David Judd
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
About Us
Your engineering partner for the agentic era.
CodeLantern is a consultancy that helps organizations adopt agentic development with senior technical judgment, a structured methodology, and hands-on software delivery. We are based in Toronto and work with organizations across markets.
Who we are
Built for AI, built on 20 years of experience.
CodeLantern was built for the agentic era by former ObjectSharp leaders and practitioners with two decades of experience helping organizations through major shifts in software delivery. Our team’s careers span Agile, DevOps, and Cloud-Native. Now we’re applying that experience to the agentic era.
Our lineage means deep real-world experience building mission-critical software for fintech, engineering, healthcare, and government: industries that demand the highest standards. Safety, transparency, traceability, and maintainability aren’t features. They’re the foundation.
The people
Meet the team behind CodeLantern.
We are engineers, product leaders, and trusted advisors. Problem solvers and system builders. A team of experienced practitioners focused on making agentic development work in the real world.
Leadership
Nick Van Exan
Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer
Jeff Zado
VP Sales and Partnerships
Peter van der Zouwe
VP Sales and Partnerships
Investors & Board
Michael J. Green
Investor and Board Member
Mike Wilson
Investor and Board Member
Official Partner
Common questions
A few practical things about CodeLantern.
Short answers about the company, the work we take on, and how organizations can begin with us.
What is CodeLantern?
CodeLantern is a software engineering consultancy for agentic development. We help organizations make agentic ways of building software useful, governable, and maintainable in real delivery work.
Where is CodeLantern based?
We are based in Toronto, Canada, and work with organizations across markets.
Who does CodeLantern work with?
We work with software and product leaders, engineering teams, and organizations making a material change in how software is built.
What kinds of work do you take on?
Our Capabilities cover adopting agentic development, engineering dependable agent systems, and building or modernizing software.
What makes CodeLantern different?
Our senior practitioners combine two decades of software-delivery experience with a structured, human-steered approach built for agentic development. See how we work.
Do you work with existing teams and tools?
Yes. We work alongside customer teams through their existing repositories, planning systems, review processes, CI, and governance.
What is the CodeLantern Platform?
The CodeLantern Platform is our software product for governed agentic delivery, durable project knowledge, and delivery, value, and leadership analytics.
Does every engagement use the CodeLantern Platform?
No. Platform use depends on the work and the customer context. We use it where it helps rather than making it a prerequisite for consulting.
How do we start?
Explore the four-week Spark or bring us the work in front of you on Get Started. We will recommend the most useful starting point.
Work with CodeLantern
Start with a Spark.
Tell us about the repository, initiative, and team. A four-week Spark is our primary structured way to begin. If consulting fits the work better, we’ll recommend it. See every way to Get Started.
- A conversation with a senior engineer
- An honest assessment of fit
- A practical recommendation for what comes next