GitLab B.V. announced that it will receive $120,000 in an incubation round of funding from new investor, Y Combinator in January 2015. The investor will acquire 7% stake in the company through this transaction. The company will receive funding as a part of the accelerator winter 2015 program of the investor.

The program will culminate on the demo day to be held on either March 23, 2015 or March 24, 2015.