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Payloop

Austin, US · Founded 2025 · 10 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors

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Payloop provides real-time visibility into LLM costs, tracking spending by task, agent, and customer so companies can identify which features and users are profitable and choose pricing models. It also includes Sentinel, a feature that blocks off-topic prompts, prompt injection, and jailbreak attempts, and integrates with a single line of code.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Founders & leadership

Payloop was founded in 2025 by John Kim and Will Wiegler.

JKJohn Kim
John KimCo-founder
WWWill Wiegler
Will WieglerFounderWiegler has held fractional and interim marketing leadership roles at Experlogix, Resilinc, Jebbit and Nimbello, and worked as an executive coach at WithMe, Inc. and a business coach at TALAS. He has also served as a strategic advisor to Easy Access and on the board of advisors at Black Spectacles.
BSBrad Schneider
Brad SchneiderCEO

Board

ASAdam Struck
Adam StruckBoard directorFounder & Managing Partner at Struck Capital
KPKelly Perdew
Kelly PerdewBoard directorCo-Founder and Managing General Partner at Moonshots Capital

Investors · 3

Struck Capitallisted by Struck CapitalSanta Monica · $500K – $2M

How we know: board seat on SEC Form D · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us

Moonshots CapitalinferredAustin · $5K – $2.5M

How we know: board seat on SEC Form D · Not right? Tell us

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$4.5M disclosed across 1 round · 2026

▶$4.5MraisedAug 2026 · 10 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • John KimExecutive Officer, Director
  • Adam StruckDirector
  • Kelly PerdewDirector
Offering amount
$6.5M
Amount sold
$4.5M
First sale
Aug 2026
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2025
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Payloop went on to found or lead other companies.

Adam B. StruckDirectorFounded Struck Studio +2Kelly PerdewDirectorFounded Moonshots

Frequently asked questions

What does Payloop do?
Payloop provides real-time visibility into LLM costs, tracking spending by task, agent, and customer so companies can identify which features and users are profitable and choose pricing models. It also includes Sentinel, a feature that blocks off-topic prompts, prompt injection, and jailbreak attempts, and integrates with a single line of code.
Who founded Payloop?
Payloop was founded by John Kim, Will Wiegler in 2025.
Who are Payloop's investors?
Payloop's investors include Service Provider Capital, Struck Capital, Moonshots Capital.
How much funding has Payloop raised?
Payloop has disclosed $4.5M raised across 1 round.
Where is Payloop headquartered?
Payloop is headquartered in Austin, US.