Company
Date Published
Author
Sascha Konietzke
Word count
621
Language
English
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None

Summary

Today Contentful is announcing a $75 million Series B funding round, which will be used to establish and expand its San Francisco office, scale its Berlin team, and build the best content management developer platform. The company has grown from 12 people in May 2014 to 60 employees today, with a community of over 34,000 software developers contributing to its open-source projects on GitHub. Contentful's platform is being used by customers across various industries, including banking, utilities, and pharmaceuticals, to create unique content experiences, such as digital signage solutions and mobile publishing in dozens of languages. The company has also introduced new features and capabilities, including a revamped web app and API, and has been operating its infrastructure with zero downtime for the past 18 months. With this funding, Contentful aims to continue growing and delivering value to its customers while remaining true to its company values.