Comper Announces Pre-Seed Round Led by Productfirst

Utrecht, Netherlands — 22nd January, 2026 — Comper, a software intelligence platform helping teams instantly understand, navigate, and collaborate inside complex code landscapes, today announced the close of its pre-seed round led by Productfirst.

Comper is rethinking how engineering, product and leadership teams collaborate by making codebases visible, explorable, and shareable across entire organizations. Often described as "Figma for codebases," Comper enables faster onboarding, clearer decision-making, and more resilient software development at scale.

"I started building Comper for myself as a CTO cockpit, but it turned out to be useful for a lot of people, even non-technical ones. Now, with the acceleration of AI coding, software teams are scaling faster than their ability to understand their own systems. Staying on top of your code landscape is more relevant than ever; our timing couldn't be better. " said Jouke, technical Co-Founder of Comper. "We're building Comper to remove that black box and give teams shared clarity across their codebases."

The investment from Productfirst, known for backing product-driven founders at the earliest stages, will support Comper's continued product development, early customer traction, and team growth.

Perry Oostdam, Investor, Productfirst:

"After meeting the team and seeing the product, I called Pawel immediately. We didn't want to miss this opportunity. Comper brings immediate clarity to something every scaling company struggles with; understanding their codebase as a living system. The speed at which this came together reflects the strength of both the product and the founders behind it."

Pawel Smoczyk, former CTO turned investor:

"After years of leading engineering teams, I've learned that most risk doesn't come from bad code, but from a lack of shared understanding across the team. What convinced me about Comper is that it addresses this at the root - not with more documentation, but with a clear, shared view of how the software actually works and how teams are structured around it."

Comper was incorporated in Fall 2025 after a year in stealth, by Jouke Waleson, ex-Mendix, software engineer, CTO, then fractional CTO, and Juan Uijtewaal, ex-founder named Forbes' 30 under 30 in 2020, ex-Miro, and experienced COO, each who previously worked across high-growth companies where codebase complexity directly impacted velocity, quality, and team health.

With this funding, Comper will expand its early access program and continue working closely with product-led teams navigating fast-growing codebases.