Natural Raises $30 Million to Build Payment Rails for AI Agents
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Natural, a one-year-old US fintech startup, raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Kirsten Green at Forerunner, bringing its total funding to more than $40 million. The company is building a payments stack and foundational payment rails specifically for AI agents and software that transact autonomously. The raise positions Natural alongside other fintechs making AI moves, while adjacent startups like Klaimee are funding insurance for autonomous AI agents.
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Investors are racing to fund infrastructure that lets AI systems pay and be paid as software-driven transactions scale now.
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