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Q2 2026 · Seed
Seed-stage startups — typically post-angel/accelerator, pre-Series A. Engineering signals here often correlate with the first production build-out and the earliest customer-facing launches. Currently tracking 10 seed startups across 7 sectors. ishgroup leads with 7 commits over 14 days (+75%).
Investor insight
Seed-stage acceleration is the sweet spot for scouts and solo GPs. Deploy-frequency spikes and infrastructure buildouts at this stage usually precede the Series A announcement by 6-12 weeks. The window to get in before the round is competitive is narrow but real.
Sorted by commit velocity change (14-day window). Stage from contributor count + enrichment data. Last updated Q2 2026.
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In Q2 2026, ishgroup (E-commerce Infrastructure) leads seed startups with 7 commits over a rolling 14-day window (+75% change) and 13 active contributors. Across all 10 tracked seed startups, the average 14-day commit velocity is 181 commits. The dominant engineering signal pattern is "Framework migration".
Seed-stage acceleration is the sweet spot for scouts and solo GPs. Deploy-frequency spikes and infrastructure buildouts at this stage usually precede the Series A announcement by 6-12 weeks. The window to get in before the round is competitive is narrow but real.
In Q2 2026, the top sectors by seed startup count are EdTech (2), Enterprise SaaS (2), Social & Community (2), Climate Tech (1), E-commerce Infrastructure (1). Each sector page has its own ranked list and sector-specific context.
Stage is derived from contributor count, team-size enrichment data, and funding history where publicly available. Stage classifications use broad buckets (Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A/B, Growth) to provide meaningful sample sizes. These are estimates — always verify independently before any investment action.