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Payload

Developer-First Headless CMS and Application Framework

AcquiredChecked 18h ago
Batch
S22
Status, per YC
Acquired
Team size
3
HQ
Grand Rapids, MI
In S22233 companies, 55% AI
payloadcms.comYC profile

Founders

Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.

Same space

Competitors

Closest in what they build, same category.

Adjacent

Overlapping tags, a different niche.

Also from S22 in Developer tools

Batchmates in Summer 2022.

About Payload

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.

Grand Rapids, MI, USA

Payload: questions

Which YC batch was Payload in?

Payload was in Y Combinator's Summer 2022 batch (S22).

Is Payload still active?

Y Combinator lists Payload as acquired.

Where is Payload based?

Payload lists Grand Rapids, MI, USA as its location on YC's directory.

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