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Q3 2026 · Pre-Seed · EdTech
4 edtech startups at pre-seed stage ranked by GitHub engineering acceleration in Q3 2026. ccao-data leads with 1 commits over 14 days (+999%). 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 | ccao-data The CCAO's Data Department creates models, tools, and analyses to improve Cook County's property tax system View signal profile → | Pre-seed | Unknown | 1 | +999% | 6 | +0% | 0 | Deploy frequency spike |
| 2 | StudyDriftView signal profile → | Pre-seed | Unknown | 74 | -27% | 3 | +14% | 0 | Framework migration |
| 3 | foundation50 OpenCourseWare and Open-Source Software View signal profile → | Pre-seed | Unknown | 188 | -31% | 7 | +400% | 3 | Engineering hiring burst |
| 4 | towardsai The leading AI community and content platform focused on making AI accessible to all. View signal profile → | Pre-seed | US | 28 | -42% | 3 | +400% | 3 | Engineering hiring burst |
Sorted by commit velocity change (14-day window). Stage from contributor count + enrichment. Last updated Q3 2026.
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ccao-data leads edtech pre-seed-stage startups in Q3 2026 with 1 commits over a rolling 14-day window (+999% change) and 6 active contributors. Across all 4 edtech startups at this stage, the average 14-day commit velocity is 73 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.