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Q3 2026 · Pre-Seed · Data Infrastructure
3 data infrastructure startups at pre-seed stage ranked by GitHub engineering acceleration in Q3 2026. mloda-ai leads with 18 commits over 14 days (+500%). Earliest-stage technical startups — typically before any institutional round. Engineering activity at this stage is the clearest leading indicator because there is little press, no fundraise announcement, and few public breadcrumbs other than the code itself.
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At pre-seed, the GitHub commit graph is often the only public signal of product velocity. Founders are heads-down shipping. A pre-seed startup showing sustained engineering acceleration over a multi-week window is a high-conviction outbound target before the seed round is live.
| # | Company | Stage | Geo | Commits (14d) | Change | Contributors | Contrib. Growth | New Repos | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mloda-aiView signal profile → | Pre-seed | EU | 18 | +500% | 7 | +0% | 0 | Deploy frequency spike |
| 2 | subsquid Blockchain data infrastructure for Web3 developers: validated data across 225+ networks plus the Squid SDK and Pipes SDK View signal profile → | Pre-seed | Unknown | 3 | +50% | 7 | +0% | 1 | Framework migration |
| 3 | ZemerTeamView signal profile → | Pre-seed | US | 61 | -20% | 5 | +400% | 2 | Engineering hiring burst |
Sorted by commit velocity change (14-day window). Stage from contributor count + enrichment. Last updated Q3 2026.
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mloda-ai leads data infrastructure pre-seed-stage startups in Q3 2026 with 18 commits over a rolling 14-day window (+500% change) and 7 active contributors. Across all 3 data infrastructure startups at this stage, the average 14-day commit velocity is 27 commits.
At pre-seed, the GitHub commit graph is often the only public signal of product velocity. Founders are heads-down shipping. A pre-seed startup showing sustained engineering acceleration over a multi-week window is a high-conviction outbound target before the seed round is live.
Stage is derived from contributor count, team-size enrichment, and funding history where publicly available. Stage buckets (Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A/B, Growth) use broad matching for sample size. Always verify independently before any investment action.