The Tie Fundraising MCP

Give Claude real-time access to the crypto fundraising market — funding rounds, investors, and capital flow data — directly from The Tie Terminal, the industry's most complete fundraising database.

Overview

The Tie Fundraising MCP connects Claude to The Tie's live fundraising dataset, covering 12,000+ funding rounds, 8,300+ investors, and 4,900+ companies with data going back to 2005 and updated in real time through today.

With this connector, Claude can answer questions like:

"Which VCs led the most deals in DeFi this year?"
"How much has Coinbase Ventures deployed across all its portfolio companies?"
"What are the largest Series A rounds raised in the last 90 days?"
"Compare total capital raised in AI vs. Layer 2 projects since 2023."
"Find all Solana ecosystem companies that raised a Seed round in 2025."

Prerequisites

Claude Desktop (latest version)
A Tie Terminal account — request access if you don't have one

Installation

Step 1 — Open Claude Desktop Settings

In Claude Desktop, click your profile icon → Settings → Connectors.

Step 2 — Add the Fundraising Connector

Find The Tie Fundraising in the connector directory and click Connect.

Step 3 — Authenticate via OAuth

A browser window will open prompting you to sign in with your Tie Terminal credentials. Once authenticated, you'll be redirected back to Claude Desktop and the connector will activate automatically.

Note: Your credentials are handled entirely by The Tie's OAuth flow. Claude never sees or stores your password.

Step 4 — Verify the Connection

Start a new conversation and try:

How many crypto funding rounds does The Tie have in its database?

Claude will use the connector to return a live count from the dataset.

Tools

The connector exposes three tools that Claude uses automatically based on your questions. You don't need to call them directly — just ask in plain language.

`get_fundraising_metadata`

Purpose: Resolve company/coin names to internal IDs, and discover valid filter values before querying rounds or investors. Claude calls this first whenever it needs to look something up.

Key use cases:

Resolve a company name to its company_uid (e.g., "Coinbase" → company_0cxum)
Discover valid category names, taxonomy slugs, and round types
Get dataset-wide counts (total rounds, investors, companies)

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`company_name`	string	Partial company name to search (e.g., `"Circle"`)
`coin_name`	string	Partial coin/token name to search (e.g., `"Solana"`)
`include`	array	Metadata fields to return. Options: `available_round_types`, `available_investor_types`, `available_categories`, `taxonomy_tags`, `ranges`, `total_records`

`get_fundraising_rounds`

Purpose: Query funding rounds across the full dataset. Supports filtering by company, sector, geography, date range, round type, and deal size — with grouping for market-level trend analysis.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`company`	string	Company name (case-insensitive exact match)
`company_uid`	string	Company UID for unambiguous lookup (preferred over name)
`company_category`	string	Primary sector filter — mutually exclusive per company. Best for clean sector breakdowns. Examples: `"DeFi"`, `"Layer 2"`, `"Exchanges"`, `"Artificial Intelligence"`
`taxonomy`	string	Ecosystem/protocol filter using a taxonomy slug. Examples: `"solana_ecosystem"`, `"ethereum_ecosystem"`, `"layer_1_subsector"`. Use for questions like "Solana ecosystem companies."
`coin_uid`	string	Narrows to the company that issued a specific coin/token
`funding_round_type`	string	Filter by round type. See Round Types below
`start_date`	string	Start of date range (`YYYY-MM-DD`)
`end_date`	string	End of date range (`YYYY-MM-DD`)
`min_amount`	number	Minimum funding amount in USD
`max_amount`	number	Maximum funding amount in USD
`company_country`	string	Filter by company country (exact match, e.g., `"United States"`)
`company_state`	string	Filter by state/province (e.g., `"California"`)
`company_city`	string	Filter by city (e.g., `"San Francisco"`)
`group_by`	string	Comma-separated fields for aggregation. Options: `company_category`, `taxonomy`, `announcement_year`, `announcement_quarter`, `funding_round_type`, `company`, `company_uid`, `is_first_round`, `company_country`, `company_state`
`metrics`	string	Metrics to compute with `group_by`. Options: `sum_amount`, `count_rounds`, `avg_amount`, `count_unique_companies`, `avg_days_since_last_round`, `avg_historical_capital`
`sort`	string	Sort expression (e.g., `"funding_amount:desc"`, `"announcement_date:desc"`, `"post_money_valuation:desc"`)
`limit`	integer	Results per page (1–100)
`nextMarker`	string	Pagination token for the next page

Response fields (per round):

Field	Description
`funding_round_id`	Unique round identifier
`announcement_date`	Date the round was announced
`funding_round_type`	Round type (e.g., `SEED`, `SERIES_A`, `STRATEGIC`)
`funding_amount`	Amount raised in USD
`post_money_valuation`	Post-money valuation in USD (when disclosed)
`company`	Company name
`company_uid`	Company identifier
`company_category`	Sector(s) the company belongs to
`source_url`	Source(s) for the round announcement
`historical_capital_raised`	Total capital raised by the company across all rounds
`days_since_last_round`	Days elapsed since the company's prior round
`is_first_round`	Whether this is the company's first recorded round
`company_country` / `city` / `state`	Company location

`get_fundraising_investors`

Purpose: Query investor activity — individual investment records, deal counts, and lead investor data. Use for investor profiling, sector-level fund flow analysis, and identifying the most active backers in any category.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`investor_name`	string	Investor name (case-insensitive exact match, e.g., `"a16z"`)
`investor_company_uid`	string	Investor's company UID
`company_uid`	string	Filter by the funded company's UID
`target_company_category`	string	Primary sector of the funded company (same values as `company_category` in rounds)
`taxonomy`	string	Ecosystem/protocol taxonomy slug for the funded company
`coin_uid`	string	Narrows to investors in the company that issued a specific coin
`is_lead`	boolean	Filter for lead investors only (`true`)
`investor_type`	string	Investor type (currently `"COMPANY"`)
`investor_country`	string	Investor's country (exact match)
`target_company_country`	string	Funded company's country (exact match)
`start_date`	string	Start of date range (`YYYY-MM-DD`)
`end_date`	string	End of date range (`YYYY-MM-DD`)
`group_by`	string	Comma-separated fields for aggregation. Options: `investor_name`, `target_company_category`, `taxonomy`, `announcement_year`, `announcement_quarter`, `investor_total_deals`, `investor_total_deals_led`, `target_company_country`, `investor_country`
`metrics`	string	Metrics to compute with `group_by`. Options: `count_deals`, `sum_amount`
`sort`	string	Sort expression (e.g., `"investor_total_deals:desc"`, `"investor_name:asc"`)
`limit`	integer	Results per page (1–100)
`nextMarker`	string	Pagination token for the next page

Response fields (per investor record):

Field	Description
`investor_name`	Name of the investing firm
`investor_company_uid`	Investor's company identifier
`investor_type`	Type of investor (e.g., `COMPANY`)
`is_lead`	Whether the investor led the round
`company_name`	Name of the funded company
`company_uid`	Funded company's identifier
`target_company_category`	Sector(s) of the funded company
`investor_total_deals`	Total deals made by this investor across the dataset
`investor_total_deals_led`	Total rounds this investor has led
`investor_country`	Investor's country
`target_company_country` / `city` / `state`	Funded company's location
`funding_round_id`	Links back to the associated funding round

Data Coverage

Round Types

The dataset includes the following funding round types:

Round Type	Description
`PRE_SEED` / `PRE_SEED_EXTENSION`	Earliest-stage rounds
`SEED` / `SEED_EXTENSION`	Seed rounds
`SERIES_A` through `SERIES_G` (+ extensions)	Venture growth rounds
`ANGEL`	Angel investments
`ACCELERATOR`	Accelerator / incubator programs
`GRANT`	Non-dilutive grant funding
`PRIVATE TOKEN SALE` / `PUBLIC TOKEN SALE`	Token sales
`ICO` / `IDO` / `IEO` / `STO`	Token offerings
`STRATEGIC`	Strategic investments
`DEBT` / `PIPE`	Debt and PIPE financing
`IPO` / `POST_IPO_EQUITY`	Public market transactions
`M & A`	Mergers and acquisitions
`SECONDARY SALE`	Secondary market transactions

Sectors (Company Categories)

47 mutually exclusive categories including: Accelerator/Incubator, Artificial Intelligence, Banks, Betting & Prediction Markets, Blockchain Intelligence, Brokerage/OTC Desks, Cross-chain Protocols, Custodians, DAOs, DeFi, DePIN, Developer Tools, Digital Asset Treasury, Exchanges, Funds, Gaming & Metaverse, Infrastructure Providers, Layer 1, Layer 2, Market Makers, Mining, NFTs, Oracles, Payments, Real-World Assets (RWAs), Security Services, Stablecoin Issuers, Staking Providers, Wallet Services, and more.

Taxonomy Tags

Ecosystem and protocol-level tags for cross-company filtering, including major ecosystems (Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin, Cosmos, Avalanche, Polygon, Base, Arbitrum, etc.) and sector subsectors (Layer 1, Layer 2, DeFi, AI Agent Frameworks, RWA Platforms, etc.).

Dataset Statistics

Metric	Count
Funding rounds	12,174
Distinct investors	8,397
Funded companies	4,991
Date range	April 2005 – present
Largest round in dataset	$4.2B
Highest post-money valuation	$536B

Example Prompts

Below are example questions you can ask Claude once the connector is active.

Investor research

Who are the 10 most active investors in DeFi?

Show me every deal Paradigm has led since 2023.

Which investors have backed the most Layer 2 projects?

Sector trends

How much total capital was raised in AI crypto companies in 2025?

Compare fundraising activity across DeFi, Layer 1, and Payments by quarter in 2025.

Which sectors saw the most first-time fundraises last year?

Company lookup

What rounds has Circle raised and when?

Find all companies in the Solana ecosystem that raised a Seed or Series A in the past 12 months.

Which crypto companies headquartered in the UK raised over $10M this year?

Deal discovery

What are the largest strategic rounds announced in the last 30 days?

Show me all M&A activity in crypto information services companies.

Which companies have raised multiple rounds within 90 days of each other?

Troubleshooting

Connector not appearing in Settings Make sure you're on the latest version of Claude Desktop. Go to Help → Check for Updates.

OAuth flow not completing Ensure pop-ups are allowed for the authentication window. If the window closes before completing, try again from Settings → Connectors.

"No data found" for a company Try resolving the exact company name first: "Look up [company name] in The Tie fundraising database." Claude will use get_fundraising_metadata to find the correct name or UID.

Support

The Tie Terminal: thetie.io
API Documentation: docs.thetie.io
Contact / Access Requests: thetie.io/contact-us