We've raised $17M to build what comes after Git

What GitButler announced

It has been reported that GitButler has raised $17 million in a Series A round to "build what comes after Git." Big claim. Bigger ambition. The company is doubling down on developer tooling, and it sounds like investors handed them a cheque to try and rewrite a chunk of the dev workflow.

The Linux oversight — fixed

In early February the team unveiled But, the GitButler CLI. The launch was concise, confident — and oddly silent on Linux. Not. Even. Once. They noticed. They fixed it. This month GitButler announced a Linux CLI release, saying But loves Linux and, allegedly, Linux will come to love But. For the many who live in the terminal, that matters. CLIs are sacred; get them right and you win hearts (and keyboard short-cuts).

Why this matters

Why should anyone care? Because Git is everywhere, but it’s also creaky and full of friction. Tooling that promises to “come after Git” is promising to change a workflow millions depend on. A polished Linux CLI is the minimum viable requirement for credibility among backend devs, ops teams, and open-source contributors. Skeptical? Fair. Promises are cheap — execution is everything.

What’s next

Expect more detail: features, platform parity, and how GitButler plans to integrate with existing Git workflows. If the company is serious, the emotional hook is clear — a tool that feels like an old friend on the command line. For now, the funding headline grabs attention. The Linux CLI will buy them time to show whether they can actually deliver something worth replacing a tool that’s been the backbone of software development for decades.

Sources: gitbutler.com, Hacker News