Contentful
Contentful is a cloud-based API for content, co-founded by Sascha Konietzke and Paolo Negri, that officially launched in May 2014.[1][2] It is a presentation agnostic platform which distributes content across any device or application by using RESTful APIs.[1][2]
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| Private | |
| Industry | Content Management, Software |
Key people |
Sascha Konietzke Paolo Negri |
| Website | www.contentful.com |
History
- The company created StorageRoom, a first version of the product, in 2011[1]
- The company received an undisclosed amount of funding from Balderton Capital and Point Nine Capital in June 2013[3]
- A beta version of Contentful was released on June 26, 2013 as the successor to StorageRoom.[4]
- On this day an Advisory Board was also announced.[4]
- Adam Wiggins, co-founder of Heroku, joined the Advisory Board in May 2014.[5]
- General availability of Contentful announced 13 May 2014.[2]\
How it Works
Editors manage content in a web-based editing interface.[6] Developers load the content through the global Content Delivery API into custom presentation layers on any platform (native mobile and tablet apps, connected vehicles, smart-watches or regular websites).[6][7]
Pricing Model
Contentful is a SaaS company which earns its revenues by following a freemium model. Users have limited access to the service free of charge until they hit limits, after which they must pay monthly for extra access.[1]
Advisory Board
- Adam Wiggins - co-founder of Heroku
- Daniel Heaf - Chief Digital Officer at BBC Worldwide
- Karen Mcgrane - CEO of Bond Art + Science
- Todd Tran - Head of Advertising EMEA & APAC at Rovio
- Francesco Cesarini - Founder & Technical Director at Erlang Solutions
- Michael Wolfe - Former EIR Benchmark / Serial entrepreneur
- Alexander Bruehl - Former Partner at Atlas Capital
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Coté, Michael (19 August 2014). "Contentful seeks to purify content management with RESTful APIs and cloud services". 451 Research.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Boyd, Mark (19 May 2014). "Contentful launches general availability". Programmable Web.
- ↑ "Content manager Contentful nabs seed funding". Strategy Eye. 27 June 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lunden, Ingrid (26 June 2013). "Contentful, Out Today In Beta, Wants To Be The CMS For The Next Generation Of Screens". Techcrunch.
- ↑ Darrow, Bob (13 May 2014). "Heroku co-founder is on board at content management startup Contentful". Gigaom.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Boyd, Mark (3 July 2013). "Contentful API Platform agnostic content distribution has arrived". Programmable Web.
- ↑ Myers, Anthony (26h June 2013). "Contentful Debuts Cloud Based CMS in Beta". CMS Wire. Check date values in:
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