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Q1 2026 · Europe
16 Europe-based startups across 9 sectors, ranked by GitHub engineering acceleration. huggingface (AI & Machine Learning) leads with 223 commits over 14 days (+19% change). Dominant regional signal pattern: Framework migration.
Sorted by commit velocity change (14-day window). Geography from GitHub org profiles. Last updated Q1 2026.
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16 Europe-based startups are tracked across 9 sectors in Q1 2026. huggingface (AI & Machine Learning) leads with 223 commits over a rolling 14-day window (+19% change). Average 14-day commit velocity across the region is 86 commits.
In Q1 2026, the top sectors by active startup count in Europe are AI & Machine Learning (3), Cybersecurity (3), EdTech (3), Social & Community (2), Supply Chain (1). The dominant engineering signal pattern across the region is "Framework migration".
Geography is derived from each startup's GitHub organization profile location field, supplemented by a curated enrichment database of known startup headquarters. Regions use broad classifications (Europe, etc.) rather than city-level granularity to provide meaningful sample sizes.