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Q3 2026 — Cross-Sector
The top 20 startups across all 10 sectors showing the highest GitHub engineering acceleration this period. Ranked by commit velocity change — the rate at which engineering activity is accelerating relative to baseline. These patterns have historically preceded fundraise announcements by six to twelve weeks.
Key Takeaway
In Q3 2026, 188 startups across 10 sectors show measurable engineering signals. insightsengineering leads across all sectors with +999%commit velocity change. The most common signal type is "Framework migration" (104 startups). Engineering acceleration at this scale has historically preceded fundraise announcements by three to six weeks.
Data sourced from public GitHub activity. Read our methodology
Sorted by commit velocity change (14-day window, descending). Data last updated Q3 2026.
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Projected lead-time window
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20 startups · avg 187 commits/14d
Top mover: insightsengineering (+999%)
25 startups · avg 86 commits/14d
Top mover: ohs-foundation (+999%)
17 startups · avg 62 commits/14d
Top mover: splintered-reality (+999%)
21 startups · avg 52 commits/14d
Top mover: ccao-data (+999%)
17 startups · avg 40 commits/14d
Top mover: bic-org (+999%)
28 startups · avg 37 commits/14d
Top mover: wevm (+999%)
21 startups · avg 33 commits/14d
Top mover: Open-Cap-Stack (+999%)
13 startups · avg 27 commits/14d
Top mover: disclose (+999%)
15 startups · avg 19 commits/14d
Top mover: eftechcombr (+999%)
11 startups · avg 9 commits/14d
Top mover: microblink (+999%)
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