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March 1, 2021

Klarna becomes Europe’s most valuable startup, now worth $31bn

The company's now worth three times what it was six months ago.


Freya Pratty

2 min read

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna

Swedish buy-now-pay-later firm Klarna has closed a $1bn private fundraising round, bringing the company to a $31bn valuation and tripling what it was worth six months ago. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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