Payload
AcquiredDeveloper-First Headless CMS and Application Framework
Grand Rapids, United States · Founded 2018
- Headquarters
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Employees
- 1–10
- Founded
- 2018
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- payloadcms.com
- Last Round
- SeedNov 2022
- Rounds
- 2
About
Payload is a developer-first headless CMS and application framework built to finally give developers a better choice in the world of CMS. From documentation to design, Payload is crafted from the ground-up to save engineers time and effort while building the backend and admin panel for websites, native apps, ecommerce, SaaS, and any other product that needs to manage content. Payload is changing the CMS status quo—working to give developers the tools they want to build the CMS they need, all in clean and well-structured code. Learn more at https://payloadcms.com.
Summary
Payload is a Developer Tools company based in Grand Rapids, United States, founded in 2018. Its most recent funding was a Seed round in Nov 2022. Investors include Gradient Ventures, Y Combinator and MongoDB.
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Funding History
Nov 2022
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