StartupPerks MCP¶

A keyless lookup over every startup credit a company qualifies for. StartupPerks exposes a hosted MCP server at https://startupperks.co/mcp that finds the startup credits, perks and deals a company qualifies for across 1,000-plus source-cited programs, including AWS Activate, Google for Startups and NVIDIA Inception. It is free, read-only and needs no API key or sign-up.

Server type: Remote (Hosted)
Auth: none (keyless, no sign-up)
Endpoint: https://startupperks.co/mcp
Tools: program search and eligibility lookup
Pricing: free
Category: Finance / Startup Programs
Built by: StartupPerks (startupperks.co)

Why This Matters for Operators¶

Startup credits are the closest thing to free money an early business gets, and most companies leave a meaningful fraction unclaimed because nobody has time to crawl a thousand program pages. StartupPerks makes the lookup a conversation: the agent matches the company against the program catalog, with source citations behind each eligibility claim.

The keyless design matters for adoption: there is no account to create, no key to rotate and no spend to manage, so an operator can ask on day one.

Tools & Capabilities¶

Tool area	Purpose
Program search	Find credits and perks across 1,000+ source-cited programs
Eligibility	Check what a company qualifies for by stage and profile
Sources	Every program entry carries source citations

Installation¶

npx add-mcp 'https://startupperks.co/mcp'

Claude desktop and claude.ai users add the URL under Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector; no sign-up is required.

Configuration¶

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "startupperks": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://startupperks.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Business Relevance¶

Founders claim credits they qualify for before they expire
Finance operators reduce early infra and SaaS spend materially
Accelerators point portfolio companies at qualified programs
CFOs track what is claimed versus what is available

Integration with CorpusIQ¶

StartupPerks complements CorpusIQ's Stripe and QuickBooks connectors by attacking the cost side: CorpusIQ shows current spend through Stripe balance transactions, and StartupPerks shows the credits that could offset parts of it. CorpusIQ business recaps can pair claimed perks with actual spend to show realized savings.

Limitations¶

Read-only database; programs must still be applied to through vendors
Eligibility signals are source-cited but should be re-verified at the program page
Coverage is startup-program oriented, not general cost reduction
New listing; catalog completeness depends on the vendor's crawl

FAQ¶

No. The server is free, read-only and keyless at startupperks.co/mcp.

How many programs does it cover?¶

More than one thousand source-cited programs, including AWS Activate, Google for Startups and NVIDIA Inception.

Does it apply to programs for me?¶

No. It finds what a company qualifies for; applications still go through each vendor.