Startup profile for Branch: what they do, why they are interesting, stage (growth), industries, and links to our funding articles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.

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Branch

Mobile deep-linking and attribution infrastructure (Branch.io).

Stage

growth

Status

private

Coverage

full

Why Branch is interesting

Default linking layer for app growth teams — NEA and Founders Fund anchored multi-hundred-million scale while a16z tracks the category.

Key facts

  • Series F (Feb 2022): $300M led by NEA at $4B valuation (Tracxn)
  • Series B (2016): $35M led by Founders Fund; NEA and Cowboy participated (TechCrunch)
  • Deep-linking infrastructure (Branch.io) — a16z on cap table per investment list
  • Source: https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/27/branch-metrics-snags-35-million-more-for-its-deep-linking-app-discovery-business/

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Branch's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Industries

Enterprise SaaS

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FAQs about Branch

Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.

Branch powers deferred deep links, app install attribution, and cross-platform routing — the default linking layer many mobile growth teams embed in acquisition flows.
Founders Fund (see /fund/founders-fund) led the $35M Series B; NEA (see /fund/new-enterprise-associates) led a $300M Series F at $4B valuation in 2022. Andreessen Horowitz (see /fund/andreessen-horowitz), Cowboy Ventures (see /fund/cowboy-ventures), and Pear VC (see /fund/pear-vc) are also on the cap table.
Growth stage after Series F ($300M, February 2022). Branch remains private.
Mobile app discovery depends on links that survive app-store hops — Branch became category infrastructure for performance marketers and product-led growth teams.
No — Branch Metrics remains a private company.

Last updated: 2026-07-24