---
title: "kata-containers — Q1 2026 Engineering Signal"
url: https://signals.gitdealflow.com/startup/kata-containers/q1-2026
description: "kata-containers engineering metrics for Q1 2026: -10% velocity change, 100 contributors, signal: Engineering hiring burst."
lastModified: 2026-06-25
source: VC Deal Flow Signal
---
# kata-containers — Q1 2026 Engineering Signal

The speed of containers, the security of VMs

## Signal — Q1 2026

- Commit velocity (14d): 103
- Velocity change: -10%
- Contributors: 100 (+77% growth)
- New repos (30d): 0
- Signal type: Engineering hiring burst
- Sector: Cybersecurity
- Stage at time of snapshot: Growth
- Geography: Unknown
- Ranked #16 of 23 in Cybersecurity for Q1 2026

## Adjacent Periods

- Previous: [Q4 2025](https://signals.gitdealflow.com/startup/kata-containers/q4-2025) — +53% · Engineering hiring burst
- Next: [Q2 2026](https://signals.gitdealflow.com/startup/kata-containers/q2-2026) — -64% · Engineering hiring burst

## Current Profile

https://signals.gitdealflow.com/startup/kata-containers

## Canonical

https://signals.gitdealflow.com/startup/kata-containers/q1-2026