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Payload CMS, Inc.

Payload CMS provides a self-hosted TypeScript content management system for digital products.

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Founded in 2018 and based in Michigan, Payload CMS develops a self-hosted TypeScript CMS built on Node, React, and MongoDB. The platform provides backend and admin tools for websites, apps, e-commerce, and SaaS products, with documentation, access controls, and output customization. In June 2025, Figma acquired the company from Exceptional Capital, Gradient Ventures, Grand Ventures, MongoDB Ventures, SV Angel, and Y Combinator. The acquisition is intended to connect Payload's tools with Figma's design system.

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