Klarna Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2005

Year Founded

  • Status
  • IPO Registration

  • Employees
  • 3,800

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • IPO
  • (Announced)

  • Investors
  • 175

Klarna General Information

Description

Developer of an online payment platform intended to facilitate cashless payments through installments. The company's tool offers in-store, mobile, and online payments as well as deliveries and returns services and works on a buy now, pay later model, enabling shoppers to finance their retail purchases and make paying simple, safe, and smooth.

Contact Information

Website
www.klarna.com
Ownership Status
In IPO Registration
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • Sveavagen 46
  • 111 34 Stockholm
  • Sweden
+46
Primary Industry
Financial Software
Other Industries
Other Financial Services
Vertical(s)
SaaS, Mobile Commerce, FinTech, Mobile
Corporate Office
  • Sveavagen 46
  • 111 34 Stockholm
  • Sweden
+46

Klarna Timeline

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Klarna Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
40. IPO 13-Nov-2024 Announced Generating Revenue/Not Profitable
39. Later Stage VC 01-Feb-2025 Completed Generating Revenue
38. Debt - General 30-Apr-2024 Completed Generating Revenue
37. Secondary Transaction - Private 09-Apr-2024 Completed Generating Revenue
36. Later Stage VC 01-Jan-2024 Completed Generating Revenue
35. Later Stage VC 01-Mar-2023 Cancelled Generating Revenue
34. Secondary Transaction - Private Completed Generating Revenue
33. Later Stage VC 11-Oct-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
32. Secondary Transaction - Private 17-Mar-2022 $990K $3.97B Completed Generating Revenue
31. Secondary Transaction - Private $3.97B Completed Generating Revenue
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Klarna Comparisons

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Developer of an online payment platform intended to facilitate cashless payments through installments. The company's too
Financial Software
Stockholm, Sweden
3,800 As of 2025

Waltham, MA
 

Fort Worth, TX
 
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Klarna Competitors (88)

One of Klarna’s 88 competitors is BlueSnap, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Waltham, MA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
BlueSnap Private Equity-Backed Waltham, MA
First American Payment Systems Formerly PE-Backed Fort Worth, TX
Helcim Venture Capital-Backed Calgary, Canada
DiPocket Private Equity-Backed Vilnius, Lithuania
Adyen Formerly VC-backed Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Klarna Patents

  • 75

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 42

    Granted

  • 12

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Klarna Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20240037131-A1 Subject-node-driven prediction of product attributes on web pages Inactive 27-Jul-2022
US-20230325598-A1 Dynamically generating feature vectors for document object model elements Active 07-Apr-2022
US-12067364-B2 Dynamically generating feature vectors for document object model elements Active 07-Apr-2022
US-20230306071-A1 Training web-element predictors using negative-example sampling Pending 22-Mar-2022
US-11610047-B1 Dynamic labeling of functionally equivalent neighboring nodes in an object model tree Active 01-Feb-2022 G06F11/3692
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Klarna Signals

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Klarna Investors (175)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
3Spoke Capital Secondary Buyer Minority
Blick Global Group Holding Company Minority
Frontline One Capital Venture Capital Minority
Pegasus Tech Ventures Corporate Venture Capital Minority
Access Ventures (New York) Venture Capital Minority
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Klarna Investments & Acquisitions (33)

Klarna’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Laybuy. The deal was made on 21-Aug-2024.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Laybuy 21-Aug-2024 Merger/Acquisition Financial Software
Atla 07-Dec-2023 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software
Prewave 09-May-2023 Later Stage VC Business/Productivity Software
Mondu 12-Jan-2023 Early Stage VC Financial Software
InterEarth 11-Jul-2022 Corporate Environmental Services (B2B)
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Klarna Affiliates

Subsidiaries (7)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Laybuy Auckland, New Zealand 2016
Stocard Mannheim, Germany 2011
BillPay (Financial Software) Berlin, Germany 2009
Sofort Gauting, Germany 2005
PriceRunner Stockholm, Sweden 1999
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Klarna FAQs

  • When was Klarna founded?

    Klarna was founded in 2005.

  • Where is Klarna headquartered?

    Klarna is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

  • What is the size of Klarna?

    Klarna has 3,800 total employees.

  • What industry is Klarna in?

    Klarna’s primary industry is Financial Software.

  • Is Klarna a private or public company?

    Klarna is a Private company.

  • What is Klarna’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Klarna is .

  • How much funding has Klarna raised over time?

    Klarna has raised $4.77B.

  • Who are Klarna’s investors?

    3Spoke Capital, Blick Global Group, Frontline One Capital, Pegasus Tech Ventures, and Access Ventures (New York) are 5 of 175 investors who have invested in Klarna.

  • Who are Klarna’s competitors?

    BlueSnap, First American Payment Systems, Helcim, DiPocket, and Adyen are some of the 88 competitors of Klarna.

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