Codesphere
Codesphere is a German developer infrastructure startup that raised $39M in a May 2024 Series A. It sells tools that let developers deploy applications without managing servers, from simple frontends to complex AI models.
The growth story
Codesphere grew from 33 to 85 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $39M along the way, most recently a Series A in May 2024.
About
Codesphere provides a platform for developers to deploy applications without handling infrastructure setup. It supports everything from basic web apps to large language models, with automatic scaling and managed services.
The 85-person company is based in Karlsruhe and recently closed a $39M Series A. Its engineering team makes up 20% of staff, suggesting a product-focused buildout after the funding round.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest department with 17 staff, about 20% of the company. The leadership team includes investors from 42CAP and 468 Capital, who led the recent Series A.
The Codesphere org chart
Elias Schneider (CEO) leads 27 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 30 (+20% YoY), Entrepreneurship 9 (0% YoY), Information Technology 7 (-12% YoY), Business Development 7 (-12% YoY), Sales 5 (+25% YoY), Arts and Design 4 (+33% YoY).
Talent flow
The team draws heavily from SAP (5 hires) and Google (3), with local German firms like A. Eberle and academic institutions like Karlsruhe Institute of Technology also feeding talent. Alumni have gone to Oracle, Atlassian and smaller startups.
Most common previous employers of Codesphere staff: SAP (5), Google (3), A. Eberle GmbH & Co. KG (3), Contentsquare (3), Red Hat (3), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (3). Former Codesphere employees most often moved to UBIO (1), Greater Design (1), Precisely (1), Bearplus (1), Oracle (1), Atlassian (1).
Alumni worth knowing
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Codesphere: Software Development (19), Java (18), Business Development (17), JavaScript (17), Python (Programming Language) (17), Kubernetes (17), Docker Products (16), Linux (16).
Where the team actually sits
Codesphere people are concentrated in Baden-Württemberg, Germany (20), Bavaria, Germany (12), Greater Munich Metropolitan Area (5), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (3). 3 offices on record.
Search footprint
Codesphere attracts about 132 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $3K a month if bought through ads. It gained 26 ranking keywords and lost 28 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.20 / 5
Frequently asked
Codesphere has 85 employees as of September 2026.
Codesphere has raised $39M in total, most recently a Series A round in May 2024.
Codesphere was founded in 2020 by Roman Frolov, Christian S., Jonas Zipprick.
Elias Schneider (CEO) sits at the top of Codesphere's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Codesphere staff are SAP (5 people), Google (3 people), A. Eberle GmbH & Co. KG (3 people).
Former Codesphere employees most often move to UBIO (1), Greater Design (1), Precisely (1).
Codesphere attracts about 132 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $3K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Codesphere staff are Software Development, Java, Business Development, JavaScript, Python (Programming Language).
Codesphere staff are concentrated in Baden-Württemberg, Germany (20), Bavaria, Germany (12), Greater Munich Metropolitan Area (5).
Codesphere has about 30 people in Engineering, up 20% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Codesphere has about 9 people in Entrepreneurship, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 54 current and 42 former Codesphere profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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