Contentful announces their $33.5M Series D to deliver content infrastructure for the modern technology stack

Contentful today announced their $33.5M Series D equity round, led by Palo Alto-based Sapphire Ventures, along with OMERS Ventures and Salesforce Ventures. Balderton joins the round along with existing backers General Catalyst, Benchmark, and Hercules. Read Sascha Konietzke’s post about the announcement. Contentful is leading the transition from legacy Content Management Systems (CMS) to Content Infrastructure. Contentful is leading the transition from legacy Content Management Systems (CMS) to Content Infrastructure – offering a new way to power content in any digital product – website, app, or device – and is purpose-built to integrate with the modern software stack and software delivery pipelines. Contentful’s approach has seen huge adoption in the enterprise, including Fortune 500 companies, disruptive startups and top digital agencies. Leading brands such as Spotify, Urban Outfitters, Red Bull, Jack in the Box, Xoom/Paypal, Lenovo and Nike are all relying on the Contentful platform to author, manage and deliver digital content to any channel or platform. “Contentful plays a crucial role in helping enterprises become agile, empowering digital teams with a best-in-class technology stack. This prevents them from being disrupted so they can pursue new opportunities to disrupt the market themselves,” said Sascha Konietzke, CEO and co-founder of Contentful. “With this new funding, we’ll enhance our content infrastructure offerings, further improve the practitioner experience and provide a comprehensive solution for global brands and large-scale organizations.” To read more about the news, go to Contentful’s News area and see the post from Sascha on Contentful’s blog.

“Contentful plays a crucial role in helping enterprises become agile, empowering digital teams with a best-in-class technology stack. This prevents them from being disrupted so they can pursue new opportunities to disrupt the market themselves. With this new funding, we’ll enhance our content infrastructure offerings, further improve the practitioner experience and provide a comprehensive solution for global brands and large-scale organizations.”

Sascha Konietzke, CEO and co-founder of Contentful

Contentful’s office in Berlin, Germany. The company also has offices in San Francisco, California.