Klarna
Pay-now, pay-later and pay-over-time payment options at online and in-store checkouts, plus the Klarna app, the Klarna Card and tools for managing and saving money. It has been a licensed bank in the European Economic Area since 2017.
FintechBuy now, pay later payments and consumer bankingStockholm, Sweden
FoundersSince 2005
- Valuation
- $15B
- Total raised
- $3.8B
- Last round · Jul 2022
- Funding round
- Founded
- 2005
- Employees
- 2,831
- Quarters in VP50
- 21
Valuation
| Round | Date | Post-money valuation | Raised | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funding round | Aug 6, 2019 | $5.5B | $460M | Dragoneer Investment Group |
| Funding round | Sep 15, 2020 | $11B | $650M | Silver Lake |
| Funding round | Mar 1, 2021 | $31B | $1.0B | Unknown |
| Funding round | Jun 10, 2021 | $46B | $639M | SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 |
| Funding round | Jul 11, 2022 | $6.7B | $800M | Unknown |
Post-money valuation at each priced round. Log scale.Hover a point for the round
Updated
In VP50
- Q4 2023: #32
- Q1 2024: #33
- Q2 2024: #3
- Q3 2024: #6
- Q4 2024: #6
- Q1 2025: #8
- Q2 2025: #35
- Q3 2025: #27
- Q4 2025: no place
- Q1 2026: no place
- Q2 2026: no place
- Q3 2026: no place
- Q4 2026: no place
Place by quarter since Q4 2023. Best place #3, in Q4 2021.
Funding rounds
DateRound · leadRaisedValuation
Jul 11, 2022Funding round$800M$6.7B
Mar 1, 2021Funding round$1.0B$31B
Oct 8, 2018Funding round$20M—
2014Funding round$100M—
Team
Sebastian SiemiatkowskiCo-founder, CEO- Victor JacobssonCo-founder
- Niklas AdalberthCo-founder
- David SykesPresident, Chief commercial officer
- Niclas NeglénCFO
- Yaron ShaerCTO
- David FockChief product and design officer
