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

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in markets such as New York and Los Angeles. With this round, the company is again giving 1% of the equity raised back to the planet. 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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Los Angeles. Side note: LA seems to have had some success in mega deals led by private equity firms as evidenced by DemandMedia and Chris DeWolf’s latest company backed by more than $20 million in private equity. TechCoast Angels backed GreenDot should be a major IPO this year.

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