Builders in Fintech

Search fintech companies and investors by name, kind or country. Returns public profiles with canonical URLs. Arguments: q (or query): text to search for, matched against the name. With no q the tool returns a plain alphabetical list (first 25 by default). Unknown arguments are rejected.

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  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "q (or query): text to search for. Omit for a plain alphabetical list."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Alias of q; q wins if both are sent."
    },
    "kind": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "company",
        "investor"
      ],
      "description": "Restrict to companies or investors."
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Country as a slug ('italy') or a two-letter ISO code ('IT'); case-insensitive."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 200,
      "description": "Max rows (≤200)."
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Full public profile for one organization by slug: description, country, funding rounds (raised or led), people, any disclosure, our published coverage of it (articles, newsletter issues, podcast episodes), and its products (company-provided, not part of the CC BY dataset).

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Organization slug from its URL."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Search founders, operators and investors covered by the publication. Arguments: q (or query): text to search for, matched against the full name. With no q the tool returns a plain alphabetical list (first 25 by default). Unknown arguments are rejected.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "q (or query): text to search for. Omit for a plain alphabetical list."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Alias of q; q wins if both are sent."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 200,
      "description": "Max rows (≤200)."
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Full public profile for one person by slug: bio, roles and coverage.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Person slug from their URL."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Approved funding rounds, newest first, with optional filters and keyset pagination. Pass the returned next_cursor fields (after_date, after_id) to get the next page.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Country as a slug ('italy') or a two-letter ISO code ('IT'); case-insensitive. Matches the company's country."
    },
    "topic": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Topic slug."
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "equity",
        "debt",
        "fund",
        "grant",
        "ipo"
      ],
      "description": "Round category: equity, debt, fund (fund close), grant or ipo (initial public offering; amount is the offering size when disclosed)."
    },
    "round_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Round type, e.g. 'Series A'."
    },
    "currency": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Currency code, e.g. 'EUR'."
    },
    "amount_min": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Minimum disclosed amount in the announced currency."
    },
    "from": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Earliest announced date (YYYY-MM-DD)."
    },
    "to": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Latest announced date (YYYY-MM-DD)."
    },
    "after_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Cursor: announced date of the last row seen."
    },
    "after_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Cursor: id of the last row seen."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 200,
      "description": "Max rows (≤200)."
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Largest disclosed equity rounds, ranked per currency (amounts are never converted between currencies).

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Restrict to one calendar year."
    },
    "per_currency": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Rows per currency (≤200)."
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Investors ranked by the number of approved rounds they appear in. Category defaults to equity. With a country, only rounds of companies headquartered in that country are counted; the country may be a slug ('italy') or a two-letter ISO code ('IT'), case-insensitive.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Country as a slug ('italy') or a two-letter ISO code ('IT'); case-insensitive. Counts rounds of companies headquartered there."
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "equity",
        "debt",
        "fund",
        "grant",
        "ipo"
      ],
      "description": "Round category (equity, debt, fund, grant, ipo). Defaults to equity."
    },
    "from": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Earliest announced date (YYYY-MM-DD)."
    },
    "to": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Latest announced date (YYYY-MM-DD)."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 200,
      "description": "Max rows (≤200)."
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Counts for a slice of the funding database: rounds, countries, totals per announced currency, undisclosed rounds and rounds per category. Note: rounds, per_currency and undisclosed count equity rounds only, while by_category covers every category (equity, debt, fund, grant, ipo), so the category split can sum higher than the round count.

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  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "from": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Earliest announced date (YYYY-MM-DD)."
    },
    "to": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Latest announced date (YYYY-MM-DD)."
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Country as a slug ('italy') or a two-letter ISO code ('IT'); case-insensitive."
    },
    "topic": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Topic slug."
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

The weekly Builders Fintech Funding Index of approved equity rounds (ISO weeks). Arguments: week (optional, 'YYYY-Www', e.g. '2026-W39') returns that week; otherwise the latest weeks, newest first. weeks (optional, 1–104, default 1) sets how many. Count Index = rounds this week / average of the prior 12 weeks × 100. USD median index uses disclosed USD rounds only (needs 5). Amounts are never converted. Published values are frozen; revised_* shows later corrections. coverage_affected is true when a coverage change falls in the week or its 12-week baseline; coverage_note then explains how the index overstates activity. Unknown arguments are rejected.

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  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "week": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO week, 'YYYY-Www' (e.g. '2026-W39'). Omit for the latest."
    },
    "weeks": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 104,
      "description": "How many recent weeks (default 1)."
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Follow-on scorecard for one investor by slug: of the portfolio companies it first backed at least the window ago, the share that raised a later approved round (equity or IPO) within the window, at least gap_days after entry. Only returned when the investor has at least min_eligible eligible companies. Arguments: slug (required). Unknown arguments are rejected.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Investor slug from its URL."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Search fintech products by text, category, market, API availability or customer type. Company-provided, not part of the CC BY dataset. Each result carries provided_by, last_confirmed_at and sponsored; sponsorship never changes ordering. Arguments: q (or query) matched against name and short description; with no q the tool lists products alphabetically. cursor is the opaque next_cursor from a previous page. Unknown arguments are rejected.

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  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "q (or query): text to search for. Omit for a plain alphabetical list."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Alias of q; q wins if both are sent."
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Category slug, e.g. 'payments'."
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Market. Country as a slug ('italy') or a two-letter ISO code ('IT'); case-insensitive."
    },
    "api_available": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Only products with (true) or without (false) an API."
    },
    "customer_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "B2B",
        "B2C",
        "B2B2C"
      ],
      "description": "Customer type."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 200,
      "description": "Max rows (≤200)."
    },
    "cursor": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "next_cursor from the previous page."
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Full public listing for one product by slug: description, category, markets, customer type, API, pricing model, links and the company. Company-provided, not part of the CC BY dataset. Each result carries provided_by, last_confirmed_at and sponsored; sponsorship never changes ordering.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Product slug from its URL."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Full-text search across published news, newsletter issues, podcast episodes and public entity pages. Arguments: q (or query): text to search for, at least 2 characters — required, this tool has no plain-list mode. Unknown arguments are rejected.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "q (or query): text to search for (required, min 2 characters)."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Alias of q; q wins if both are sent."
    },
    "kinds": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Restrict to kinds, e.g. ['news','podcast','organization']."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 200,
      "description": "Max rows (≤200)."
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

One published item by type and slug, with its body text (truncated), topics, countries, organizations and people. News items also include a corrections array (date + note), newest first.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "content_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "news",
        "newsletter",
        "podcast"
      ],
      "description": "Which section."
    },
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Slug from the URL."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "content_type",
    "slug"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Search attributed facts and question-and-answer pairs from Builders in Fintech podcast episodes (as stated by the guest, not independently verified). Arguments: q (or query) matched against fact text, and against questions and answers; organization (slug) = facts linked to that company or investor; person (slug) = facts said by that person; fact_type (figure, fact, plan, view); episode (podcast episode slug); limit; cursor (next_cursor from the previous page). With no q the tool lists the newest facts. The qa array is returned only when q is given and honours q and episode only. Unknown arguments are rejected.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "q (or query): text to search for. Omit to list the newest facts."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Alias of q; q wins if both are sent."
    },
    "organization": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Organization slug: facts linked to it."
    },
    "person": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Person slug: facts said by them."
    },
    "fact_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "figure",
        "fact",
        "plan",
        "view"
      ],
      "description": "Kind of fact."
    },
    "episode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Podcast episode slug."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 50,
      "description": "Max facts (≤50)."
    },
    "cursor": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "next_cursor from the previous page."
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Approved fintech events, upcoming by default, with optional country, format, topic and month filters.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "upcoming": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Only events that have not ended yet (default true)."
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Country as a slug ('italy') or a two-letter ISO code ('IT'); case-insensitive."
    },
    "format": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "in_person",
        "online",
        "hybrid"
      ],
      "description": "Event format."
    },
    "topic": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Topic slug."
    },
    "month": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Month as YYYY-MM."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 200,
      "description": "Max rows (≤200)."
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Every public topic with its slug and URL, for use as a filter in the other tools.

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  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "required": [],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Countries that have public coverage, with company and content counts.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "required": [],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

What this database covers, how to cite it, and where the bulk downloads live.

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  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "required": [],
  "additionalProperties": false
}