Natural
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About
Natural is a San Francisco-based agentic payments company building infrastructure that enables AI agents to autonomously move and store funds, make payments, collect money, and transact with both humans and other agents 123. The startup was founded in 2024 by CEO Kahlil Lalji, Eric Wang, and Walt Leung 12. Natural is redesigning payment infrastructure from the ground up for autonomous AI transactions, arguing that traditional financial systems were built for human-initiated payments and cannot support agent-to-agent commerce at scale 12. On 2026-07-20, Natural announced a $30 million Series A led by Forerunner (Kirsten Green), bringing total funding to more than $40 million 1234.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | Series A | $30M | Forerunner Ventures | Human Capital, Abstract Ventures, Bridge, Brex, Mercury, Privy, Vercel, Notion, Increase, Unit, Figure, Baris Akis, Ramtin Naimi, Nichole Wischoff, Darragh Buckley, Akshay Kothari, Pete Koomen 1234 |
What Investors Say
“Kirsten Green (founder and managing partner) of Forerunner led the round.” — as reported by TechCrunch on 2026-07-20 2.
No independently sourced investor testimonials with direct quotes found at time of publication.
What Founders Say
“Agents are going to become one of the most, if not the most, important financial actors in the global economy.” — Kahlil Lalji, CEO of Natural, Natural Series A announcement, 2026-07-20 1.
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“Natural Raises $30M Series A to Build Payments Infrastructure for AI Agents,” PR Newswire, July 20, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/natural-raises-30m-series-a-to-build-payments-infrastructure-for-ai-agents-302829855.html↩↩↩↩↩↩↩
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“Natural raises $30M to reinvent payments for AI agents and take on Stripe,” TechCrunch, July 20, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/20/natural-raises-30m-to-reinvent-payments-for-ai-agents-and-take-on-stripe/↩↩↩↩↩↩↩
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“Natural raises $30M Series A at $150M valuation for agentic payments,” Dealroom.co, July 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://app.dealroom.co/news/note/natural-raises-30m-series-a-at-150m-valuation-for-agentic-payments↩↩↩
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“Natural Raises $30M Series A,” The SaaS News, July 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/natural-raises-30m-series-a/↩↩