Q2 2026 Edition
Startup Engineering Signals by Sector
We track GitHub commit velocity, contributor growth, and repository expansion across 20 startup sectors to surface breakout engineering teams before they appear on the funding radar. These signals — commit acceleration, hiring bursts, infrastructure buildouts — have historically preceded fundraise announcements by six to twelve weeks. Each page ranks the top startups in a sector by engineering acceleration, updated weekly.
AI & Machine Learning
8 startups tracked
Startups building artificial intelligence and machine learning infrastructure, applications, and tools.
View rankings →Fintech
8 startups tracked
Startups disrupting financial services through technology, including payments, banking, lending, and wealth management.
View rankings →Climate Tech
8 startups tracked
Startups developing clean energy, carbon monitoring, sustainable agriculture, and climate adaptation technologies.
View rankings →Developer Tools
8 startups tracked
Startups building tools, platforms, and infrastructure that developers use to write, deploy, and monitor software.
View rankings →Cybersecurity
8 startups tracked
Startups building products to protect systems, networks, and data from digital attacks, breaches, and unauthorized access.
View rankings →Healthcare
8 startups tracked
Startups applying technology to improve patient care, health system efficiency, drug discovery, and medical devices.
View rankings →EdTech
8 startups tracked
Startups transforming education through adaptive learning, credentialing, tutoring platforms, and institutional software.
View rankings →E-commerce Infrastructure
8 startups tracked
Startups building the backend systems, APIs, and tooling that power online retail at scale.
View rankings →Supply Chain
8 startups tracked
Startups digitizing and optimizing logistics, procurement, inventory management, and trade finance.
View rankings →Web3
8 startups tracked
Startups building decentralized applications, blockchain infrastructure, DeFi protocols, and tokenized asset platforms.
View rankings →Enterprise SaaS
8 startups tracked
Startups building vertical and horizontal software sold to businesses, including CRM, ERP, workflow automation, and analytics.
View rankings →Data Infrastructure
8 startups tracked
Startups building the pipelines, warehouses, orchestration tools, and observability platforms for modern data stacks.
View rankings →Robotics
8 startups tracked
Startups building autonomous robots, robotic process automation software, and the simulation and sensing stacks that power them.
View rankings →Legal Tech
8 startups tracked
Startups automating legal workflows, contract analysis, compliance management, and access to legal services.
View rankings →HR Tech
8 startups tracked
Startups building tools for recruiting, people management, workforce analytics, and employee engagement.
View rankings →PropTech
8 startups tracked
Startups applying technology to real estate transactions, property management, construction, and urban planning.
View rankings →AgTech
8 startups tracked
Startups applying technology to agriculture, including precision farming, crop monitoring, supply chain traceability, and farm management software.
View rankings →Gaming
8 startups tracked
Startups building game engines, multiplayer infrastructure, gaming analytics, and Web3-native gaming experiences.
View rankings →Space Tech
8 startups tracked
Startups building launch vehicles, satellites, ground systems, and space data analytics platforms.
View rankings →Social & Community
8 startups tracked
Startups building social networks, community platforms, creator tools, and real-time messaging applications.
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