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Natural raises $30M to reinvent payments for AI agents — and take on Stripe

TechCrunch·July 20, 2026

Natural, a one-year-old startup, has raised $30 million to revolutionize payments for AI agents. The company aims to reinvent the financial architecture that supports autonomous AI transactions, creating a new system tailored to their unique needs. By doing so, Natural is positioning itself to compete with established payment processing companies like Stripe. Natural's innovative approach seeks to simplify and streamline financial interactions between AI agents and their human counterparts.

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