Q3 2026 · Europe

Europe Startups to Watch — Q3 2026 Engineering Signals

26 Europe-based startups across 8 sectors, ranked by GitHub engineering acceleration. insightsengineering (Healthcare) leads with 2 commits over 14 days (+999% change). Dominant regional signal pattern: Framework migration.

Sector activity in Europe

E-commerce Infrastructure

5 startups

Supply Chain

5 startups

Healthcare

4 startups

EdTech

4 startups

Enterprise SaaS

3 startups

Web3

2 startups

Data Infrastructure

2 startups

Robotics

1 startup

Ranked startups — Europe, Q3 2026

#	Company	Stage	Geo	Commits (14d)	Change	Contributors	Contrib. Growth	New Repos	Signal
1	insightsengineering Roche/Genentech - Insights Engineering View signal profile →	Seed	EU	2	+999%	9	+0%	2	Deploy frequency spike
2	aphp View signal profile →	Seed	EU	7	-36%	14	+0%	2	Framework migration
3	HCW-home Simple & Secure remote consultations View signal profile →	Pre-seed	EU	2	+100%	6	+25%	0	Framework migration
4	hpi-studyu View signal profile →	Seed	EU	43	+7%	17	+228%	0	Engineering hiring burst
5	OpenOLAT Open Source Learning Management System written in Java View signal profile →	Seed	EU	121	-17%	16	+0%	0	Framework migration
6	hpi-schul-cloud View signal profile →	Growth	EU	14	-12%	100	+0%	0	Framework migration
7	hedyorg View signal profile →	Growth	EU	10	-33%	100	+34%	0	Framework migration
8	scribe-org Open-source language solutions View signal profile →	Growth	EU	6	+0%	59	+250%	0	Engineering hiring burst
9	Adyen View signal profile →	Seed	EU	17	-69%	13	+0%	0	Framework migration
10	bic-org The BIC Provide technical details via API for shipping containers, global container facility codes and container prefix View signal profile →	Pre-seed	EU	3	+999%	3	+300%	0	Engineering hiring burst
11	vanilophp Truly Laravel E-commerce Framework View signal profile →	Series A/B	EU	1	+999%	22	+0%	0	Deploy frequency spike
12	rapidez Headless Magento - with Laravel, Tailwind CSS, Vue and InstantSearch 🚀 View signal profile →	Seed	EU	4	+100%	15	+0%	1	Framework migration
13	thirtybees thirty bees is a free open source ecommerce platform dedicated to providing the features our users want. View signal profile →	Growth	EU	1	+0%	100	+0%	1	Framework migration
14	pyck-ai We build an Open-Source Warehouse Management Framework for the AI-driven era. View signal profile →	Pre-seed	EU	30	+43%	4	+136%	1	Engineering hiring burst
15	PyVRP The PyVRP project develops open-source tools to efficiently solve vehicle routing problems. View signal profile →	Seed	EU	1	-75%	9	+0%	0	Framework migration
16	pluginsGLPI Official GLPI Project Plugins organization View signal profile →	Series A/B	EU	2	-50%	30	+0%	0	Framework migration
17	Part-DB Open Source Electronic Parts Database using PHP and MySQL View signal profile →	Growth	EU	7	-86%	52	+0%	0	Framework migration
18	medulla-tech Endpoint management solution View signal profile →	Seed	EU	2	-85%	9	+0%	0	Framework migration
19	axone-protocol A protocol for governing acts across humans, agents, and resources View signal profile →	Pre-seed	EU	101	-27%	4	+0%	0	Framework migration
20	status-im The open source, decentralised crypto communication super app. Communities, Messenger, Wallet, Browser. View signal profile →	Growth	EU	5	-89%	100	+0%	1	Framework migration
21	atrocore We develop, implement and supports solutions based AtroCore and AtroPIM. View signal profile →	Seed	EU	33	+10%	18	+0%	10	Infrastructure buildout
22	OpnForm A modern open-source form builder View signal profile →	Series A/B	EU	6	-33%	30	+40%	0	Framework migration
23	Synapsr View signal profile →	Pre-seed	EU	9	-70%	4	+0%	0	Framework migration
24	scribe-org Open-source language solutions View signal profile →	Growth	EU	4	+0%	62	+0%	0	Framework migration
25	mloda-ai View signal profile →	Pre-seed	EU	18	+500%	7	+0%	0	Deploy frequency spike
26	reductstore High Performance Data Backbone for Robotics and Industrial IoT View signal profile →	Pre-seed	EU	5	-17%	7	+31%	1	Framework migration

Sorted by commit velocity change (14-day window). Geography from GitHub org profiles. Last updated Q3 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many startups are tracked in Europe in Q3 2026?

26 Europe-based startups are tracked across 8 sectors in Q3 2026. insightsengineering (Healthcare) leads with 2 commits over a rolling 14-day window (+999% change). Average 14-day commit velocity across the region is 17 commits.

Which sectors have the most startup activity in Europe?

In Q3 2026, the top sectors by active startup count in Europe are E-commerce Infrastructure (5), Supply Chain (5), Healthcare (4), EdTech (4), Enterprise SaaS (3). The dominant engineering signal pattern across the region is "Framework migration".

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.