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Fintech giant Klarna raises $639M at a $45.6B valuation amid ‘massive momentum’ in the US

TechCrunch LA

Overall, Klarna is live in 20 markets, has more than 90 million global active users and more than 2 million transactions a day conducted on its platform. Eric Munson, founder and CIO of Adit Ventures, said his firm believes the “best is yet to come as Klarna multiplies their addressable market through global expansion.” .

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

Both Sides of the Table

I meet with Bay Area entrepreneurs all the time and am actively looking to make investments there. It’s hard to get people to take a risk at a startup or for a reasonable salary with all this competition. Douglas Merrill, the former CIO of Google, is building his next company, ZestCash in LA. Brett Brewer has AdKnowledge.