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Q2 2026 · Europe

Europe Startups to Watch, Q2 2026 Engineering Signals

60 Europe-based startups across 17 sectors, ranked by GitHub engineering acceleration. huggingface (AI & Machine Learning) leads with 87 commits over 14 days (-49% change). Dominant regional signal pattern: Deceleration.

Sector activity in Europe

Ranked startups, Europe, Q2 2026

#CompanyStageCommits (14d)ChangeContributorsSignal
1huggingface

The AI community building the future.

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Growth87-49%436Deceleration
2photoprism

AI-Powered Photos App for the Decentralized Web. We are on a mission to protect your freedom and privacy.

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Growth121+109%183Framework migration
3inception-project

inception project is aai & machine learning growth startup based in EU, modernizing their technology stack for scale.

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Growth62+35%60Framework migration
4greenbone

Open Source Vulnerability Management

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Series A/B76+130%46Framework migration
5tenzir

Open source data pipelines for security teams

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Series A/B166-7%47Deceleration
6wireapp

Wire open source secure messenger

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Growth88-51%92Deceleration
7pharmaverse

pharmaverse is ahealthcare growth startup based in EU, modernizing their technology stack for scale.

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Growth20+67%97Framework migration
8HCW-home

Simple & Secure remote consultations

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Pre-seed48-4%4Deceleration
9hpi-studyu

hpi studyu is ahealthcare seed startup based in EU, rapidly expanding their engineering team.

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Seed9+200%17Engineering hiring burst
10aphp

aphp is ahealthcare pre-seed startup based in EU, investing in platform infrastructure and new product lines.

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Seed1-50%14Deceleration
11theislab

Theis Lab at Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Munich

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Pre-seed2+0%7Engineering hiring burst
12osunyorg

CMS d'intérêt général

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Pre-seed253+502%6Deploy frequency spike
13OpenOLAT

Open Source Learning Management System written in Java

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Seed95-59%16Deceleration
14hpi-schul-cloud

hpi schul cloud is aedtech growth startup based in EU, modernizing their technology stack for scale.

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Growth10-52%4Deceleration
15hedyorg

hedyorg is aedtech growth startup based in EU, modernizing their technology stack for scale.

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Growth14+250%362Deploy frequency spike
16scribe-org

Open-source language solutions

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Growth5-44%59Deceleration
17PapillonApp

Papillon est un client libre, open-source et développé par une communauté d’élèves pour l’ensemble de vos services de vi

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Series A/B23+92%29Framework migration
18particify

Particify creates software for interactive lectures, presentations, events and more...

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Seed7-12%16Deceleration
19Adyen

Global payments platform processing online, mobile, and in-store transactions for enterprise merchants.

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Seed63+26%13Framework migration
20bic-org

The BIC Provide technical details via API for shipping containers, global container facility codes and container prefix

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Pre-seed1+999%3Engineering hiring burst
21vanilophp

Truly Laravel E-commerce Framework

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Series A/B10+999%22Deploy frequency spike
22biblys

Le logiciel libre pour créer des boutiques de livres en ligne

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Pre-seed41-32%5Deceleration
23rapidez

Headless Magento - with Laravel, Tailwind CSS, Vue and InstantSearch 🚀

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Seed7-36%15Deceleration
24thirtybees

thirty bees is a free open source ecommerce platform dedicated to providing the features our users want.

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Growth1+999%288Deploy frequency spike
25PyVRP

The PyVRP project develops open-source tools to efficiently solve vehicle routing problems.

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Seed1-80%9Deceleration
26pyck-ai

We build an Open-Source Warehouse Management Framework for the AI-driven era.

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Pre-seed10+999%4Engineering hiring burst
27phamos-eu

Implementing, Consulting and Developing ERPNext

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Seed18-31%18Deceleration
28Part-DB

Open Source Electronic Parts Database using PHP and MySQL

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Growth15-17%53Deceleration
29medulla-tech

Endpoint management solution

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Series A/B77+97%26Framework migration
30pluginsGLPI

Official GLPI Project Plugins organization

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Series A/B2-60%30Deceleration
31dfinity

The Internet Computer aims to reinvent the internet as a computer to host secure software and a new breed of open intern

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Growth27-10%159Deceleration
32axone-protocol

A protocol for governing acts across humans, agents, and resources

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Seed6-14%16Deceleration
33solana-foundation

Solana Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the decentralization, resilience, and security of the Solana

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Series A/B15+36%39Framework migration
34status-im

The open source, decentralised crypto communication super app. Communities, Messenger, Wallet, Browser.

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Growth66-20%255Deceleration
35kleros

A decentralized arbitration protocol for disputes in the onchain economy.

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Seed2+0%16Framework migration
36safe-global

Collection of production code maintained by Safe Labs

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Seed15+400%9Deploy frequency spike
37BIRU-Scop

Open-source security compliance platform automating policy enforcement and audit readiness for enterprise teams.

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Pre-seed15+114%3Engineering hiring burst
38DoliCloud

DoliCloud, is the 1st SaaS provider of Dolibarr ERP CRM

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Series A/B20-5%22Deceleration
39OpnForm

A modern open-source form builder

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Series A/B4-20%32Deceleration
40Synapsr

Synapsr is aenterprise saas pre-seed startup based in EU, modernizing their technology stack for scale.

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Pre-seed47+1467%4Deploy frequency spike
41atrocore

We develop, implement and supports solutions based AtroCore and AtroPIM.

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Seed84-18%18Deceleration
42scribe-org

Open-source language solutions

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Growth2-60%61Deceleration
43SAP-samples

Samples illustrate software features and capabilities and provide other helpful resources to show how an SAP solution ma

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Pre-seed717+999%4Infrastructure buildout
44mloda-ai

mloda ai is adata infrastructure pre-seed startup based in EU, shipping product updates at an accelerated pace.

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Pre-seed2+999%3Deploy frequency spike
45starlake-ai

starlake ai is adata infrastructure pre-seed startup based in EU, shipping product updates at an accelerated pace.

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Pre-seed15-44%7Deceleration
46rerun-io

The data layer for physical AI. Log, query, visualize, and stream to training on shared columnar storage built for multi

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Growth106+22%178Infrastructure buildout
47reductstore

High Performance Data Backbone for Robotics and Industrial IoT

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Pre-seed4-20%7Deceleration
48openlegaldata

Make the law transparent again.

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Seed1+999%15Deploy frequency spike
49gardener

Universal Kubernetes at Scale

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Series A/B12+100%33Framework migration
50Payroll-Engine

Open Source Payroll Engine

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Pre-seed7+0%4Framework migration
51Riminder

Solving unemployment with breakthrough Artificial Intelligence.

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Seed1+999%10Deploy frequency spike
52SAP-samples

Samples illustrate software features and capabilities and provide other helpful resources to show how an SAP solution ma

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Pre-seed67-63%4Deceleration
53Synapsr

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Pre-seed48+14%5Engineering hiring burst
54nmi-agro

Nutriënten Management Instituut (NMI) is a knowledge and consultancy agency. NMI translates technical knowledge about so

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Pre-seed115-43%7Deceleration
55betagouv

Communauté des incubateurs de Services Publics Numériques

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Growth16-24%45Deceleration
56calagopus

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Series A/B76-8%26Deceleration
57gurkenlabs

Two Bavarian brothers, one goal: Create the purest, most comprehensible Java 2D game engine out there.

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Series A/B1-92%31Deceleration
58iff-gsc

Institute of Flight Guidance (IFF), TU Braunschweig

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Pre-seed1+999%5Deploy frequency spike
59activist-org

Open-source, nonprofit activism platform

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Growth8-58%256Deceleration
60goalgorilla

goalgorilla is asocial & community growth startup based in EU, modernizing their technology stack for scale.

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Growth1-94%73Deceleration
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Sorted by commit velocity change (14-day window). Geography from GitHub org profiles. Last updated Q2 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many startups are tracked in Europe in Q2 2026?

60 Europe-based startups are tracked across 17 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 47 commits.

Which sectors have the most startup activity in Europe?

In Q2 2026, the top sectors by active startup count in Europe are EdTech (7), E-commerce Infrastructure (6), Supply Chain (6), Web3 (6), Healthcare (5). The dominant engineering signal pattern across the region is "Deceleration".

How is startup geography determined?

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.

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