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Payload

Private
Cincinnati, OhioEnterprise Softwarehttps://payload.com/

Last Round

Strategic

Aug 19, 2026

Total Funding Raised

$6.2M

Momentum

Top 1%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Payload is a financial software company that provides a payment automation platform designed to streamline inbound and outbound payments for businesses in industries such as real estate, legal, and professional services.

Sector

Enterprise Software

Verticals

Platform-as-a-Service, Database Management, Content Creation

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Subscription SaaS, Services & Consulting, Usage-Based SaaS

AI Layer

Infrastructure

Keywords

headless CMScode-first CMSTypeScript CMSapplication frameworkdeveloper experienceopen-source CMSmanaged hostingretrieval-augmented generationRAGvector databasemodel context protocolMCPcontent infrastructurebackend as a serviceBaaSdeveloper tools

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Payload Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
StrategicAug 19, 2026
Seed RoundJul 8, 2026
SeedNov 15, 2022
SeedMay 6, 2022

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Ryan Rybolt

CEO & Co-Founder

Founding Team

Ian Halpern

CTO

Executive Team

Payload Investors

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  • Aug 19, 2026

    Fifth Third Bank led the strategic round.

  • Jul 8, 2026

    $9M raised in Seed Round.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersCincinnati, Ohio
Employee Range13
Year Founded2019
Last FundingAug 19, 2026

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