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February 20, 2024

‘Tonnes of requests’: Why Klarna’s secondary shares are so hot with investors right now

Shares in the buy now, pay later startup have popped 45% in the past six months

Anne Sraders

3 min read

Shares in buy now, pay later giant Klarna traded on the secondary market are up about 45% in the last six months, according to US-based private market data company Caplight. 

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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