Klarna Overview

  • Status
  • Private
  • Employees
  • 3,891
Employees
  • Latest Deal Type
  • Later Stage VC
  • (Upcoming)
  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $500M
Latest Deal Amount
  • Investors
  • 52

Klarna General Information

Description

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

Contact Information

Website
www.klarna.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Primary Industry
Financial Software
Other Industries
Specialized Finance
Primary Office
  • Sveavägen 46
  • 111 34 Stockholm
  • Sweden

Klarna Timeline

2018201920202021
Financing RoundFinancing RoundCaptured Employee CountEstimated Employee Growth
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Klarna Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
27. Later Stage VC $500M 0000 Upcoming Generating Revenue
26. Corporate 06-Oct-2020 00.000 Completed Generating Revenue
25. Later Stage VC 15-Sep-2020 00000 00.000 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
24. Secondary Transaction - Private 00.00 Completed Generating Revenue
23. Corporate 04-Mar-2020 00.00 Completed Generating Revenue
22. Later Stage VC 30-Jan-2020 00000 00.00 00.000 Completed Generating Revenue
21. Later Stage VC 06-Aug-2019 00000 00.00 00.00 Completed Generating Revenue
20. Later Stage VC 31-Mar-2019 00000 00000 00.000 Completed Generating Revenue
19. Angel (individual) 17-Jan-2019 $519M Completed Generating Revenue
18. Later Stage VC $519M Completed Generating Revenue
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Klarna Comparisons

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Klarna Competitors (56)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Adyen Formerly VC-backed Amsterdam, Netherlands 0000 00.000 000000 - 000
0000000 (000000000 Formerly PE-Backed Melbourne, Australia 000 000.00 00000000 000.00
000000 00000 Venture Capital-Backed Oslo, Norway 00 00.000 0000000000 0 00.000
000000 Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA 0000 00.000 00000 00000
0&0 000000000 0000 Private Debt Financed Westchester, IL 00 000000000
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Klarna Executive Team (46)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Knut Frangsmyr Chief Operating Officer & Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Sebastian Siemiatkowski Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member
Camilla Giesecke Chief Financial Officer
Koen Köppen Chief Technology Officer
David Sandström Chief Marketing Officer
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Klarna Board Members (18)

Name Representing Role Since
Andrew Young Permira Board Member 000 0000
Lise Kaae Self Board Member 000 0000
Michael Moritz Sequoia Capital Chairman 000 0000
Mikael Walther Klarna Board Member 000 0000
Omid Kordestani Self Board Member 000 0000
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Klarna Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %ile
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Klarna Investors (52)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info
Macy's Corporation Minority 000 0000 000000 0
2B Global Capital Growth/Expansion Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Bonnier Corporation Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) Sovereign Wealth Fund Minority 000 0000 000000 0
HOF Capital Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
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Klarna Investments & Acquisitions (13)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
00000 26-Oct-2020 000000000000000000 Business/Productivity Software
0000 29-Apr-2020 000000000000000000 Internet Retail
000000000 07-Mar-2020 000000000000000000 Consumer Finance 0000 0ö0000
000000 (000000000 13-Jan-2020 000000000000000000 00.000 Financial Software 00000 00000000
Borgo 11-Mar-2019 Corporate 00000 Consumer Finance
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Klarna Subsidiaries (1)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
0000000 Distributors/Wholesale Berlin, Germany 0000
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