VC Deal Flow Signal

Signal Type — Q2 2026

Startups Showing Framework Migration

Startups showing general engineering acceleration that indicates a technology stack transition — moving from prototype to production infrastructure. In Q2 2026, 77 startups across all tracked sectors are classified with this signal pattern.

What This Means for Investors

Framework migrations are the subtlest signal type but can indicate the shift from exploration to exploitation — a key milestone in startup development that often precedes fundraising.

Top Sectors with This Signal

AI & Machine Learning (11)Fintech (6)Cybersecurity (5)Enterprise SaaS (5)Data Infrastructure (5)
#CompanyStageGeoCommits (14d)ChangeContributorsContrib. GrowthNew ReposSignal
1processing

We create platforms to promote software literacy within the visual arts, and visual literacy within technology-related fields.

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GrowthUS91+42%196+13%0Framework migration
2stellar

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GrowthUS25+39%111+12%0Framework migration
3medplum

Healthcare infrastructure

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Series A/BUS94+34%101+10%0Framework migration
4openboxes

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SeedUS19+27%40+8%0Framework migration
5Unleash

The Open-Source Feature Toggle Service

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Series A/BEU84+27%135+8%0Framework migration
6ros2

Version 2 of the Robot Operating System (ROS) software stack

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GrowthUS26+18%182+5%0Framework migration
7mistralai

Mistral AI

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Series A/BEU46+15%138+5%0Framework migration
8ollama

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SeedUS62+15%158+5%0Framework migration
9paradigmxyz

A research-driven technology investment firm.

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Series A/BUS230+13%138+4%0Framework migration
10commaai

Building the Android of self-driving cars

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Series A/BUS95+12%100+4%0Framework migration
11GreptimeTeam

The Observability 2.0 database company

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SeedAPAC62+11%120+3%0Framework migration
12openemr

The most popular open source electronic health records and medical practice management solution.

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GrowthUS143+10%105+3%0Framework migration
13mattermost

Mattermost is a secure collaboration platform for connecting your teams, tools and processes to accelerate mission-critical work.

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Series A/BUS143+7%208+2%0Framework migration
14anza-xyz

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Series A/BUS50+6%123+2%0Framework migration
15OpenC3

Open Source. Open Architecture. Command, Control and Communication

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SeedUS91+3%45+1%0Framework migration
16pulumi

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Series A/BUS138+2%120+1%0Framework migration
17inventree

Open Source Inventory Management System

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SeedEU90+2%108+1%0Framework migration
18midday-ai

Run your business smarter

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SeedEU2+0%2+4%1Framework migration
19hatchet-dev

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SeedUS95+0%62+2%0Framework migration
20prowler-cloud

Prowler is as dynamic and adaptable as the environment you are meant to protect.

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SeedEU103+0%102+10%0Framework migration
21autowarefoundation

Open-source software for self-driving vehicles

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GrowthAPAC44-2%93+10%1Framework migration
22calcom

Scheduling infrastructure for absolutely everyone.

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Series A/BUS1,110-3%103+9%0Framework migration
23risingwavelabs

The live data company.

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Series A/BUS77-4%103+14%0Framework migration
24huggingface

The AI community building the future.

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Series A/BUS80-6%46+1%0Framework migration
25PaddlePaddle

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GrowthAPAC169-7%189+10%0Framework migration
26chatwoot

The modern, open-source, self-hosted customer support platform.

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Series A/BAPAC153-7%102+7%0Framework migration
27gravitational

The easiest, most secure way to access all your infrastructure.

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Series A/BUS185-8%116-5%0Framework migration
28langchain-ai

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Series A/BUS166-11%227+6%0Framework migration
29starkware-libs

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Series A/BEU141-11%192-2%0Framework migration
30twentyhq

We are building a modern Open Source CRM

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Series A/BEU364-11%101-1%0Framework migration
31chroma-core

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SeedUS67-12%102-2%0Framework migration
32greenbone

Open Source Vulnerability Management

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Series A/BEU111-13%92+0%0Framework migration
33shopware

Shopware 6 is an open commerce platform based on Symfony Framework and Vue and supported by a worldwide community and more than 2.500 community extensions

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Series A/BEU126-14%151+6%0Framework migration
34vllm-project

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Series A/BUS629-17%285+8%0Framework migration
35openmrs

Open source Medical Records by and for the entire planet, starting with the developing world.

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GrowthUS25-17%156+7%0Framework migration
36godotengine

Godot is a popular Free and Open Source game development engine and toolset.

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GrowthEU256-18%103+12%0Framework migration
37oppia

A free, open-source platform to provide quality education to those in need.

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SeedUS46-19%241+11%0Framework migration
38openbb-finance

Investment Research for Everyone, Anywhere

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SeedUS128-20%10+14%0Framework migration
39Open-EO

openEO develops an open API to connect R, Python, JavaScript and other clients to EO cloud back-ends in a simple and unified way.

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SeedEU37-20%22+8%0Framework migration
40backstage

Backstage is an open platform for building developer portals

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GrowthUS653-21%171-1%0Framework migration
41wazuh

The Open Source Security Platform. Unified XDR and SIEM protection for endpoints and cloud workloads.

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GrowthUS225-21%166+11%0Framework migration
42open-condo-software

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SeedAPAC74-24%51+5%0Framework migration
43mlflow

The open source AI engineering platform for agents, LLMs, and ML models.

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GrowthUS695-25%116+11%0Framework migration
44catalyst-cooperative

Catalyst is a small data engineering cooperative working on electricity regulation and climate change.

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SeedUS77-27%50-3%0Framework migration
45glpi-project

Official GLPI Project organization

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GrowthEU81-27%110+7%0Framework migration
46PostHog

The single platform to analyze, test, observe, and deploy new features

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Series A/BUS3,126-28%150+13%0Framework migration
47bevyengine

A modular game engine built in Rust, with a focus on developer productivity and performance

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SeedUS23-28%102+15%0Framework migration
48spree

Open-source headless eCommerce platform with REST API, TypeScript SDK, and Next.js storefront for cross-border, B2B or marketplace eCommerce.

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GrowthUS106-30%114+2%0Framework migration
49frappe

We build world class open-source software products.

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GrowthAPAC354-30%154+13%0Framework migration
50deepset-ai

Building enterprise search systems powered by latest NLP & open-source.

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Series A/BEU118-31%190+6%0Framework migration
51skypilot-org

Run, manage, and scale AI workloads on any AI infrastructure.

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Series A/BUS224-31%114+13%0Framework migration
52freeCodeCamp

Learn to code for free with millions of other people around the world

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GrowthUS100-32%265-2%0Framework migration
53freelawproject

We provide free access to primary legal materials, develop legal research tools, and support academic research on legal corpora.

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SeedUS160-32%118-3%0Framework migration
54documenso

Documenso - The Open Source DocuSign Alternative.

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SeedEU14-36%101+3%0Framework migration
55OpenOLAT

Open Source Learning Management System written in Java

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GrowthEU111-37%21+6%0Framework migration
56saleor

The commerce API that puts developers first.

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Series A/BEU49-37%162+8%0Framework migration
57APSIMInitiative

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ResearchAPAC38-39%60+3%1Framework migration
58milvus-io

The open source vector database designed for AI applications

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Series A/BUS117-40%143-2%0Framework migration
59clickhouse

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Series A/BUS2,271-40%143+1%0Framework migration
60aptos-labs

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Series A/BUS96-41%100+5%0Framework migration
61erxes

A single yet complete experience operating system (XOS) to build your own experience

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SeedAPAC87-41%102+7%0Framework migration
62discourse

The 100% open source discussion platform built for the next decade of the Internet.

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GrowthUS164-43%101+8%0Framework migration
63mastodon

Mastodon GmbH is a German non-profit developing a decentralized social network

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GrowthEU91-45%181+4%0Framework migration
64hoppscotch

Open source API development ecosystem.

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SeedAPAC14-48%144+13%0Framework migration
65tenzir

Open source data pipelines for security teams

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SeedEU85-51%50+7%0Framework migration
66LiteFarmOrg

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SeedCanada66-54%65-2%0Framework migration
67electricitymaps

The world’s most comprehensive electricity data platform

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Series A/BEU7-56%101+11%0Framework migration
68formbricks

Open Source Qualtrics Alternative

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SeedEU34-57%102+9%0Framework migration
69debezium

Distributed open source platform for change data capture

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GrowthUS65-57%104+14%0Framework migration
70gazebosim

Tools and libraries for robotics applications. Home of the Gazebo simulator.

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GrowthUS10-58%171-3%0Framework migration
71formancehq

Open Source Infrastructure for the Financial Internet

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SeedEU9-62%22+12%0Framework migration
72GaloyMoney

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SeedUS14-66%8+13%1Framework migration
73jina-ai

Your Search Foundation, Supercharged!

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Series A/BEU3-77%4-1%1Framework migration
74pytroll

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ResearchEU3-86%120-3%0Framework migration
75boxyhq

Security Building Blocks for Developers

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SeedUS8-87%7+14%0Framework migration
76CliMA

The next generation of climate models. Built in the open.

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ResearchUS1-89%8+11%0Framework migration
77qdrant

Creating advanced vector search technology

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Series A/BEU9-96%111+0%0Framework migration
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Sorted by commit velocity change (14-day window, descending). Data last updated Q2 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a “framework migration” signal?

Startups showing general engineering acceleration that indicates a technology stack transition — moving from prototype to production infrastructure.

How many startups show this signal in Q2 2026?

77 startups across all tracked sectors. The top sectors are AI & Machine Learning (11), Fintech (6), Cybersecurity (5), Enterprise SaaS (5), Data Infrastructure (5).

What does this signal mean for investors?

Framework migrations are the subtlest signal type but can indicate the shift from exploration to exploitation — a key milestone in startup development that often precedes fundraising.

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