---
title: "catboost — Q1 2026 Engineering Signal"
url: https://signals.gitdealflow.com/startup/catboost/q1-2026
description: "catboost engineering metrics for Q1 2026: -25% velocity change, 100 contributors, signal: Framework migration."
lastModified: 2026-06-24
source: VC Deal Flow Signal
---
# catboost — Q1 2026 Engineering Signal

CatBoost is a fast, scalable, high performance gradient boosting on decision trees library. Used for ranking, classifica

## Signal — Q1 2026

- Commit velocity (14d): 43
- Velocity change: -25%
- Contributors: 100 (+0% growth)
- New repos (30d): 0
- Signal type: Framework migration
- Sector: AI & Machine Learning
- Stage at time of snapshot: Growth
- Geography: Unknown
- Ranked #13 of 16 in AI & Machine Learning for Q1 2026

## Adjacent Periods

- Previous: [Q4 2025](https://signals.gitdealflow.com/startup/catboost/q4-2025) — -20% · Framework migration
- Next: [Q2 2026](https://signals.gitdealflow.com/startup/catboost/q2-2026) — -50% · Framework migration

## Current Profile

https://signals.gitdealflow.com/startup/catboost

## Canonical

https://signals.gitdealflow.com/startup/catboost/q1-2026