About Fundz
Fundz is an MCP server that provides agents with FundzWatch business-event intelligence, including funding, executive moves, UCC liens, and Form 5500 signals. Seven tools return live data without an API key; the remaining tools require a Fundz Pro or Strategic seat.
Key features
- 01Live funding and hiring signals
- 02UCC refinancing and lender data
- 03Form 5500 benefit-plan signals
- 04AI-scored leads and event feeds
- 05Company watchlists and event alerts
- 06Seven tools need no API key
Use cases
- 01Find recently funded companies that are hiring
- 02Identify upcoming UCC lien refinancing windows
- 03Track companies for new business events
- 04Find ICP-matched leads and buyer intent
MCP support
The server exposes 14 FundzWatch tools to MCP clients. A hosted endpoint uses Streamable HTTP, while the package also runs over stdio; seven tools are available without an API key.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://mcp.fundz.netclaude mcp add --transport http fund-z-fundzwatch https://mcp.fundz.net{"mcpServers":{"fund-z-fundzwatch":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.fundz.net"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"fund-z-fundzwatch":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.fundz.net"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"fund-z-fundzwatch":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.fundz.net"}}}{"mcpServers":{"fund-z-fundzwatch":{"serverUrl":"https://mcp.fundz.net"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
7| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| q | string | No | Company name search |
| state | string | No | 2-letter US state filter (e.g. 'CA') |
Details
From the project READMEFundzWatch MCP Server
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The key-less AI-agent gateway to FundzWatch answer sections — real-time business-event intelligence via the Model Context Protocol.
Give Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, or any MCP client live access to verified funding rounds, executive moves, UCC refinancing windows, Form 5500 benefit-plan signals, and AI-scored leads matched to your ICP.
7 of the 14 tools work with no API key, no signup, and no account — point your agent at the server and it returns live, daily-rescored "answer section" data on the first run, each row carrying the Fundz page that supports it. The other 7 (AI-scored leads, watchlists, full event feeds) need a Fundz Pro or Strategic seat.
Hosted assistants (ChatGPT, Claude.ai, Gemini, Grok) — no install
This package is stdio: your client spawns it as a local subprocess, which hosted assistants cannot do. For those, point the client at the remote endpoint instead — no key, no signup, no account:
https://mcp.fundz.net
Add it as a custom connector / MCP server URL. It speaks Streamable HTTP (protocol 2025-06-18,
negotiating back to 2024-11-05) and serves the same seven key-less tools.
Quick Start
Option A — npx (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline)
No install needed. Add this to your client's MCP config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"fundzwatch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@fundzwatch/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"FUNDZWATCH_API_KEY": "fundz_test_your_key_here"
}
}
}
}
Config file locations for Claude Desktop:
- macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - Windows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json - Linux:
~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
The
envblock is optional. Omit it entirely and the 7 key-less tools still return live data. The keyed tools (AI-scored leads, watchlists, full event feeds) require a Fundz Pro or Strategic seat — see fundz.net/pricing.
For Cursor / Windsurf / Cline, use the same block under their MCP settings (the inner "fundzwatch": { ... } object).
Option B — Smithery (hosted, one-click)
FundzWatch is live on Smithery: smithery.ai/servers/fundzwatch/fundzwatch-mcp
npx -y @smithery/cli install @fundzwatch/mcp-server --client claude
Then just ask
- "Which companies raised in the last year and are hiring right now?" (no key)
- "Show me UCC liens lapsing in the next 12 months in California." (no key)
- "Find recently funded companies with a Form 5500 plan and a named carrier." (no key)
- "Get my AI-scored leads with buyer-intent above 70." (key)
- "Track stripe.com and github.com and alert me on new events." (key)
Tools (14)
Key-less — no API key required
Live teasers off the Fundz answer sections (top results + cohort size, re-scored daily). California + Colorado UCC coverage.
| Tool | What it answers |
|---|---|
get_funded_and_hiring | Companies funded in the last 12 months and actively hiring — the strongest buying window, scored daily. |
get_refinancing_windows | Companies whose UCC-1 liens lapse within 12 months (Renewal Radar) — dated refinancing windows. |
get_stacked_borrowers | Companies with active secured debt from 2+ distinct lenders — second-position / consolidation targets. |
get_benefit_plans_in_play | Recently funded companies with a DOL Form 5500 plan: renewal timing, headcount-vs-plan gap, incumbent carrier. |
get_money_in_motion | Companies with a recent exec move and recent funding — the wealth-advisor "money in motion" moment. |
get_lender_directory | Directory of 8,600+ UCC secured parties ranked by filing volume, with lapsing-soon exposure. |
get_broker_directory | Directory of 65,000+ benefits brokers (Form 5500 Schedule A), ranked by filings carried, with commission volume. |
Keyed — require FUNDZWATCH_API_KEY
| Tool | What it answers |
|---|---|
get_scored_leads | AI-scored sales leads matched to your ICP, with buyer intent, buying stage, and recommended outreach. |
get_events | Real-time business events: funding, acquisitions, exec hires, government contracts, product launches. |
get_market_pulse | Market activity overview: funding totals, acquisitions, exec moves, contracts, launches (7d / 30d). |
get_market_brief | Today's AI-generated strategic intelligence brief on the most important market movements. |
manage_watchlist | Add, remove, or list tracked companies; tracked companies generate new-event alerts. |
get_watchlist_events | Recent events for the companies on your watchlist. |
get_usage | Check your API usage, limits, and current tier. |
What is FundzWatch?
FundzWatch.ai is the AI-agent front door to Fundz's verified business-event intelligence — funding rounds, acquisitions, executive moves, government contracts, hiring signals, UCC liens, and DOL Form 5500 benefit-plan filings, fused into cross-dataset "answer sections" that no single-source lookup reproduces. Everything is re-scored daily.
- Key-less answer sections — point an agent at the server and get live data on day one, no signup.
- AI-scored leads — companies scored against your ICP with buyer-intent and outreach guidance (Pro or Strategic seat).
- Cross-dataset cohorts — funded-and-hiring, money-in-motion, refinancing windows, benefit-plans-in-play.
- Who-finances-whom — lender (8,600+) and broker (65,000+) directories from UCC and Form 5500.
The 7 key-less tools need nothing at all. Keyed tools require a Pro or Strategic seat: fundz.net/pricing.
The full scored feeds, ICP filters, contact data, and daily alerts live in the Fundz app — app.fundz.net, Strategic plan ($149/mo).
Built by Fundz — millions of business events analyzed since 2017.
Tutorials
- Build an AI SDR Agent with CrewAI + FundzWatch
- Real-Time Funding Alerts with LangChain + FundzWatch
- Turn Claude into Your Business Intelligence Analyst with MCP
License
MIT
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