---
title: "Series A / Series B Startups Showing Deceleration, Q3 2026"
url: https://signals.gitdealflow.com/stage/series-a-b/signal/deceleration
description: "49 series a / series b-stage startups showing deceleration in Q3 2026."
lastModified: 2026-08-26
source: VC Deal Flow Signal
---
# Series A / Series B Startups Showing Deceleration, Q3 2026

Startups whose 14-day commit velocity fell versus the prior window, a measurable slowdown that can mean a shipped milestone, a team transition, or a strategic pivot.

## Summary, Q3 2026

- 49 series a / series b-stage startups showing deceleration
- Top: Zipstack (Data Infrastructure), 13 commits/14d (-7%)
- Sectors represented: 15

## Investor Insight

At Series A/B, engineering acceleration is a trajectory signal rather than a discovery signal. A hiring burst or platform buildout often precedes the next round. Institutional investors use these signals to prioritize outreach and refine conviction before a lead term sheet. Deceleration is not automatically a red flag. A team that just shipped a major release often slows down to regroup. Read it alongside contributor growth and new repositories: falling velocity with stable or rising contributors usually means a finished push, while falling velocity and falling contributors together can flag turnover or a stalled roadmap.

## Matching Startups

1. **Zipstack** (Data Infrastructure), 13 commits/14d, -7% change, 30 contributors
2. **gosqasorg** (Supply Chain), 16 commits/14d, -11% change, 24 contributors
3. **langchain-ai** (Enterprise SaaS), 59 commits/14d, -11% change, 467 contributors
4. **classroomio** (EdTech), 45 commits/14d, -12% change, 30 contributors
5. **SFDigitalServices** (PropTech), 20 commits/14d, -13% change, 35 contributors
6. **calagopus** (Gaming), 60 commits/14d, -13% change, 26 contributors
7. **qualcomm** (PropTech), 40 commits/14d, -15% change, 39 contributors
8. **TheXTech** (Gaming), 34 commits/14d, -21% change, 33 contributors
9. **DSACMS** (EdTech), 30 commits/14d, -23% change, 31 contributors
10. **aureuserp** (Supply Chain), 44 commits/14d, -23% change, 20 contributors
11. **DoliCloud** (Enterprise SaaS), 9 commits/14d, -31% change, 22 contributors
12. **horilla** (HR Tech), 4 commits/14d, -33% change, 47 contributors
13. **bloom-housing** (PropTech), 11 commits/14d, -35% change, 40 contributors
14. **canton-network** (Web3), 51 commits/14d, -36% change, 43 contributors
15. **estuary** (Data Infrastructure), 38 commits/14d, -36% change, 37 contributors
16. **Point72** (Data Infrastructure), 3 commits/14d, -40% change, 22 contributors
17. **bitcoin-dev-project** (EdTech), 7 commits/14d, -42% change, 26 contributors
18. **drt-hub** (Data Infrastructure), 28 commits/14d, -42% change, 30 contributors
19. **BuilderIO** (E-commerce Infrastructure), 294 commits/14d, -45% change, 40 contributors
20. **pluginsGLPI** (Supply Chain), 2 commits/14d, -50% change, 30 contributors
21. **tuva-health** (Data Infrastructure), 1 commits/14d, -50% change, 48 contributors
22. **ryzom** (Gaming), 219 commits/14d, -52% change, 30 contributors
23. **medulla-tech** (Supply Chain), 4 commits/14d, -56% change, 26 contributors
24. **solana-foundation** (Web3), 3 commits/14d, -57% change, 39 contributors
25. **rocketride-org** (Data Infrastructure), 28 commits/14d, -57% change, 45 contributors
26. **copper-project** (Robotics), 16 commits/14d, -57% change, 34 contributors
27. **samply** (Healthcare), 21 commits/14d, -58% change, 20 contributors
28. **paradigmxyz** (Web3), 61 commits/14d, -58% change, 29 contributors
29. **7-Blocks** (Space Tech), 27 commits/14d, -59% change, 33 contributors
30. **alloy-rs** (Web3), 3 commits/14d, -62% change, 32 contributors
31. **etewiah** (PropTech), 1 commits/14d, -67% change, 24 contributors
32. **gardener** (Legal Tech), 3 commits/14d, -70% change, 33 contributors
33. **opensensorhub** (Social & Community), 3 commits/14d, -70% change, 22 contributors
34. **fedbiomed** (Healthcare), 4 commits/14d, -73% change, 23 contributors
35. **ai-shifu** (EdTech), 33 commits/14d, -74% change, 21 contributors
36. **opensource-socialnetwork** (Social & Community), 3 commits/14d, -77% change, 23 contributors
37. **Official-MoonDao** (Web3), 22 commits/14d, -79% change, 30 contributors
38. **spectrocloud** (EdTech), 1 commits/14d, -80% change, 38 contributors
39. **PhotoFlare** (AgTech), 5 commits/14d, -80% change, 21 contributors
40. **masslight** (Healthcare), 53 commits/14d, -83% change, 28 contributors
41. **KyrptonaughtMC** (Supply Chain), 2 commits/14d, -83% change, 24 contributors
42. **ar-io** (Web3), 12 commits/14d, -83% change, 25 contributors
43. **subsquid** (Data Infrastructure), 11 commits/14d, -83% change, 40 contributors
44. **nasa-jpl** (Space Tech), 9 commits/14d, -85% change, 26 contributors
45. **haxtheweb** (EdTech), 5 commits/14d, -90% change, 42 contributors
46. **Official-MoonDao** (Space Tech), 8 commits/14d, -91% change, 30 contributors
47. **goodrain** (Enterprise SaaS), 2 commits/14d, -92% change, 20 contributors
48. **Open-Cap-Table-Coalition** (Legal Tech), 1 commits/14d, -92% change, 20 contributors
49. **learnhouse** (EdTech), 5 commits/14d, -93% change, 35 contributors

## Sector Breakdown

- **EdTech**, 7 startups
- **Data Infrastructure**, 7 startups
- **Web3**, 6 startups
- **Supply Chain**, 5 startups
- **PropTech**, 4 startups
- **Healthcare**, 3 startups
- **Enterprise SaaS**, 3 startups
- **Gaming**, 3 startups
- **Space Tech**, 3 startups
- **Legal Tech**, 2 startups
- **Social & Community**, 2 startups
- **E-commerce Infrastructure**, 1 startup
- **Robotics**, 1 startup
- **HR Tech**, 1 startup
- **AgTech**, 1 startup

## Canonical

https://signals.gitdealflow.com/stage/series-a-b/signal/deceleration