Klarna has become Europe’s top unicorn for producing founders out of its former employees, with 62 startups founded by alumni from the Swedish buy now, pay later fintech.
Analysis
March 25, 2025
Klarna pips Spotify to become Europe’s top founder factory
62 startups have spun out from the Swedish buy now pay later fintech
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Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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