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CB Insights

Market intelligence on private companies

Data & Discovery
For AI agents
MCPAPINative readiness
About

What is CB Insights

CB Insights monitors over 11 million private companies using AI to surface funding history, competitive signals, and predictive market data across more than 1,600 ranked tech markets. It is built for Account Executives, RevOps teams, and GTM leads at mid-market and enterprise organizations who need structured account research without manual digging. The standout capability is ChatCBI™ — a generative AI layer that lets users query the dataset conversationally and receive synthesized briefings from AI agents, rather than navigating static dashboards. Data feeds into Salesforce natively, and the platform connects to Snowflake and Microsoft 365 Copilot for teams that want to operationalize intelligence inside existing workflows. The depth skews toward private company and venture data; teams primarily focused on public-company coverage or high-volume contact-level prospecting will find the fit narrower.

Data & Discovery
Capabilities

Key features

Account research

generates per-account briefings and dossiers

Native CRM integration

first-party connectors, no middleware required

AI capabilities

autonomous multi-step actions, per-prospect AI research

Data

intent signals, firmographic + tech-stack data

Also ships

mobile app

Our verdict

Vanderbuild take

For GTM leads and RevOps teams that need structured account research on private companies — not just contact lists — CB Insights is one of the few platforms that combines firmographic depth, market rankings, and predictive signals in a single dataset. If you're serious about agentic outbound, this is non-negotiable: the MCP server and A2A support make it especially usable as an orchestration layer for AI agents pulling live company intelligence into automated workflows. Enterprise-priced with no public tiers — expect procurement involvement and a sales cycle before your team sees a login. The coverage strength is private companies and venture-backed markets, so if your ICP skews heavily toward public enterprises or you need contact-level email data at volume, you'll likely need to pair this with a separate prospecting tool.

Mateusz Sekta
Founder, vanderbuild
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The wedge

Agentic stack profile

MCP server
Yes

Live MCP server — agents can call this tool directly.

Connects LLMs to CB Insights' proprietary data to enable AI agents to generate target lists, investment memos, and scouting reports.

Open MCP →
API
REST

Programmatic access available.

REST API — straightforward to call from any agent or workflow tool. Rate limits and auth vary by plan.

API docs →
Agentic readiness
Native

Built for agents from the ground up.

MCP server + agent-friendly API + at least one autonomous workflow out of the box. The bar for 'Native' is high — only a handful of tools currently qualify.

Stack role
Researcher · Signal source · Enricher

Where this tool slots into an agentic pipeline.

Plays the role of Researcher + Signal source + Enricher in an agentic pipeline. Use it to generate per-account briefings and qualification dossiers; surface buying intent — funding, hiring, job changes, web visits.

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Answers

Frequently asked questions

Does CB Insights have an MCP server?

Yes — CB Insights exposes a Model Context Protocol server. Connects LLMs to CB Insights' proprietary data to enable AI agents to generate target lists, investment memos, and scouting reports. See the MCP docs at https://api-docs.cbinsights.com/portal/docs/CBI-MCP-Server.

Does CB Insights have a public API?

Yes — CB Insights ships a REST API. Docs: https://api-docs.cbinsights.com/portal.

How much does CB Insights cost?

CB Insights: pricing is custom, expect enterprise tier ($$$$) spend. Full pricing page: https://www.cbinsights.com/what-we-offer/pricing/.

Who is CB Insights best for?

CB Insights is built for Account Executive, RevOps, GTM Lead. Fits Mid-market (50-500), Enterprise-sized teams.

How well does CB Insights fit an agentic sales stack?

Tier: Native. Has both an MCP server and an agent-friendly API — drops into an agentic stack with minimal glue code.