Startup profile for Gitbutler: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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Gitbutler funding, valuation and investors

Modern git client for parallel branches — stacking, reviewing, and shipping code faster than linear workflows.

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Funding, valuation & investors

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Latest funding

Series A

$17M · April 2026

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$17M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

series a · Berlin, Germany

Investors in latest funding

Lead: Andreessen Horowitz

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

GitButler is a git GUI and CLI that lets developers work on multiple dependent branches simultaneously, simplifying stacked PRs and continuous integration of in-progress work.

Why Gitbutler is interesting

GitButler (from former GitHub staff) raised a $17M a16z-led Series A in 2026 for branch-stacking workflows that mirror how senior engineers actually ship.

Product & use cases

GitButler is a git GUI and CLI for parallel branch workflows — stacked PRs, agent integration, and continuous integration of in-progress work.

  • Stacked/dependent PR workflows for large features
  • Parallel branches without worktree file duplication
  • AI coding agent integration via CLI with JSON output

Key facts

  • Series A (2026): $17M led by a16z with Fly Ventures and A Capital (SiliconANGLE)
  • Co-investors not in VCT directory: Fly Ventures, A Capital

Funding history (newest first)

Series A

2026-04 $17M

Source: https://blog.gitbutler.com/series-a

Investors in our directory

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Andreessen Horowitz

Competitive landscape

Edge: Founded by GitHub co-founder Scott Chacon (Pro Git author) — deep git UX expertise for AI-era development.

Branch stacking tools compete on developer workflow fit. GitButler bets AI agents and parallel workstreams need new git abstractions — not just prettier UIs on linear git.

  • GitHub CLI / native git incumbent

    Default tooling; GitButler adds parallel branch abstraction.

  • Graphite direct

    Stacked PRs for GitHub; similar branch-stacking thesis.

  • Sapling (Meta) adjacent

    Source control client with stacking; Meta-internal heritage.

Notable stories

  • Founded by Scott Chacon, GitHub co-founder and Pro Git author (a16z announcement, Apr 2026).
  • Peter Levine (a16z) joined board — previously worked with Chacon on GitHub's board.

Industries

Developer Tools

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FAQs about Gitbutler

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GitButler is a git client supporting parallel branch workflows — stacking, reviewing, and merging dependent changes.
Andreessen Horowitz (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) led the $17M Series A in April 2026.
Scott Chacon (GitHub co-founder, Pro Git author), Kiril Videlov, and Anne Leuschner.
Both target stacked PRs; GitButler adds parallel branches and AI agent CLI integration.
Series A — $17M in April 2026.
No — it improves how developers use git, including for AI-era workflows (a16z).
Berlin, Germany — founded 2022.
Large features split across dependent PRs — GitButler automates git operations senior engineers do manually.
No — private developer-tools company.
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