Codacy
Codacy is a code quality and security platform that helps engineering teams manage risks in AI-assisted development. The company has raised $29M, most recently in a 2022 Series B, and employs 68 people.
The growth story
Codacy grew from 47 to 68 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $29M along the way, most recently a Series B in September 2022.
About
Codacy provides tools to monitor code quality, security vulnerabilities, and AI-generated code risks across the development lifecycle, from IDEs to runtime. Engineering teams use it to automate quality checks and maintain standards across different coding environments.
The company has maintained steady growth since its 2012 founding, with its last funding round in 2022. While current headcount growth data isn't available, its 68-person team suggests a focus on efficient scaling post-Series B.
Founders and leadership
Engineering dominates Codacy's workforce with 15 employees in that function. The company shows typical startup tenure patterns with a median employee stay of 2 years.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 19 (-14% YoY), Information Technology 7 (+17% YoY), Sales 7 (-22% YoY), Finance 6 (+20% YoY), Business Development 6 (0% YoY), Operations 5 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Codacy recruits heavily from local tech firms like CASAFARI and Talkdesk, and from Instituto Superior Técnico university. Alumni frequently move to Portuguese startups including Bounce and Enode, with some joining larger tech firms like Microsoft.
Most common previous employers of Codacy staff: CASAFARI (4), Talkdesk (3), Instituto Superior Técnico (2), ScraperAPI (2), Defined.ai (2), Noesis (2). Former Codacy employees most often moved to Bounce (4), Enode (2), Coverflex (2), Microsoft (2), Salsify (2), Intragen (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Codacy mafia
Codacy alumni have founded several small tech firms including Konvu (12 staff) and Golem Cloud (7 staff), showing the company's role in Portugal's startup ecosystem.
9Paul Bleicher, was COO until 2016Shalini Choudhary, was Head of Customer Success & Support until 2020Tiago Brigido, was Strategy & Operations Lead until 2020João Amorim, was Summer Internship until 2014Emanuele Tibaldi, was Product Designer until 2023Amha Girma Bekele, was Senior Product Manager until 2023
Daisy Chapelier-Dehesdin, was Director Customer Experience until 2024
James Simpson, was Customer Success Lead until 2022Web traffic
Traffic mix: 52% direct, 22% search, 1% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Codacy: Communication (21), Management (19), Project Management (19), Teamwork (18), SQL (18), Java (17), English (17), Microsoft Office (16).
Where the team actually sits
Codacy people are concentrated in Lisbon, Portugal (18), Portugal (7), Lisbon Metropolitan Area (6), England, United Kingdom (2).
Search footprint
Codacy attracts about 5,293 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $63K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,363 ranking keywords and lost 1,142 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Codacy has 68 employees as of September 2026.
Codacy has raised $29M in total, most recently a Series B round in September 2022.
Codacy was founded in 2012 by Jaime Jorge.
The most common previous employers of current Codacy staff are CASAFARI (4 people), Talkdesk (3 people), Instituto Superior Técnico (2 people).
Former Codacy employees most often move to Bounce (4), Enode (2), Coverflex (2).
At least 9 companies have a founder who previously worked at Codacy, including Konvu, Golem Cloud, Absent.
Codacy attracts about 5,293 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $63K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Codacy staff are Communication, Management, Project Management, Teamwork, SQL.
Codacy staff are concentrated in Lisbon, Portugal (18), Portugal (7), Lisbon Metropolitan Area (6).
Codacy has about 19 people in Engineering, down 14% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Codacy has about 7 people in Information Technology, up 17% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 49 current and 147 former Codacy profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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