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November 25, 2020

Want to invest in Klarna before the IPO? Then Christmas has come early

Swedish fintech Tioex is trading secondaries in high profile startups


Mimi Billing

5 min read

Credit: Klarna

Swedish startup Tioex has managed to do the almost impossible: it has managed to buy secondary shares in Klarna for its members.

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Johan Hägglund is the founder and chief executive of the Swedish investment platform Tioex.
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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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