# Grand Ventures

> Grand Ventures's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, Payload CMS, Inc. (Figma), with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

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- API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json
- MCP: https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (the whole catalogue as tools, no key)
- Licence: CC BY 4.0, credit Anchor Terminal and link this page (https://www.anchorterminal.com/terms/#data)
- Updated: 2026-10-28

Venture firm.

Website: https://grandvcp.com

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **Payload CMS, Inc. (Figma)**, Seed, November 2022
  - [Payload](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/payload.md), graded C, 55.5/100
  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/15/payload-raises-4-7m-for-its-developer-first-headless-cms/

## Where they invest

- CMS & website publishing, 1

## Founders they backed

- [James Mikrut](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/james-mikrut/), Payload CMS, Inc. (Figma)
- [Elliot DeNolf](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/elliot-denolf/), Payload CMS, Inc. (Figma)
- [Dan Ribbens](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dan-ribbens/), Payload CMS, Inc. (Figma)

## Questions

### Which AI tools has Grand Ventures invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists Payload CMS, Inc. (Figma) backed by Grand Ventures.

### How are Grand Ventures's companies graded?

On Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Payload (C, 55.5).

Investors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source. An investor isn't a sign of quality, and nobody can pay to be listed or to change a grade. To correct something or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.

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