# Klarna funding: rounds and investors

> Klarna has raised $1.6B across 8 rounds since 2005. Investors include Sequoia Capital, General Atlantic and QED Investors. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/klarna (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Sweden · [Growth startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Klarna*

8 rounds we have observed, with the 15 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

B2C Financial Services Fintech

Valuation: $7.0B, Oct 2024

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$1.6B** raised across 8 rounds since 2005, from 8 sources

**$80K** Seed **$2.2M** Series A **$9.0M** Series B **$155M** Series C **$116M** Growth **$20M** Round **$460M** Round **$800M** Growth

- **Latest round:** Growth, $800M Jun 2022
- **Step-up i:** 1.7×
- **Investors:** 15

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020

**$80K** Seed

**$2.2M** Series A

**$9.0M** Series B

**$155M** Series C

**$116M** Growth

**$20M** Round

**$460M** Round

**$800M** Growth

- **First round:** Seed, $80K
- **Biggest round:** $800M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.4 years

## The rounds

- **Jun 2022** Growth **$800M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by Firms' own news pages
- **Aug 2019** Round **$460M** *6 new* [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) [IPGL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ipgl) [HMI Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hmi-capital) Commonwealth Bank of Australia Första AP-Fonden Reported by FinSMEs
- **Oct 2018** Round **$20M** *1 new* [H&M Clothing Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/h-and-m-clothing-company) Reported by FinSMEs
- **Mar 2014** Growth **$116M** *2 new* *2 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [General Atlantic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-atlantic) [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) [IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp-institutional-venture-partners) From a historical funding record
- **Dec 2011** Series C **$155M** *3 new* [QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) [General Atlantic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-atlantic) [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) Reported by techcrunch.com
- **May 2010** Series B **$9.0M** *1 new* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) Reported by pulse2.com
- **Dec 2007** Series A **$2.2M** *1 new* [Investment AB Öresund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investment-ab-oresund) Reported by affarsvarlden.se
- **Jan 2005** Seed **$80K** *1 new* Jane Walerud From a historical funding record

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Seed** 2005 **Series A** 2007 **Series B** 2010 **Series C** 2011 **Growth** 2014 **Round** 2018 **Round** 2019 **Growth** 2022 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [General Atlantic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-atlantic) [QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) [IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp-institutional-venture-partners) [H&M Clothing Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/h-and-m-clothing-company) [IPGL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ipgl)

## Everyone who backed them

[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[General Atlantic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-atlantic) Private equity **2** rounds

[QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) VC firm **1** round

[BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) Asset manager **1** round

[IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) VC firm **1** round

[Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) VC firm **1** round

[DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) Private equity **1** round

[IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp-institutional-venture-partners) Growth equity **1** round

[H&M Clothing Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/h-and-m-clothing-company) Corporate VC **1** round

[IPGL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ipgl) Family office **1** round

[HMI Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hmi-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Investment AB Öresund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investment-ab-oresund) Private equity **1** round

Commonwealth Bank of Australia no record of our own yet **1** round

Första AP-Fonden no record of our own yet **1** round

Jane Walerud no record of our own yet **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=klarna).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 39 firms list Klarna as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Alpha Wave Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpha-wave-global) Private equity Per its own site

[François Derbaix](https://millionrounds.com/fund/francois-derbaix) VC firm Per its own site

[Bullhound Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullhound-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Inbox Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inbox-capital) Family office Per its own site

[CNI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cni) Venture studio Per its own site

[Backstage](https://millionrounds.com/fund/backstage) Family office Per its own site

[Dedicated VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dedicated) VC firm Per its own site

[Innovation Global Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-global-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Knuru Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/knuru-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Randall Kaplan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/randall-kaplan) Angel Per its own site

[Galdana Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galdana-ventures) Fund of funds Per its own site

[H&M Group Ventures (Prev. H&M CO:LAB)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/h-and-m-group-ventures-prev-h-and-m-co-lab) Corporate VC Per its own site

[1802 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1802-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[3SPOKE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3spoke) Private credit Per its own site

[Arctic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arctic-ventures-2) VC firm Per its own site

[Base Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/base-partners) VC firm Per its own site

[Blue Opal Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-opal-capital) Private equity Per its own site

[Broadhaven Venture...](https://millionrounds.com/fund/broadhaven-venture) VC firm Per its own site

[ComposeVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/composevc) VC firm Per its own site

[Conduit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conduit) Accelerator Per its own site

[Digital Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-invest-2) Family office Per its own site

[Gauntlet Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gauntlet-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Global Alternative Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-alternative-investment-management) VC firm Per its own site

[Golden Falcon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-falcon-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Goose Valley Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goose-valley-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[InterAlpen Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interalpen-partners) Private equity Per its own site

[L Capital LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/l-capital-llc) Private equity Per its own site

[Launchbay Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launchbay-capital) Growth equity Per its own site

[Lume Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lume-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[MSA Novo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novo-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Mastry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mastry) VC firm Per its own site

[Maxime Paradis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maxime-paradis) Angel Per its own site

[Nordic Secondary Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nordic-secondary-fund) VC firm Per its own site

[ODC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/odc-ventures) Family office Per its own site

[Realm Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/realm-capital-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Tech Co-Investors GmbH](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tech-co-investors-gmbh) Growth equity Per its own site

[VIDA Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vida-vision-fund) VC firm Per its own site

[Walerud Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walerud-ventures) Family office Per its own site

[eightyseven Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eightyseven-ventures) Family office Per its own site

## Quick answers about Klarna

### Who invested in Klarna?

Klarna's investors include Sequoia Capital, General Atlantic, QED Investors, BlackRock and IVP, and 10 more on record.

### How much has Klarna raised?

Klarna has raised $1.6B across 8 rounds since 2005.

### When did Klarna last raise?

Klarna's most recent round was a Growth of $800M in Jun 2022.

### What was Klarna's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $800M in Jun 2022, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Klarna first?

Klarna's first round on record, in Jan 2005, was backed by Jane Walerud.

### What stage is Klarna at?

Klarna's latest named round is a Growth, in Jun 2022.

### Where is Klarna based?

Klarna is based in Sweden.

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