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Payload: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Payload is a fintech platform that automates manual payment processes. Its team delivers developer-friendly integration and minimum card data exposure using technology. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

payload.co LinkedIn Cincinnati, United States 1-10 employees Founded 2019
Consulting FinTech Insurance Real Estate
Total raised
$10.6M
Rounds
2
Latest
Undisclosed round
Jul 2026

Payload has raised $10.6M across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $9.1M announced in Jul 2026.

That round is below the $14M median round size for Financial Services companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Payload Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$10.6M
across 2 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
2
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$9.1M in Jul 2026
Employees
1-10
reported band
Founded
2019
Headquarters
Cincinnati, United States

Latest funding round on record: Jul 2026.

Payload Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$9.1M
Debt Financing
$1.5M

Payload raised $1.5M in a Debt Financing announced in Apr 2022.

4.3 years later, an undisclosed round of $9.1M was announced in Jul 2026.

Payload Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Ryan Rybolt
CEO
Zach
Vice President of Partnerships

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Payload Funding Compared to Other Financial Services Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round

Payload's latest round of $9.1M is below the median round in Financial Services. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Payload Funding FAQs

What does Payload do?

Payload is a fintech platform that automates manual payment processes. Its team delivers developer-friendly integration and minimum card data exposure using technology. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

How much funding has Payload raised?

Payload has raised $10.6M across 2 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $9.1M announced in Jul 2026.

When did Payload last raise funding?

Payload's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $9.1M, announced in Jul 2026.

Who is the CEO of Payload?

Ryan Rybolt is listed as CEO at Payload.

Where is Payload headquartered?

Payload is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.

How many employees does Payload have?

Payload is in the 1-10 employee band.

When was Payload founded?

Payload was founded in 2019.

How does Payload's funding compare to other Financial Services startups?

Payload's latest round of $9.1M is below the $14M median round size for Financial Services companies on FundedIQ across 5,746 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Payload Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Payload is left off this page rather than filled in.

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