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In today’s data-rich but insight-poor venture landscape, investors are drowning in information—pitch decks, startup news, founder tweets, CRM entries, and more. Yet despite this data overload, most investors still rely on intuition and gossip over hard evidence. Why? Because data is meaningless unless it's captured, organized, and intelligently queried.

Enter the MCP Server—short for Memory, Context, and Persona server. Inspired by how ChatGPT and other LLMs organize their internal workflows, an MCP server acts as a centralized brain for VCs: a persistent memory layer storing everything that matters, a contextual engine for understanding relationships, and a persona hub that tailors insights to your own investment thesis and decision-making style. Think of MCP like a USB-C port for AI applications.

Just as CRMs became essential for sales teams and ERPs revolutionized manufacturing, I believe MCP servers will soon become indispensable for modern investors.

Let me show you why—and exactly how to build your own, with or without coding skills ;)