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Payload (YC S22) — Developer-First headless CMS and application framework

Payload appears in Y Combinator's company directory in the Summer 2022 batch, listed 2022-05-16. Developer-First Headless CMS and Application Framework.

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Payload: Accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2022

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New accelerator entry · 2022-05-16 · the record

Summer 2022
batch
3
people
Early
stage
United States of America
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In their words

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.

What the record says

BatchSummer 2022
Announced2022-05-16
StageEarly
StatusAcquired
Team size3
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B -> Engineering, Product and Design
SectorsDeveloper Tools, Open Source, API
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedGrand Rapids, MI, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttps://payloadcms.com
Previously known asPayload CMS

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Last updated 2026-09-26
Primary record: Y Combinator directory entry
Payload (YC S22) — Developer-First headless CMS and application framework. MentionFox, 2026-09-26. https://mentionfox.com/funding/yc-payload