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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 8 seed startups across 6 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 8 tracked seed startups, the average 14-day commit velocity is 251 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), Social & Community (2), Climate Tech (1), E-commerce Infrastructure (1), Enterprise SaaS (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.