aVenture

aVenture MCP Server

Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any MCP client questions about private companies, founders, investors, funding rounds, and news, and get answers with sources. aVenture hosts the server at https://mcp.aventure.vc/mcp; you sign in with a free aVenture account (sign up).

Connect by Pasting One Prompt

Paste this into Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, or your AI app:

Connect the aVenture MCP server for me: URL https://mcp.aventure.vc/mcp,
transport Streamable HTTP, OAuth sign-in. If you can add it yourself (in
Claude Code, run `claude mcp add --scope user --transport http aventure https://mcp.aventure.vc/mcp`),
do that. Otherwise tell me exactly where to add it in this app.
When it's connected and I've signed in, read aVenture's profile for stripe.com
to confirm it works. Docs: https://docs.aventure.vc/mcp

Connect by Hand

1. In Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor, open the settings for custom connectors (MCP servers).
2. Add the aVenture server: URL https://mcp.aventure.vc/mcp, transport Streamable HTTP.
3. Sign in to aVenture in the browser window that opens.

Claude Code: run claude mcp add --scope user --transport http aventure https://mcp.aventure.vc/mcp, then /mcp, select aventure, and sign in.

Free vs. Paid

• Free account: 25 company and 25 person profile reads a month, and 5 plain-English searches and 20 name lookups a day. Create an account.
• AI Plus, $49/mo: plain-English questions in the API, CLI, and MCP server, including competitor and investor-activity questions, with no daily cap; 500 company and 500 person profile reads, and 30 company and 30 person research requests a month. Get AI Plus.

MCP, CLI, or Researchly?

Where you work	Use
Claude, ChatGPT, or another desktop, web, or cloud AI app	This MCP server
A terminal, shell scripts, or a coding agent with a shell	The aVenture CLI
Researchly	Open Profile, then MCP servers and choose Connect aVenture

If Sign-In Fails

• 401 on a server that worked before: the sign-in expired. Reconnect the server in your client; in Claude Code, run /mcp, select aventure, and sign in.
• More fixes: MCP troubleshooting.

Ask Your First Question

• "Read aVenture's profile for ramp.com."
• "Look up Stripe on aVenture and summarize its funding history."
• "Who is Patrick Collison, and which companies is he connected to?"
• "Which company owns ramp.com, and who founded it?"
• "Find seed-stage climate software companies in Austin."

Plans and Usage

Profile views, web searches, and research requests count toward your plan's monthly allowance. When one runs out, the answer says which limit you reached and how to upgrade. Ask your assistant to list aVenture plans with monthly and annual prices. You can also manage your plan in subscription settings.

Advanced: Run the Server Locally

Run the server yourself when you need it inside your own network. It requires Node.js 24.18.0 or later.

npm install --global @aventurevc/mcp-server
aventure-mcp-server

The server listens at http://localhost:3333/mcp, which only clients on the same machine can reach; a cloud app such as ChatGPT cannot. Create a key in API key settings and have your client send it with every request:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aventure": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://localhost:3333/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <your-api-key>" }
    }
  }
}

Store the key in your client's secret storage, not in a file you commit. AVENTURE_MCP_PORT and AVENTURE_MCP_PATH change the port and route.

Documentation

• MCP quickstart
• Authentication and plans
• Errors