---
title: "lance-format, Engineering Signal"
url: https://signals.gitdealflow.com/startup/lance-format
description: "The Open Lakehouse Format for Multimodal AI"
lastModified: 2026-11-03
source: VC Deal Flow Signal
---
# lance-format

The Open Lakehouse Format for Multimodal AI

## Current Signal, Q4 2026

- Commit velocity (14d): 290
- Velocity change: -16%
- Contributors: 330 (+64% growth)
- New repos (30d): 0
- Signal type: Deceleration
- Sector: AI & Machine Learning
- Stage: Growth
- Geography: US

## History

- **Q4 2026** (AI & Machine Learning), 290 commits/14d, -16% change, 330 contributors, +64% growth, signal: Deceleration
- **Q3 2026** (AI & Machine Learning), 204 commits/14d, +52% change, 330 contributors, +64% growth, signal: Engineering hiring burst
- **Q2 2026** (AI & Machine Learning), 72 commits/14d, +57% change, 330 contributors, +64% growth, signal: Engineering hiring burst
- **Q1 2026** (AI & Machine Learning), 51 commits/14d, -35% change, 330 contributors, +64% growth, signal: Deceleration

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/lance-format
- Website: https://lance.org

## Canonical

https://signals.gitdealflow.com/startup/lance-format