When was Payload CMS founded?

Payload CMS was founded in 2018 and raised its 1st funding round 4 years after it was founded.

Where is Payload CMS located?

Payload CMS is headquartered in Grand Rapids, United States.

How many employees does Payload CMS have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Payload CMS is 12.

Is Payload CMS a funded company?

Payload CMS is a funded company, having raised a total of $5.2M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jun 21, 2022.

How much is Payload CMS worth?

The last known valuation of Payload CMS was $***** as of Jun 21, 2022.

When was the latest funding round of Payload CMS?

Payload CMS's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Nov 15, 2022, with participation from 6 investors.

Where does Payload CMS rank among its competitors?

Payload CMS ranks 9th amongst 194 active competitors, of which 24 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Sanity, which secured $87.2M in Apr, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Payload CMS?

Payload CMS's top competitors include Yext, Webflow and Contentstack. Among them, Sanity secured the most recent funding round in April, 2025.

Payload CMS - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Headless CMS and application framework. It is a CMS built with Node.js, React, and MongoDB. Its modules include Mongo database to store, retrieve, and manipulate data via REST and GraphQL APIs, access control solution, email verification, login, and password reset solutions. Monetizes through subscription-based pricing plans.

Website: payloadcms.com
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Email ID: *****@payloadcms.com

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2018

Location

Grand Rapids, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$5.2M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Nov 15, 2022, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Jun 21, 2022

Investors

Y Combinator & 5 more

Ranked

9^th among 194 active competitors

Employee Count

12 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Yext & 211 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Figma (Jun 24, 2025)

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Payload CMS got acquired by Figma on Jun 24, 2025.

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Payload CMS has raised a total funding of $5.2M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 21, 2022. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Nov 15, 2022 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Payload CMS has 6 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Payload CMS:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Nov 15, 2022	5581314	Seed	9923381	3117196	3149724	1802851
Jun 21, 2022	2293398	Seed	4420182	7111038	Y Combinator	7867147

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The founders of Payload CMS is James Mikrut.

Here are the details of Payload CMS's key team members:

James Mikrut: Co-Founder of Payload CMS.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Payload CMS's employee count trend

Payload CMS has 12 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Payload CMS's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Payload CMS include Yext, Webflow and Contentstack. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Payload CMS, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Yext 2006, New York City (United States), Public	Provider of a platform for managing and optimizing brand visibility online	$116M	Insight Partners, WGI Group & 12 others	80/100
2nd	Webflow 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Cloud based website development platform	$336M	Accel, Y Combinator & 39 others	80/100
3rd	Contentstack 2018, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Digital experience platform offering headless CMS	$179M	Insight Partners, Georgian & 6 others	72/100
4th	Builder 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Provider of drag-and-drop visual editor for Shopify sellers	$37.3M	Imaginary, Greylock Partners & 15 others	67/100
5th	Contentful 2012, Berlin (Germany), Acquired	Provider of a digital experience platform for content management and delivery	$333M	Sapphire Ventures, Tiger Global Management ... & 14 others	66/100
6th	Sanity 2015, Palo Alto (United States), Series C	Cloud-based platform for headless CMS	$173M	Threshold, Iconiq Capital & 18 others	63/100
7th	Strapi 2016, Paris (France), Series B	Cloud-based API development and CMS platform	$47M	CRV, Stride & 22 others	63/100
8th	Storyblok 2017, Linz (Austria), Series C	Online platform for headless CMS	$138M	Mubadala, Brighton Park Capital & 5 others	58/100
9th	Payload CMS 2018, Grand Rapids (United States), Acquired	Online platform for headless CMS	$5.2M	Grand Ventures, MongoDB & 4 others	53/100
10th	DronaHQ 2007, Mumbai (India), Seed	Cloud based low code internal tool development platform	$1M	Kutchi Angel Network, Aarti Corporate & 10 others	51/100