Comper lands pre-seed funding for its software intelligence vision
Utrecht-based startup Comper has raised a pre-seed funding round to accelerate the development of its software intelligence platform, a tool the company describes as “Figma for codebases.” Positioned at the intersection of developer productivity, software architecture, and collaboration tooling, the platform aims to transform how engineering teams understand, navigate, and evolve large, complex codebases.
While the size of the round and the full investor line-up have not been publicly disclosed, the capital injection signals growing investor confidence in tools that bring visual thinking and shared context to software development. The funding will be used to expand the product, strengthen the technical team, and accelerate go-to-market efforts in Europe and beyond.
“Figma for codebases”: what Comper is building
Design and product teams have long relied on visual collaboration platforms such as Figma to co-create interfaces, share feedback, and maintain a single source of truth. Comper is betting that software engineering teams need a similar paradigm for their codebases.
Instead of treating code as a flat collection of files, Comper’s platform aims to surface a living, visual representation of a system’s structure, dependencies, and ownership. By doing so, it promises to make it easier for teams to answer questions that are often difficult and time-consuming in large engineering organizations:
- Which services and modules are affected by a planned change?
- Who owns a particular component, and what other systems depend on it?
- Where are the architectural bottlenecks, hotspots, or hidden risks?
Through automated analysis of existing repositories, Comper intends to build a layer of software intelligence on top of code, enabling engineers, tech leads, and product stakeholders to collaborate using shared, visual context rather than only raw source files or static documentation.
Why software intelligence is becoming critical
Modern software systems are increasingly distributed, with organizations adopting microservices, cloud-native architectures, and a growing mix of languages and frameworks. As codebases scale, the cognitive load on engineering teams rises sharply. Traditional tools such as code editors, static documentation, and issue trackers often fall short when teams need to reason about system-wide impact or coordinate large-scale changes.
This is the gap Comper aims to fill. By combining code analysis with intuitive visualizations and collaboration features, the platform is designed to:
- Reduce onboarding time for new engineers by providing a map of the codebase.
- Support architecture governance and technical decision-making.
- Highlight technical debt, coupling, and risky dependencies.
- Help teams plan and coordinate refactors or migrations with fewer surprises.
Investors are increasingly interested in this emerging category of developer tools and engineering intelligence, where platforms offer insights not just into runtime behavior (as with observability tools), but into the static structure and evolution of code itself.
Utrecht’s growing role in European developer tooling
The pre-seed round further spotlights Utrecht and the Netherlands as a fertile ground for developer-focused startups. With a strong base of software talent, proximity to major European tech hubs, and supportive early-stage investors, the region has become an attractive launchpad for tools that address the needs of modern engineering organizations.
Comper joins a wave of European startups building products for DevOps, code quality, and software lifecycle management. By positioning itself as a visual, collaborative layer on top of existing code hosting platforms and CI/CD pipelines, the company is targeting both scale-ups and established enterprises struggling with the complexity of their systems.
Key product capabilities and use cases
Visual mapping of complex systems
At the core of the platform is a set of visual maps that represent services, modules, and their relationships. These maps are generated from the underlying repositories and updated as the code evolves. Instead of manually maintained diagrams, teams can rely on live architecture views that stay in sync with reality.
Collaboration and shared understanding
Mirroring the way product and design teams comment, annotate, and iterate within Figma, Comper aims to offer collaboration features tailored to engineers. Stakeholders will be able to:
- Comment directly on components or services within the visual map.
- Attach architectural decisions, diagrams, or documentation to specific areas of the system.
- Use shared views during design reviews, incident post-mortems, and planning sessions.
Insights for engineering leaders
Beyond individual developers, the platform is also being built for engineering managers and CTOs who need visibility into the health and complexity of their systems. Metrics on code ownership, dependency sprawl, and architectural hotspots can help leadership prioritize investments, manage risk, and align technology strategy with business goals.
Positioning in the competitive landscape
The rise of code intelligence and AI-assisted development has attracted multiple players, from code search platforms to AI pair-programming tools. Comper is carving out a distinct position by focusing on the visual, collaborative layer of the codebase rather than on direct code generation or editing.
This approach allows the company to integrate with existing Git hosting services, CI/CD pipelines, and issue trackers, rather than replacing them. By becoming the shared interface where engineers and stakeholders discuss structure, impact, and change, Comper aims to become part of the daily workflow for teams managing complex systems.
Next steps after the pre-seed round
With fresh capital secured, Comper is expected to focus on product development, early customer pilots, and refining its core value proposition. Key priorities include:
- Deep integrations with major source code management platforms.
- Support for a broad range of languages and architectures.
- Enhanced visualization and filtering options for different roles, from senior architects to junior developers.
- Security and compliance features suited to enterprise environments.
As engineering teams continue to grapple with ever-larger and more distributed codebases, tools that provide clear, shared understanding of software systems are likely to gain traction. Backed by its new pre-seed funding, Comper is positioning itself as a key contender in this emerging space, bringing the collaborative power of design-style workflows to the world of code.