Klarna

company

About

Klarna is an e-commerce payment solutions platform for merchants and shoppers.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series Unknown
Last Funding Money Raised
$800M
Industries
E-Commerce,FinTech,Payments,Shopping
Founded date
Feb 1, 2005
Number Of Employee
5001 - 10000
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Klarna Bank AB
Also Known As
Klarna Bank,Klarna AB

Klarna is an eCommerce payment solutions platform for merchants and shoppers.

The platform gives customers the freedom to choose how and when to pay. They also offer direct payments, pay after delivery options, and installment plans. Klarna is a regulated bank known for its “buy now, pay later” model that offers shoppers interest-free financing on retail purchases over a period of installments.

Klarna was founded in 2005 in Stockholm, Sweden by Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Niklas Adalberth, and Victor Jacobsson.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
31
$4.37B kr361M £6.64M €90.06M
Klarna has raised a total of $4.37B kr361M £6.64M €90.06M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 11, 2022 from a Series Unknown round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jul 11, 2022 Series Unknown $800M 10 Detail
Dec 23, 2021 Series Unknown kr15M 1 Detail
Dec 10, 2021 Secondary Market £6.64M 2 Crowdcube Detail
Jul 20, 2021 Secondary Market $6M 1 Arctic Ventures Detail
Jun 10, 2021 Series Unknown $639M 7 SoftBank Vision Fund Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
5
2
Klarna has made 5 investments. Their most recent investment was on Oct 25, 2021, when Billie raised €86.20M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Oct 25, 2021 Billie
Series C €86.20M E-Commerce
Oct 12, 2021 Violet
Series A $10M Developer APIs Yes
Jul 11, 2019 Borgo
Series Unknown $1.30M Financial Services
Nov 2, 2015 Wrapp
Series Unknown Apps Yes
Aug 6, 2015 Wrapp
Funding Round kr25M Apps

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
68
Klarna has 68 current employee profiles, including Employee Marko Ciric
Employee
Employee
Employee

Exits

Klarna has had 1 exits. Klarna most notable exits include Wrapp

Date Company Name Exit Type Industry
Jan 10, 2019 Wrapp M&A Apps Detail

Acquisition

Klarna has acquired 13 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Sofort AG on Mar 7, 2013. They acquired Sofort AG for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Mar 7, 2013 Sofort AG
Banking acquisition Detail
Nov 22, 2016 Cookies App
Finance acquihire Detail
Feb 6, 2017 BillPay
E-Commerce acquihire £ 60M Detail
Artificial Intelligence acquisition Detail
E-Commerce acquisition Detail