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March 19, 2025

Klarna is reportedly seeking a $15bn valuation at IPO — does it stack up?

The Swedish fintech filed its IPO prospectus last week, kicking off the beginning of the end of its time as a privately-held company


Tom Matsuda and Mimi Billing

5 min read

Klarna

Last Friday, Swedish fintech Klarna filed its long-awaited IPO prospectus, confirming its desire to list on the New York Stock Exchange and kicking off the beginning of the end of its bumpy tenure as a privately-held company. 

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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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