Straiker raised a $64M Series A, bringing total funding to $85M. The round was led by Marathon Management Partners, Citi Ventures, Illuminate Financial, and Workday Ventures, with Bain Capital Ventures and Lightspeed continuing support. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 29, 2026 -- Straiker, The Age

Niural, the AI-native platform for global payroll, benefits, payments, and compliance, has launched Niural AI Labs and expanded its Series A to $52 million. The company positions the Lab as a “neolab for finance,” focused on building long-horizon agents for high-stakes work where the margin for