how many rounds closed, or how many companies were founded, for a country, sector, series, and year. This is the StartupHub /analysis chart as data. Use it for questions like 'how much funding did Canadian startups raise in 2026'. dataset=rounds (default) is announced round capital in that year. dataset=startups is companies founded that year, and the dollar total is what those companies have raised to date, not capital raised during the year. dataset=funds is fund closes. dataset=investors counts firms founded, with no dollar total. country is a full English name: Canada, United States, United Kingdom. group=sector or group=country returns a breakdown. Free, no API key. Returns the count, total USD, a chart URL, and the periods or categories behind the total.

Input parameters:

- `bucket` (string): Time bucket. A single year defaults to year. A range defaults to quarter.
- `country` (string): Full English country name, or a common alias. Examples: Canada, United States, USA, United Kingdom, UK.
- `dataset` (string): rounds = capital announced in the year (default). startups = companies founded that year. funds = funds closed. investors = firms founded.
- `from` (number): First year, inclusive. Ignored when year is set.
- `group` (string): How to break the total down. Default time, which is the single undivided total. group=sector counts a company in every sector it carries, so that total is higher.
- `sector` (string): Sector name, for example Artificial Intelligence or Fintech. Comma-separated for more than one.
- `series` (string): Round stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F+, Growth, IPO, Debt, Grant, Strategic. Comma-separated for more than one.
- `split` (string): Optional second breakdown. The total still excludes double-counting.
- `to` (number): Last year, inclusive. Ignored when year is set.
- `year` (number): Calendar year. Sets both from and to. Example: 2026.

### `get_arbitrage` (~201 tokens)

Get prediction-market arbitrage

Live cross-venue prediction-market arbitrage board. Returns the same real-world events priced on Polymarket, Kalshi/Robinhood, and PredictIt side by side, with a real arbitrage flagged whenever the combined cost of locking a $1 payout drops under $1 (is_arbitrage=true, with roi_pct + profit_per_dollar). Each opportunity carries both legs (venue, price, direct trade URL), the combined cost, and when the arb last opened. Refreshed every 30 minutes. Free tool, no API key. Pass arbs_only=true to return only the live arbitrages. Built for trading agents that poll for tradeable spreads: informational only, verify each market's exact resolution rules, fees, and withdrawal terms before trading.

Input parameters:

- `arbs_only` (boolean): When true, return only events with a live arbitrage right now (combined cost under $1). Default false returns the full matched-events board.

### `generate_startup_list` (~342 tokens)

Generate a startup list

Prompt → curated startup list. Pass a natural-language brief like 'stealth AI agent startups in Israel founded after 2024' and the engine runs a Google-grounded search, parses results, finds-or-creates the matching startup rows in StartupHub.ai's database, and returns up to 50 startup IDs. Caller can then hand those IDs to a separate /lists/submit call to publish the list as a public, indexed page. Useful workflows: (1) build a portfolio-style page from a prompt without manual curation, (2) extract a list of companies from raw text (paste a YC batch page, a16z portfolio, CSV: set 'pasted_list' instead of 'prompt'), (3) regularly refresh a 'who's new in X sector' list via cron. Each call costs 5 credits (Pro Lite=15/day, Pro=50/day). Returns the matched startups (id/name/slug/logo) plus a 'created' count showing how many were brand new in our DB. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): Maximum companies to return (1-50). Default 20.
- `pasted_list` (string): Raw text containing company names (YC batch page, portfolio listing, article, CSV). Names + context will be extracted automatically. Use this instead of 'prompt' when you already know the companies a…
- `prompt` (string): Natural-language brief, e.g. 'AI coding agents that raised seed funding in 2026' or 'European fintech-AI startups with ex-Stripe founders'. Required unless 'pasted_list' is provided.

### `publish_to_wordpress` (~299 tokens)

Publish to WordPress

Publish HTML to a WordPress site using the site's Application Password. Creates a post with the given title and HTML body. status is draft, publish, or pending. Default is draft. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `application_password` (string, required): Application Password generated at /wp-admin/profile.php → Application Passwords. NOT the user's login password. 24 chars with spaces: paste as-is, we strip the spaces.
- `categories` (array): Category names (created in WP if missing). Max 10.
- `content_html` (string, required): Full article body as HTML. Will land verbatim in the WP block editor.
- `excerpt` (string): Optional WP excerpt (manual excerpt overrides WP's auto-generated one).
- `featured_image_url` (string): Optional public URL of an image to sideload to WP media and attach as the featured image.
- `site_url` (string, required): WordPress site URL, e.g. 'https://blog.example.com'. https:// is auto-added if missing.
- `status` (string): Default 'draft'. Use 'publish' to go live immediately, 'pending' to queue for editor review.
- `tags` (array): Tag names (created in WP if missing). Max 30.
- `title` (string, required): Article title (becomes the post title in WP)
- `username` (string, required): WordPress username (the one shown in /wp-admin → Users)

### `submit_startup` (~327 tokens)

Submit a startup

Submit a new startup profile. A website is enough. Name, description, and sectors are optional. If you send only a website, the profile is listed on the free plan and the rest is filled in from that site. Gambling and adult content stay hidden. Upgrade is optional later. When you do send prose: third person, no listicle titles, no HTML/markdown. Returns 400 with field-level errors and suggestions on bad input. Costs 5 credits. One profile per company website domain. Optional logo_url is fetched and stored automatically. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `description` (string): Full description in third person, 30–400 words, plain text only
- `founded_date` (string): YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD
- `github_url` (string)
- `hq_city` (string)
- `hq_country` (string)
- `linkedin_url` (string)
- `logo_url` (string): Optional URL to company logo image (PNG/JPEG/WebP/SVG, ≤2MB). Server fetches + stores; if omitted, logo is auto-discovered from the website later.
- `name` (string): Official company name (≤80 chars, no listicle words)
- `one_liner` (string): One-sentence pitch in third person, 20–200 chars
- `sectors` (array): 1–5 sectors from the controlled vocabulary
- `twitter_url` (string)
- `website` (string, required): Company website URL. This is the only required field.

### `submit_investor` (~251 tokens)

Submit an investor

Submit a new investor profile (VC, angel, accelerator, etc.). Lists it on the free plan immediately, same as submit_startup. Third-person prose, no HTML/markdown, no listicle titles. Costs 5 credits. Deduped by website domain or name and country. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `city` (string)
- `country` (string)
- `description` (string, required): Third-person, 20–400 words
- `founded_date` (string)
- `linkedin_url` (string)
- `logo_url` (string): Optional logo image URL (≤2MB).
- `name` (string, required): Official firm name (≤100 chars)
- `sector_focus` (array): Up to 10 sectors invested in
- `stage_focus` (array): Pre-seed | Seed | Series A | Series B | Series C | Series D | Growth | Late Stage
- `twitter_url` (string)
- `type` (string, required): One of: VC, Angel, Accelerator, Incubator, Corporate VC, Family Office, Sovereign Wealth Fund, Crowdfunding, PE, Hedge Fund, Syndicate
- `website` (string)

### `submit_product` (~435 tokens)

Submit a product

Submit a product / tool / API / library / agent / model / dataset / hardware onto an existing company or organization. startup_slug or startup_id is required. Costs 5 credits. Strict format: third-person prose, no HTML/markdown, no listicle titles. Optional logo_url and screenshot_urls (up to 6) are fetched and stored automatically. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `app_store_url` (string)
- `category` (string): e.g. "Coding agent", "Vector database", "Email assistant"
- `description` (string, required): Full description in third person, 20–400 words, plain text only
- `documentation_url` (string)
- `features` (array): Optional list of key features
- `github_repo` (string)
- `launched_at` (string): YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD
- `logo_url` (string): Optional product logo URL (≤2MB).
- `name` (string, required): Product name (≤80 chars; no listicle words)
- `one_liner` (string, required): One-sentence pitch in third person, 20–200 chars
- `play_store_url` (string)
- `pricing_details` (object): Optional structured pricing (tiers, per-seat, per-token, etc.)
- `pricing_type` (string): free | freemium | paid | subscription | one-time | usage-based | enterprise | open-source
- `product_type` (string): web-app | mobile-app | desktop-app | api | cli | library | extension | mcp-server | agent | model | platform | dataset | hardware | plugin
- `screenshot_urls` (array): Optional product screenshots (up to 6 URLs).
- `sectors` (array)
- `startup_id` (string): Parent company or organization UUID. Required unless startup_slug is set.
- `startup_slug` (string): Slug of the parent company or organization (e.g. "anthropic" for Claude). Required unless startup_id is set.
- `tags` (array)
- `website` (string, required): Product landing page or website

### `submit_funding_round` (~298 tokens)

Submit a funding round

Announce a funding round for a startup you own (created_by must match your API key user). Strict: series from controlled vocab (Pre-seed/Seed/Series A.../Crowdfunding), USD amount, YYYY-MM-DD date, third-person description. Optional lead/participating investor slugs. Deduped: same startup + same series within 7 days returns 409. Costs 5 credits. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `date_announced` (string, required): YYYY-MM-DD
- `description` (string): Third-person, ≤1000 chars
- `investment_amount` (number, required): Total raised in USD (e.g. 5000000 for $5M)
- `lead_investor_slugs` (array)
- `participating_investor_slugs` (array)
- `post_money_valuation` (number)
- `pre_money_valuation` (number)
- `series` (string, required): Pre-seed | Seed | Pre-Series A | Series A | Series B | ... | Convertible Note | SAFE | Bridge | Debt | Grant | Crowdfunding | Growth | Pre-IPO | Strategic | Secondary | Other
- `source_url` (string): Press release / TechCrunch / SEC filing URL
- `startup_id` (string): Alternative to startup_slug: startup UUID
- `startup_slug` (string): Slug of the startup raising (must be a startup you own)

### `submit_exit_event` (~225 tokens)

Submit an exit event

Announce an IPO / Acquisition / Merger / SPAC / Buyout / Closure for a startup you own. acquirer_name required for Acquisition/Merger; stock_exchange + ticker required for IPO/SPAC. Costs 5 credits. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `acquirer_name` (string): Required for Acquisition / Merger
- `consideration` (number): Total deal value in USD
- `date_announced` (string, required): YYYY-MM-DD
- `description` (string): Third-person, ≤1500 chars
- `source_url` (string)
- `startup_id` (string)
- `startup_slug` (string)
- `stock_exchange` (string): Required for IPO / SPAC (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, LSE)
- `ticker` (string): Required for IPO / SPAC
- `transaction_type` (string, required): IPO | Acquisition | Merger | SPAC | Secondary Sale | Buyout | Management Buyout | Tender Offer | Asset Sale | Bankruptcy | Closure
- `valuation` (number)

### `submit_research` (~154 tokens)

Submit research

Submit a research paper / preprint for inclusion. Optional startup link. Dedup by arxiv_id or doi. Costs 5 credits. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `abstract` (string, required): Third-person, 30–600 words
- `arxiv_id` (string): e.g. "2401.12345" or "2401.12345v2"
- `authors` (array, required)
- `doi` (string)
- `pdf_url` (string)
- `publication_date` (string)
- `sectors` (array)
- `source_url` (string)
- `startup_slug` (string): Optional parent startup
- `title` (string, required): ≤300 chars

### `submit_patent` (~195 tokens)

Submit a patent

Submit a patent record. patent_number required (e.g. "US12345678B2"). Dedup by patent_number. Costs 5 credits. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `abstract` (string): ≤3000 chars
- `assignee_name` (string, required): The entity that owns the patent
- `filing_date` (string)
- `grant_date` (string)
- `inventors` (array)
- `jurisdiction` (string): US | EP | CN | WO | etc.
- `patent_number` (string, required): e.g. "US12345678B2", "EP3456789A1"
- `source_url` (string): USPTO / EPO link
- `startup_slug` (string): Optional parent startup
- `status` (string): Granted | Pending | Filed | Expired | Withdrawn | Other
- `title` (string, required): ≤300 chars

### `submit_news` (~190 tokens)

Submit news

Submit a news article / press release. Strict: third-person, controlled categories, 100–10000 words. Dedup by source_url or by similar title within 30d. Lands in pending status; admin approves. Costs 5 credits. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `author_name` (string)
- `categories` (array, required): 1–3 categories from the controlled vocabulary
- `content` (string, required): Article body, 100–10000 words, plain text or basic HTML
- `excerpt` (string): Optional 1–2 sentence summary, ≤400 chars
- `featured_image_url` (string)
- `source_url` (string): If syndicating, link to the original (also used for dedup)
- `startup_slug` (string): Optional company being featured
- `tags` (array)
- `title` (string, required): ≤200 chars

### `update_startup` (~324 tokens)

Update a startup

Update a startup you submitted (API key user matches created_by) or that you have a verified claim on. Pass slug plus only the fields to change. The profile stays on the free listing. An edit does not hide it or turn it into a bill. Costs 1 submit credit. Same validation as submit_startup. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `careers_url` (string)
- `contact_email` (string)
- `description` (string)
- `for_sale` (boolean)
- `for_sale_details` (object)
- `founded_date` (string)
- `github_url` (string)
- `hq_city` (string)
- `hq_country` (string)
- `is_hiring` (boolean)
- `is_raising` (boolean)
- `linkedin_url` (string)
- `logo_url` (string): New logo URL, server fetches and replaces (≤2MB).
- `media_kit_url` (string)
- `one_liner` (string)
- `operating_status` (string): active | acquired | shut_down | stealth
- `partnerships_email` (string)
- `pitch_deck_url` (string)
- `press_email` (string)
- `raising_round` (string)
- `raising_target` (number)
- `raising_use_of_funds` (string)
- `sectors` (array)
- `slug` (string, required): The startup's slug (e.g. "anthropic")
- `twitter_url` (string)

### `update_investor` (~249 tokens)

Update an investor

Update an investor you previously submitted. Pass slug plus only the fields to change. The profile stays on the free listing. An edit does not hide it. Costs 1 db credit. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `accepts_cold_pitches` (boolean)
- `actively_investing` (boolean)
- `check_size_max` (number)
- `check_size_min` (number)
- `city` (string)
- `country` (string)
- `current_thesis` (string)
- `description` (string)
- `founded_date` (string)
- `geo_focus` (array)
- `linkedin_url` (string)
- `logo_url` (string)
- `min_traction` (string)
- `pitch_application_url` (string)
- `pitch_email` (string)
- `sector_focus` (array)
- `slug` (string, required)
- `stage_focus` (array)
- `twitter_url` (string)
- `type` (string): VC | Angel | Accelerator | Incubator | Corporate VC | Family Office | Sovereign Wealth Fund | Crowdfunding | PE | Hedge Fund | Syndicate

### `update_person` (~129 tokens)

Update a person

Update a person you previously submitted. Pass slug plus only the fields to change. The profile stays on the free listing. An edit does not hide it. Costs 1 db credit. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `avatar_url` (string)
- `city` (string)
- `country` (string)
- `current_title` (string)
- `description` (string)
- `github_url` (string)
- `linkedin_url` (string)
- `slug` (string, required)
- `twitter_url` (string)
- `website_url` (string)

### `update_product` (~197 tokens)

Update a product

Update a product you previously submitted (new feature, pricing, or a new version). Pass slug plus only the fields to change. An edit does not hide a live product. Costs 1 db credit. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `app_store_url` (string)
- `category` (string)
- `description` (string)
- `documentation_url` (string)
- `features` (array)
- `github_repo` (string)
- `launched_at` (string)
- `logo_url` (string)
- `one_liner` (string)
- `play_store_url` (string)
- `pricing_details` (object)
- `pricing_type` (string)
- `product_type` (string)
- `screenshot_urls` (array)
- `sectors` (array)
- `slug` (string, required)
- `tags` (array)
- `website` (string)

### `submit_person` (~185 tokens)

Submit a person

Submit a new person profile (founder, executive, board member). Lists them on the free plan immediately. Requires either current_title or linkedin_url. Third-person bio. Costs 5 credits. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `avatar_url` (string): Optional avatar image URL (≤2MB).
- `city` (string)
- `country` (string)
- `current_title` (string): e.g. "CEO at OpenAI", required if no linkedin_url
- `description` (string): Third-person bio, ≤300 words, no HTML
- `github_url` (string)
- `linkedin_url` (string): Personal LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/...), required if no current_title
- `name` (string, required): Person's full name (≤80 chars)
- `twitter_url` (string)
- `website_url` (string)

### `get_advertiser_analytics` (~172 tokens)

Get advertiser analytics

Live performance for ads owned by your account: impressions, clicks, CTR, daily trend, by-placement (article / profile_page / search / homepage / agent_readiness) and by-variant breakdown. Same JSON shape returned by GET /api/v1/advertiser/analytics and rendered in the /my-account?tab=ads dashboard. Free for own data: zero credits debited. Useful for piping campaign performance into agent workflows: nightly Slack digests, attribution stacks, autonomous bid-tuning, etc. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `ad_id` (integer): Filter to a single ad. Must be owned by the authenticated key holder. Omit for all of your ads.
- `days` (integer): Lookback window in days (1–365, default 30).

### `submit_list` (~294 tokens)

Submit a list

Submit a new editorial list (e.g. "Top 10 AI dev-tools startups", "Best seed-stage fintech companies") to StartupHub.ai for moderation review. Lists are collections of existing startups, investors, and/or people on the site: provide their slugs. Optional rich content (HTML or text body) for the list article. Lands as status=pending; admin must approve before public. Costs 5 credits. Use search_startups / search_investors / search_people to look up slugs first. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `content` (string): Optional long-form body. Plain text or simple HTML. ≤5000 words. Third-person.
- `excerpt` (string): Short summary shown on list index + SEO description (≤400 chars, third-person).
- `featured_image_url` (string): Optional cover image URL.
- `investor_slugs` (array): Array of investor slugs to include.
- `people_slugs` (array): Array of person slugs to include.
- `source_url` (string): Optional URL to the original source if syndicating.
- `startup_slugs` (array): Array of startup slugs to include. Must match existing profiles. Look up via search_startups.
- `tags` (array): Up to 20 tags (≤40 chars each).
- `title` (string, required): List title (≤200 chars). Descriptive, reader-friendly.

### `deep_intelligence` (~144 tokens)

Deep intelligence lookup

Run a deep-intelligence lookup on any entity across our graph of 65M+ business profiles and 6B+ data points. Give a name, company, domain, LinkedIn URL, or email and get a consolidated dossier: company facts, funding, people, technographics, social + web presence, and AI-summarized signals. This is the widest single call in the catalogue, resolving hundreds of enrichment data points per entity. Same result as GET /api/v1/intel/lookup. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `q` (string, required): The entity to look up: a name, company, domain, LinkedIn URL, or email.

### `get_company_by_linkedin` (~93 tokens)

Get company by LinkedIn

Resolve a company from its LinkedIn URL and enrich it against our 65M+ profile graph: funding, founders, sectors, score, domain, and technographics. Same result as POST /api/v1/companies/by-linkedin. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `linkedin_url` (string, required): The company LinkedIn URL, e.g. https://www.linkedin.com/company/anthropic.

### `get_company_funding` (~74 tokens)

Get company funding

Funding intelligence for a company by domain: total raised, rounds, latest round, investors, and dates, drawn from our enrichment graph. Same result as GET /api/v1/companies/funding. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): Company domain, e.g. anthropic.com.

### `get_company_hiring` (~107 tokens)

Get hiring signals

Hiring-signal intelligence: companies actively posting roles, ranked by open-role velocity, with counts and links. A growth/traction signal for deal-flow and sales prospecting. Same result as GET /api/v1/companies/hiring. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): Max companies to return (1–100, default 50).
- `period` (string): Lookback window: 'day', 'week' (default), or 'month'.

### `get_youtube_transcript` (~120 tokens)

Get YouTube transcript

Fetch the full transcript plus metadata (title, channel, duration) for any YouTube video. Accepts a watch, youtu.be, Shorts, or mobile URL, or a raw video ID. No LLM: returns the raw caption text for downstream summarization or repurposing. Same result as POST /api/v1/youtube/transcript. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `url` (string, required): A YouTube URL (watch / youtu.be / shorts / mobile) or a raw 11-char video ID.

### `generate_youtube_article` (~172 tokens)

Generate YouTube article

Turn a YouTube URL into an article with a title, excerpt, HTML, and Markdown. Costs one YouTube-to-Article credit. If the call is slow, call get_youtube_transcript first, then call this tool again with url and transcript. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `include_embed` (boolean): Pin the original YouTube embed at the top. Default true.
- `length` (string): Target length. auto lets the model size to the source.
- `tone` (string): Voice. Default neutral.
- `transcript` (string): Optional caption text from get_youtube_transcript so this call skips the caption fetch.
- `url` (string, required): A YouTube URL (watch / youtu.be / shorts / mobile) or a raw 11-char video ID.

### `generate_article_video` (~176 tokens)

Article to YouTube

Article to YouTube. Turn an article URL, or a block of text, into a narrated video with captions. Returns a job id right away. Call get_article_video with that job_id until status is done, then use mp4_url. Requires an API key and charges video credits when the job is queued. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `format` (string): Frame. Default is vertical 9:16.
- `subtitles` (boolean): Burn in captions. Default true.
- `text` (string): Article text, when there is no URL.
- `title` (string): Optional title override.
- `url` (string): Article URL to turn into a video.
- `visual_style` (string): Visual style id. Defaults to the standard explainer.
- `voice` (string): Optional voice id.

### `get_article_video` (~57 tokens)

Get article video

Poll an article-to-video job started by generate_article_video. Returns status, progress, and mp4_url when status is done. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `job_id` (string, required): jobId from generate_article_video.

### `suggest_youtube_clips` (~120 tokens)

Suggest YouTube clips

YouTube to Clips. Pick moments from a captioned public video, with timestamps and the on-screen quote. If status is processing, call this again with the same url. Render one result with render_youtube_clip. Requires an API key. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `max_clip_sec` (number): Optional cap on clip length, in seconds, up to 90.
- `style` (string): Clip style. Default twitter.
- `url` (string, required): YouTube watch, youtu.be, or Shorts URL.

### `render_youtube_clip` (~152 tokens)

Render YouTube clip

Render one YouTube clip. Pass video_url, start_seconds, end_seconds, and quote from suggest_youtube_clips. Returns a job id. Call get_youtube_clip until status is done. Requires an API key and charges clip credits. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `aspect` (string)
- `end_seconds` (number, required)
- `hook` (string)
- `quote` (string, required): On-screen caption, at least 8 characters.
- `start_seconds` (number, required)
- `style` (string)
- `video_id` (string): 11-character video id, if you do not have a URL.
- `video_url` (string): YouTube URL.

### `get_youtube_clip` (~58 tokens)

Get YouTube clip

Poll a clip render started by render_youtube_clip. Returns status, progress, and mp4_url when status is done. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `job_id` (string, required): jobId from render_youtube_clip.

### `generate_rss_feed` (~65 tokens)

Generate RSS feed

RSS Feed Generator. Build a feed for a site, including one that never published a feed. Pass the site url. Returns feed_xml and a feed_url. Free, rate-limited.

Input parameters:

- `url` (string, required): Site URL, e.g. https://example.com

### `humanize_text` (~91 tokens)

Humanize text

Humanize AI Text. Rewrite a passage so it reads as natural prose, without changing the facts. Up to 12 paragraphs and 20000 characters per call. Requires an API key. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `options` (array): Optional rewrite toggles.
- `strength` (string): How hard to rewrite. Default balanced.
- `text` (string, required): The passage to rewrite.

### `generate_visual_tldr` (~105 tokens)

Visual TL;DR

Visual TL;DR. Build a diagram and a short summary from an article. Pass title and content_html (HTML or the article text). Returns markdown and image_url. Requires an API key. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `content_html` (string, required): Article HTML, or the article text.
- `excerpt` (string)
- `source_url` (string): Canonical URL of the article, if you have it.
- `title` (string, required)

### `check_domain_rating` (~53 tokens)

Check domain rating

Ahrefs Domain Rating, 0 to 100, for a domain. Requires an API key. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): Domain or URL, e.g. example.com

### `check_effective_domain_rating` (~90 tokens)

Check effective domain rating

Effective Domain Rating: a 0 to 100 read of visibility that is actually realized, set next to Ahrefs Domain Rating. Often takes 30 to 60 seconds. Requires an API key. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): Domain or URL.
- `keyword` (string): Optional query to score against. Otherwise one is taken from the homepage title.

### `check_trust_reputation` (~75 tokens)

Check trust and reputation

Trust and Reputation. A 0 to 100 score from security, privacy, and public record for a domain. Requires an API key. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `company` (string): Optional company name, used when the domain alone is ambiguous.
- `domain` (string, required): Domain or URL.

### `check_site_speed` (~74 tokens)

Check site speed

Website Speed Test. PageSpeed scores and Core Web Vitals for a public URL. strategy is mobile or desktop. Often takes 30 to 70 seconds. Requires an API key. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `strategy` (string): Default mobile.
- `url` (string, required): Page URL or domain.

### `search_suggestions` (~70 tokens)

Search suggestions

Search Suggestion Explorer. Live autocomplete-style suggestions for a phrase. Use it before picking a title or keyphrase. Free, rate-limited.

Input parameters:

- `deep` (boolean): When true, return a wider set. Default false.
- `q` (string, required): Seed phrase, at least 2 characters.

### `find_matches` (~73 tokens)

Find matches

Find Matches. Given a startup slug, return investors that fit, each with a reason. Given an investor slug, return startups that fit. Requires an API key. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required): Profile slug of the startup or investor to match from.
- `type` (string, required)

### `list_monitor_watches` (~43 tokens)

List monitor watches

List company watches on this API key. Each watch covers pricing, jobs, news, and the other signals that plan allows. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

### `create_monitor_watch` (~137 tokens)

Create monitor watch

Monitor. Watch a company site and get alerts when public signals change. Pass a domain. Optional frequency: weekly, daily, 12h, or 4h, clamped to the plan. Optional signals. Optional webhook_url (https). Requires an API key. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): Company domain or URL.
- `frequency` (string)
- `signals` (array): Subset of: news, funding, jobs, tech_stack, pricing, status, leadership, customers, product_launches.
- `webhook_url` (string): https URL that receives an alert when something changes.

### `cancel_monitor_watch` (~37 tokens)

Cancel monitor watch

Stop a company watch. Pass id from list_monitor_watches. Needs a free StartupHub.ai account.

Input parameters:

- `id` (string, required)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-startuphub-startuphub/api-v1-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-10-17: 64
- 2026-10-16: 63
- 2026-10-15: 71
- 2026-10-14: 70
- 2026-10-13: 70
- 2026-10-12: 69

## Common questions

### What is the StartupHub.ai MCP server?

StartupHub.ai is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as ai.startuphub/startuphub. Funding rounds, AI startup and investor search, email discovery, agent-readiness. No API key. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp).

### Is the StartupHub.ai MCP server safe to use?

StartupHub.ai scores 64 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the StartupHub.ai MCP server expose?

StartupHub.ai exposes 67 tools: search_startups, find_stealth_startups, search_domains, get_startup, get_startup_by_domain, and 62 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 12,277 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the StartupHub.ai MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to StartupHub.ai without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the StartupHub.ai MCP server still maintained?

StartupHub.ai is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 17 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp
- Website: https://www.startuphub.ai/api-docs/mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-startuphub-startuphub/api-v1-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-startuphub-startuphub/api-v1-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-startuphub-startuphub/api-v1-mcp