Robotics Startups Directory
All 28 tracked robotics startups ranked by GitHub engineering acceleration (Q3 2026), sorted by commit-velocity change. Every company links to its full signal profile.
This directory lists every startup VC Deal Flow Signal tracks in Q3 2026, ranked by GitHub engineering acceleration. It contains 28 companies spread across 2 pages; this is page 1. Each card links to a company's full signal profile with its complete commit history, contributor data, and sector ranking.
eclipse-zenoh
Engineering hiring burstPub/sub/query protocol for edge computing providing zero-overhead data routing across distributed systems.
- Stage
- Series A/B
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 7
- Velocity change
- +999%
- Contributors
- 44
- New repos (30d)
- 0
rt-net
Deploy frequency spikert net is arobotics pre-seed startup based in APAC, shipping product updates at an accelerated pace.
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Geography
- APAC
- Commits (14d)
- 1
- Velocity change
- +999%
- Contributors
- 5
- New repos (30d)
- 0
gbionics
Infrastructure buildoutAmplifying humans
- Stage
- Series A/B
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 4
- Velocity change
- +999%
- Contributors
- 26
- New repos (30d)
- 5
robot-descriptions
Deploy frequency spikeRobot descriptions and software to access them.
- Stage
- Seed
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 1
- Velocity change
- +999%
- Contributors
- 15
- New repos (30d)
- 0
splintered-reality
Deploy frequency spikeBehaviour trees in python
- Stage
- Seed
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 5
- Velocity change
- +999%
- Contributors
- 15
- New repos (30d)
- 0
Flexxbotics
Engineering hiring burstRobotic process automation platform for smart manufacturing, enabling robot-to-robot coordination on factory floors.
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 4
- Velocity change
- +999%
- Contributors
- 4
- New repos (30d)
- 0
foxglove
Infrastructure buildoutAccelerate your robotics development
- Stage
- Seed
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 3
- Velocity change
- +999%
- Contributors
- 19
- New repos (30d)
- 4
skybrush-io
Framework migrationThe next-generation drone show software
- Stage
- Seed
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 48
- Velocity change
- +118%
- Contributors
- 9
- New repos (30d)
- 0
commaai
Framework migrationBuilding the Android of self-driving cars
- Stage
- Growth
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 52
- Velocity change
- +24%
- Contributors
- 100
- New repos (30d)
- 0
lge-ros2
Framework migration'lge-ros2' project is now heading to next-generation robotics world by cloud robotics framework with 5G connections.
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Geography
- APAC
- Commits (14d)
- 52
- Velocity change
- +24%
- Contributors
- 4
- New repos (30d)
- 2
OpenSCvx
Framework migrationOpen SCvx is arobotics pre-seed startup based in US, modernizing their technology stack for scale.
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Geography
- US
- Commits (14d)
- 7
- Velocity change
- +17%
- Contributors
- 6
- New repos (30d)
- 0
ros-navigation
Framework migrationROS Navigation Stack
- Stage
- Growth
- Geography
- US
- Commits (14d)
- 10
- Velocity change
- +0%
- Contributors
- 100
- New repos (30d)
- 0
3D-Vision-World
Framework migrationComputer vision and 3D perception libraries for robotics applications including object detection and SLAM.
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 2
- Velocity change
- +0%
- Contributors
- 3
- New repos (30d)
- 0
WebODM
Framework migrationThe free and open source drone mapping software 🚀
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 5
- Velocity change
- -17%
- Contributors
- 5
- New repos (30d)
- 0
reductstore
Framework migrationHigh Performance Data Backbone for Robotics and Industrial IoT
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Geography
- EU
- Commits (14d)
- 5
- Velocity change
- -17%
- Contributors
- 7
- New repos (30d)
- 1
zapplyjobs
Framework migrationFree job boards and career resources for students & new grads
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Geography
- US
- Commits (14d)
- 1,050
- Velocity change
- -23%
- Contributors
- 7
- New repos (30d)
- 2
newton-physics
Framework migrationGitHub organization of the Linux Foundation Newton project.
- Stage
- Growth
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 62
- Velocity change
- -35%
- Contributors
- 83
- New repos (30d)
- 0
rerun-io
Infrastructure buildoutThe data layer for physical AI. Log, query, visualize, and stream to training on shared columnar storage built for multi
- Stage
- Growth
- Geography
- EU
- Commits (14d)
- 57
- Velocity change
- -37%
- Contributors
- 100
- New repos (30d)
- 4
verl-project
Engineering hiring burstA unified VLA post-training framework for human-in-the-loop data collection, fine-tuning, and reinforcement learning.
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 34
- Velocity change
- -41%
- Contributors
- 4
- New repos (30d)
- 1
autowarefoundation
Framework migrationOpen-source software for self-driving vehicles
- Stage
- Growth
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 63
- Velocity change
- -48%
- Contributors
- 100
- New repos (30d)
- 1
livekit
Framework migrationOpen source WebRTC and realtime AI infrastructure
- Stage
- Growth
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 13
- Velocity change
- -50%
- Contributors
- 74
- New repos (30d)
- 0
copper-project
Infrastructure buildoutHome for copper-rs, the deterministic robot OS built in Rust.
- Stage
- Series A/B
- Geography
- US
- Commits (14d)
- 16
- Velocity change
- -57%
- Contributors
- 34
- New repos (30d)
- 3
selfpatch
Engineering hiring burstselfpatch is arobotics pre-seed startup, rapidly expanding their engineering team.
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 62
- Velocity change
- -57%
- Contributors
- 7
- New repos (30d)
- 0
innate-inc
Engineering hiring burstPhysical AI Agents
- Stage
- Seed
- Geography
- US
- Commits (14d)
- 52
- Velocity change
- -58%
- Contributors
- 15
- New repos (30d)
- 3
How to read these rankings
We rank each company on public GitHub activity, never on press releases or fundraise announcements. The primary signal is commit velocity change: the percentage change in total commits to a company's most active public repository over a rolling 14-day window, measured against its own trailing baseline. Sustained acceleration has historically preceded fundraise announcements by three to six weeks.
We surface three supporting primitives alongside velocity. Contributor influx counts new committers in the trailing four weeks; a hiring burst often follows a fresh round. Repository creation pulse counts new public repositories shipped in the trailing eight weeks, a leading indicator of platform expansion. Language bias drift flags when a new primary language appears in production code, which often marks a pivot or scale-up.
Use this directory to source and to validate. For sourcing, scan the top of each page for the fastest-accelerating teams, then open their profiles to read the full signal. For validation, look up a company you already know and compare its trajectory against the broader sector distribution. No single metric is a buy signal; always cross-reference with Crunchbase, hiring activity, and community mentions before acting.
Signal types
- Engineering hiring burst marks rapid team expansion, often following a funding round.
- Infrastructure buildout marks new repository creation, indicating platform investment and product expansion.
- Deploy frequency spike marks an accelerated shipping cadence, often seen before a public launch.
- Framework migration marks a technology stack transition, which often precedes a pivot or platform upgrade.
Data source and methodology
Every number links back to public GitHub activity and refreshes weekly. The full methodology, including the six-signal panel and its empirical tie to fundraise probability, is published on the methodology page. The underlying SSRN preprint is 6606558, and a CC BY 4.0 machine-readable dataset is available on the dataset page. We track only self-published public GitHub organizations, never private repositories or inferred profiles.
About this signal
VC Deal Flow Signal is a free public dataset that treats GitHub engineering acceleration as a leading indicator of startup momentum. It exists for Corp Dev teams, PE operating partners, and emerging managers who want to see momentum before a round is announced rather than after. Every company in this directory has a self-published public GitHub organization, and every ranking number links back to the public repository behind it. The dataset is updated weekly and is independent of any incumbent venture platform.