Render is a cloud platform for deploying and running applications. The product covers Web Services, Static Sites, Background Workers, and Cron Jobs, with managed Postgres and Key Value storage alongside.

Founded by Anurag Goel and headquartered in San Francisco, with team members distributed globally. Has raised $258M.

Used by ReadMe, Hodinkee, Evolve, and Thatch, among others. ReadMe's migration off Heroku is featured on the customers page, which gives a sense of the positioning.

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