Q3 2026, Cross-Sector
Trending Startups by Engineering Acceleration
The top 20 startups across all 15 sectors showing the highest GitHub engineering acceleration this period. Ranked by commit velocity change, the rate at which engineering activity is accelerating relative to baseline. These patterns have historically preceded fundraise announcements by six to twelve weeks.
Key Takeaway
In Q3 2026, 411 startups across 15 sectors show measurable engineering signals. liberusoftware leads across all sectors with +3275%commit velocity change. The most common signal type is "Deceleration" (229 startups). Engineering acceleration at this scale has historically preceded fundraise announcements by three to six weeks.
Data sourced from public GitHub activity. Read our methodology
Top 20 Across All Sectors
Sorted by commit velocity change (14-day window, descending). Data last updated Q3 2026.
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Hottest Sectors by Average Velocity
Data Infrastructure
35 startups · avg 105 commits/14d
Top mover: mloda-ai (+999%)
Social & Community
22 startups · avg 66 commits/14d
Top mover: GetStream (+999%)
Robotics
28 startups · avg 58 commits/14d
Top mover: eclipse-zenoh (+999%)
Healthcare
26 startups · avg 53 commits/14d
Top mover: aphp (+999%)
EdTech
37 startups · avg 52 commits/14d
Top mover: ucfopen (+999%)
Gaming
39 startups · avg 48 commits/14d
Top mover: untrustedmodders (+2900%)
PropTech
23 startups · avg 46 commits/14d
Top mover: liberusoftware (+3275%)
Legal Tech
22 startups · avg 44 commits/14d
Top mover: Association-DataRing (+999%)
Space Tech
23 startups · avg 34 commits/14d
Top mover: ossimlabs (+999%)
E-commerce Infrastructure
26 startups · avg 32 commits/14d
Top mover: swellstores (+999%)
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