Klarna was founded in 2005 by Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Victor Jacobsson, and Niklas Adalberth. Klarna announced its IPO on January 29, 2024.
Klarna is a Sweden-based fintech company that provides payment solutions primarily for stores, handling customer payments. Per Forge data, Klarna raised $4.5 billion in funding over 32 rounds, with their latest funding raised on Jul 11, 2022. Key investors include H&M Group Ventures, Dragoneer Investment Group, Walerud Ventures, General Atlantic, Arctic Ventures, Macy’s, and Silver Lake.
These comments should not be interpreted to mean that the company is formally pursuing or foregoing an IPO.
Klarna is a private company and not publicly traded.
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Klarna is privately held company and is not publicly traded, therefor investing in Klarna pre-IPO is only available to accredited investors. If you meet the accreditation criteria, you can register for Forge’s Secondary Marketplace to invest in private companies before their potential IPO. If you are not an accredited investor, discover how to begin the the process to potentially qualify for new investment opportunities.
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