Q3 2026
Real, computed statistics from Launchline's own directory — upvote velocity by category, a funding-vs-traction comparison, pricing-model distribution, and category birth/death rates. No estimates, no third-party scrapes.
Computed September 13, 2026 · Past editions
This is our first Index.
Two sections below need a prior quarter to compare against: the pricing-model distribution is shown as a current snapshot rather than a "shift," and category birth counts aren't reported yet. Future editions will show real quarter-over-quarter change once a genuine baseline exists — we don't invent one.
Upvote velocity by category
Every upvote cast during Q3 2026, grouped by each listing's primary category. Votes flagged by our vote-integrity system are excluded.
Funding × traction
Startups that announced a funding round in Q3 2026, compared against the rest of the catalog on lifetime upvotes — a real, computed comparison from the FundingRound data our editors log.
No funding rounds were announced this quarter — nothing to compare yet.
Pricing-model distribution
A current snapshot across 3 publicly-visible listings — first edition, no prior quarter to diff against.
Category birth/death
New categories added this quarter, and categories that received zero newly-launched listings — a proxy for dormancy, not a claim that a category is abandoned.
New this quarter
Category creation dates were only just introduced this edition; every pre-existing category's timestamp reflects when this feature launched, not when the category was actually created. Birth counts start from the next edition, once a real prior snapshot exists to compare against.
Methodology: every number above is a live aggregate over Launchline's own database at the time of computation — never an estimate, a scrape, or a third-party figure. See how we curate and the trust report for the moderation and vote-integrity rules this data already passed through.