---
title: "cilium — Q1 2026 Engineering Signal"
url: https://signals.gitdealflow.com/startup/cilium/q1-2026
description: "cilium engineering metrics for Q1 2026: +224% velocity change, 100 contributors, signal: Deploy frequency spike."
lastModified: 2026-04-24
source: VC Deal Flow Signal
---
# cilium — Q1 2026 Engineering Signal

eBPF-based Networking, Security, and Observability

## Signal — Q1 2026

- Commit velocity (14d): 220
- Velocity change: +224%
- Contributors: 100 (+0% growth)
- New repos (30d): 1
- Signal type: Deploy frequency spike
- Sector: Cybersecurity
- Stage at time of snapshot: Growth
- Geography: Unknown
- Ranked #3 of 9 in Cybersecurity for Q1 2026

## Adjacent Periods

- Previous: [Q4 2025](https://signals.gitdealflow.com/startup/cilium/q4-2025) — -13% · Framework migration
- Next: [Q2 2026](https://signals.gitdealflow.com/startup/cilium/q2-2026) — -59% · Framework migration

## Current Profile

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

## Canonical

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