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Stripe rival Natural raises $30M just 193 days after launch to build the payments stack for AI agents

Natural, a payments startup building infrastructure for AI agents, has raised $30 million in funding just 193 days after its launch, CEO Kahlil Lalji announced. The company positions itself as a rival to Stripe, targeting the growing market of autonomous AI agents that need to make and receive payments.

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At 13, Kahlil Lalji edited esports videos professionally. At 18, he ran brand strategy for the internet’s biggest…

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