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Q2 2026 · Europe
15 Europe-based startups across 9 sectors, ranked by GitHub engineering acceleration. huggingface (AI & Machine Learning) leads with 87 commits over 14 days (-49% change). Dominant regional signal pattern: Framework migration.
Sorted by commit velocity change (14-day window). Geography from GitHub org profiles. Last updated Q2 2026.
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15 Europe-based startups are tracked across 9 sectors in Q2 2026. huggingface (AI & Machine Learning) leads with 87 commits over a rolling 14-day window (-49% change). Average 14-day commit velocity across the region is 60 commits.
In Q2 2026, the top sectors by active startup count in Europe are AI & Machine Learning (3), Cybersecurity (3), EdTech (3), Supply Chain (1), Web3 (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.