11 February 2022

Klarna considers funding round with up to $60bn valuation

Written By FinTech Alliance

Klarna considers funding round with up to $60bn valuation

Buy Now, Pay Later giant Klarna is reportedly mulling a new funding round. 

In Brief: 

This would follow its $639mn raise in June. 

Recent investors have included SoftBank, Sequoia and Permira. 

Currently, the company has a valuation of $45.6bn. 

What does this mean? 

Sources have told Bloomberg that the new funding round could value the firm at between $50bn and $60bn, but that a precide target has not yet been decided. 

Read more here.  

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