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June 26, 2025 – Niural, the pioneering AI-native global Professional Employer Organization (PEO) and a leader in intelligent finance solutions, today announced it has successfully closed a $31 million Series A funding round. The investment was led by Marathon Management Partners, with participation from existing investors M13, Inspired Capital, Newform Capital, and several new strategic investors. This significant capital infusion will accelerate Niural’s AI capabilities, fuel its global expansion, and solidify its mission to build the first comprehensive system of intelligence for the CFO suite.
The funding round also sees Gokul Rajaram, an industry leader and board member at Coinbase, The Trade Desk, and Pinterest, joining Niural’s board, bringing invaluable expertise to guide the company’s strategic growth.
Niural is transforming an outdated industry by providing a single, intelligent, and cohesive solution for businesses to hire, manage, and pay global workforces. Traditionally, payroll and HR operations have been fragmented, relying on legacy infrastructure and manual processes that hinder efficiency and scalability, especially for distributed teams. Niural’s platform addresses these challenges head-on by integrating robust compliance, automated payroll, and advanced AI into a seamless experience.
"Niural sits at the intersection of powerful industry shifts - in AI-driven automation, global workforce distribution, and integrated financial operations," said Nami Baral, Co-founder and CEO of Niural. "With agentic AI, Niural is converting a legacy system of records into a system of intelligence that companies can rely on for generations."
Niural’s comprehensive product suite includes US Payroll, US PEO, Employer of Record (EOR) services, Contractor Management, Niural Pay, and Benefits administration. Its centralized HRIS automates administrative tasks, allowing companies to focus on people, performance, and growth. A key differentiator is Niural sAI, featuring AI SuperAgents like EMMA, which bring precision and automation to every task, from running payroll to managing complex financial operations.
The platform’s impact on clients is substantial, with reported benefits including saving customers 60 hours per month, reducing human resources and foreign exchange costs by 50%, and cutting payroll errors by an impressive 90%.
"Niural is not just a vendor to us but has become an extension of our team. Initially, we started with contractor payments, and now we use the full suite of services globally. We have multiple subsidiaries, complex payment needs, and lots of compliance requirements based on our growth. Niural was the only tech company that could handle all of it easily," shared David Kuhn, General Counsel at Karate.com.
Kwame Lewis, Co-Founder of LewisLevy Consulting, added, "Before Niural, our payments and compliance process for fund payments was slow, and managing payments took a very long time. With Niural Pay, we have streamlined both receivables and payables, and are able to handle a lot more clients than we could previously. The Niural Pay product has been a game changer for us."
The company’s growth trajectory has been remarkable, achieving 700% ARR growth last year and attracting a rapidly expanding list of marquee clients, including Tensor, Polygon Labs, Mob Entertainment, Slingshot AI, and Karate.com.
"At its core, payroll is one of the most complex fintech challenges a company faces," said Gokul Rajaram of Marathon Management Partners. "Niural has fundamentally rethought payroll by designing an AI-native fintech infrastructure from scratch which enables it to innovate and launch interrelated products faster than any platform I’ve seen at this stage. This creates immediate value for CFOs managing all money flows, positioning Niural as the primary vendor for scaling organizations."
This Series A funding will enable Niural to further develop its AI-driven solutions, expand its global footprint, and continue its mission to empower businesses with intelligent, compliant, and efficient financial and HR operations worldwide.
About Niural
Niural is the first AI-native global PEO dedicated to transforming CFO and People Operations. Headquartered in New York, Niural provides an intelligent, cohesive platform that streamlines global payroll, compliance, and payment operations. With its comprehensive suite of products, including US Payroll, US PEO, EOR, Contractor Management, Niural Pay, and AI-powered solutions, Niural empowers innovative startups to global enterprises to manage their workforces efficiently and compliantly across borders. Niural is a financial technology company, with banking services provided by i3 bank and JP Morgan Bank, both Member FDIC, and payment services facilitated by The Currency Cloud Inc. in partnership with Community Federal Savings Bank (CFSB).
Compiled by CMO Intern team
