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.

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