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Tech for Black Founders

Today, only 1% of founders backed by venture capital in the United States are Black.

As a growing leader in the technology industry, we will use the Branch platform in collaboration with other prominent companies to start evening those odds in whatever way we can.

The Growth Stack and why it’s valuable

The initial tools in this collection span what we call the Growth Stack—data collection, attribution, analytics, and customer engagement. Branch and the other companies included offer strong native integrations that are often implemented and used together by digital businesses.

These are fast-growing SaaS products that help companies capture and act on customer data to accelerate their growth. 

Growth stack: Customer engagement Analytics Attribution Data collection

The details

Qualification criteria for access

Our shared goal is to help you scale your business as rapidly and efficiently as possible. This program will be available for free to you in perpetuity as long as you continue to meet the criteria. In order to be eligible for this program, companies must be:

Icon blue circle with an check inside  Led by one or more Black founders
Icon blue circle with an check inside  Have bootstrapped or raised less than $30M in venture capital
Icon blue circle with an check inside. Have fewer than 150 employees
Icon blue circle with an check inside  Have under 500k monthly active users (MAUs)

We request that founders apply personally and share with us how else we can help them.

Application process and resources

To get started with Branch, apply now by emailing: [email protected]. Learn more about the other companies included in the Growth Stack and apply to access individual products here. The respective teams will be in touch to get you started.

Getting involved

If you know Black founders who would find this useful, please share this resource and encourage them to apply.

Branch delivers the how and why of getting users where you want them

UNIFIED PLATFORM

Deploy our unified solution to your 
omni-channel marketing equation

Acquire highly engaged customers with links that always lead to the content they expect and increase campaign ROI thanks to unmatched insights across paid, owned, and earned channels in a customizable dashboard.

OWNED AND EARNED CHANNELS

Take your users where they want to go

Create better user journeys to improve acquisition and engagement across every owned and earned marketing channel. Then, get the data you need to understand the impact of these channels.

PAID CHANNELS

Spend wisely for experiences that convert

Improve campaign ROI and understand complex user journeys with better deep linked user experiences and accurate, unbiased data for every ad campaign.

GUIDANCE AND ADVICE

Chart a path through privacy and industry changes

Trust Branch to shield you from systemic disruptions. As mobile growth experts we adapt to industry changes faster than anyone else to support your compliance and success.

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If you lead a SaaS business, please join us and make your platform free for Black founders.

Reach out to [email protected] to express your interest in this initiative.