Bring Multiples Data Into Your AI Tools

Connect the Multiples MCP server to ask for M&A, funding and public comps data in plain English. Works with any tool that speaks MCP, like Claude or ChatGPT.

About MCP

What is the MCP server?

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets an AI assistant connect to outside tools and data. Our MCP server is one of those connections. Once you add it to your AI tool, you can ask questions in plain English and the assistant pulls live data from Multiples directly into your chat.

A little more technically: it's a remote server your AI client talks to over HTTPS. You connect it once with a key, and from then on your assistant can call our data tools on your behalf and write the answer.

What you can do with it

Ask your AI assistant the kind of questions you'd normally research by hand. For example:

“What were the largest cybersecurity M&A deals in 2026?”
“Compare EV/Revenue multiples for the biggest public semiconductor companies.”
“Who were the most active fintech investors over the last two years?”
“Show me Anthropic valuation history”

Your assistant picks the right tool, fetches data, and writes the answer into the workflow you're already in.

What you'll need

An active Multiples Pro Max subscription
An AI tool that connects to remote MCP servers — Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code and similar

Quick start

Step 1

Generate a key

Go to Account and open the MCP card, then click Generate MCP key. Copy the key right away — it starts with mpl_mcp_ and is shown only once.

Step 2

Add the server to your AI tool

The server lives at this address:

https://multiples.vc/api/mcp-server/mcp

— most tools either sign in once (Claude Desktop, ChatGPT) or take a small JSON config with your key (Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code).

Step 3

Ask a question

Start a chat in your AI tool and verify it works by asking something like “Using Multiples.vc, what were the ten biggest SaaS acquisitions of 2026?”

Connect your AI tool

Use this server URL and your key to connect Multiples to your AI tool. If your tool isn't listed here, check its docs for how to add a remote MCP server.

https://multiples.vc/api/mcp-server/mcp

Claude Desktop

Connect with sign-in (recommended)

Open Claude → Settings → Connectors, then click "Open Customize".
In Customize → Connectors, click the + and choose "Add custom connector".
Give it a name (e.g. multiples.vc), paste the Server URL above, and click Add.
Click Connect, sign in to Multiples, and approve.

Or paste a key (config file)

Open Settings → Developer → under "Local MCP servers" click "Edit Config".
This opens claude_desktop_config.json. Add the block below (needs Node.js installed).
Save, fully quit Claude from the system tray, then reopen.

Replace mpl_mcp_YOUR_KEY with a key from your multiples.vc account.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "multiples-vc": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://multiples.vc/api/mcp-server/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:Bearer mpl_mcp_YOUR_KEY"
      ]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, if Claude can’t find npx, set "command": "cmd" and put "/c" first in args.

Claude Code (CLI)

Run the command below (replace the key) — or add the same server to your project’s .mcp.json.

Replace mpl_mcp_YOUR_KEY with a key from your multiples.vc account.

claude mcp add multiples-vc --transport http --header "Authorization: Bearer mpl_mcp_YOUR_KEY" https://multiples.vc/api/mcp-server/mcp

ChatGPT

Open Settings → Apps → Advanced settings and turn on Developer Mode.
Go back and click "Create app".
Set Connection to "Server URL", paste the Server URL above, and set Authentication to OAuth.
Tick "I understand and want to continue", click Create, and authorize with your Multiples account.

Cursor

Open File → Preferences → Cursor Settings.
Go to MCP (under Customize → MCPs) and choose "Add a Custom MCP Server" — this opens ~/.cursor/mcp.json.
Paste the block below, replace the key, and save.
The "multiples-vc" server appears with its tools enabled.

Replace mpl_mcp_YOUR_KEY with a key from your multiples.vc account.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "multiples-vc": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://multiples.vc/api/mcp-server/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer mpl_mcp_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Open the Command Palette (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+P) and run "MCP: Open User Configuration" (or "MCP: Add Server").
Add the block below. VS Code uses a "servers" key (not "mcpServers"). Put it in .vscode/mcp.json for one workspace, or your user config to use it everywhere.
Replace the key and save; the "multiples-vc" server starts and its tools show up in agent mode.

Replace mpl_mcp_YOUR_KEY with a key from your multiples.vc account.

{
  "servers": {
    "multiples-vc": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://multiples.vc/api/mcp-server/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer mpl_mcp_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

MCP needs a recent VS Code with agent mode (GitHub Copilot) enabled. If you don’t see the "MCP:" commands, update VS Code and turn on agent mode.

How it works

MCP tools

When you ask a question, your AI assistant decides which of MCP tools to call and returns an answer:

Search

multiples_search_ma_deals — Find M&A deals by target, buyer, sector, geography, date, deal size or valuation multiple.
multiples_search_funding_rounds — Find VC funding rounds by company, sector, stage, geography or date.
multiples_search_public_companies — Screen listed companies by sector and valuation multiples — EV/Revenue, P/E, growth, margins and more.
multiples_search_companies_by_name — Look up one or more companies by name. Usually the first step, so later tools can reference them.
multiples_search_top_companies — Rank the largest companies — public or private — by valuation within a sector.

Rankings

multiples_search_buyer_rankings — The most acquisitive buyers in a sector, period, geography etc.
multiples_search_investor_rankings — The most active (or top lead) investors in a sector, period, geography etc.
multiples_search_sector_rankings — The hottest sectors, themes or geographies by deal activity.

Statistics

multiples_compute_deal_stats — Aggregate statistics — median, quartiles, mean, count — over a filtered set of deals, optionally bucketed by year or quarter.

Time series

multiples_get_time_series_stats — A monthly evolution of metrics over time for public companies.
multiples_get_time_series_aggregate — Peer-group median and quartiles for a metric over time across a set of public comps.
multiples_get_time_series_snapshot — Point-in-time values for several metrics across public companies, on a chosen month.

Reference

multiples_list_taxonomy_values — Browse or match the available filter values — sectors, themes, geographies, deal types and so on.

Good to know

Read-only: The server only reads data, it never changes anything in your account.
Curated results: Tools return a focused set of rows so answers stay fast and readable. When there is more to look at, the assistant includes a link into the full grid.
Fair-use limits: Usage is rate-limited per user to keep the service responsive. Normal research won't hit the limit.
Your subscription: MCP access follows your plan. If your Pro Max subscription becomes inactive, MCP access pauses.

Troubleshooting

My tool says “unauthorized”

Check that the key is copied correctly (including the mpl_mcp_ prefix), hasn't expired or been revoked, and that your plan is Pro Max. Generating a fresh key and reconnecting usually fixes it.

I don't see any tools

Make sure the server URL and the Authorization header are both set, then reconnect or restart your client.

Support

Email us at hi@multiples.vc and we'll help you get connected.