Fintech SEBASTIAN SIEMIATKOWSKI | KLARNA GROUP CEO SPEAKER BIO In 2005, Sebastian Siemiatkowski cofounded Klarna, a payment solutions provider based in Stockholm. Heserves as its Chief Executive Officer. Over the past decade, he oversaw the company’s rapid growth across Europe and more recently into North America. Sebastian has received multiple awards for his leadership, including runner up in the 2015 global EY Entrepreneur of the Year award, Leader of the Year by Adecco, and European Entrepreneur of the Year Award by TechTour. Heholds a master’s degree from Stockholm School of Economics. KEY CORPORATE FACTS & KPIs COMPANY OVERVIEW Headquarters Sweden, Stockholm Founded in Stockholm in 2005, Klarna is one of Europe's fastest growing companies and offers safe and easytouse payment solutions to e-stores. Office Locations Stockholm, Helsinki, London, Amsterdam, Klarna Group has more than 1,400 employees and is active on 18 markets. It serves 45 million New York, San Francisco, Columbus consumers and works with 65,000 merchants, attracting major international clients such as Spotify, Founded 2005 Disney, Samsung, Wish and ASOS. The goal is to become the world’s favorite way to buy. No. of Employees 1,500 In 2013, Klarna acquired SOFORT to strengthen its position on the German ecommerce market. Active Markets 18 Business: Selected Clients / Spotify, Disney, Samsung, Wish, Overstock Klarna makes it simple and safe to shop online for consumers. By doing so, merchants see an increase in Partners and ASOS sales. With its sophisticated risk and fraud models, Klarna can assume all the risk on behalf of the merchant and give consumers flexible payment options at the point of purchase. 2013: Klarna acquires SOFORT Recent Milestones 2014: Launch of Klarna Checkout in Germany 2015: Expansion to the US and UK Key Financials Revenue 2015: +$300m, Estimated EV: $2.3bn Ownership Structure Founders are still main owners Total Funding Money raised: $291.3m Key Investors Sequoia, General Atlantic, DST, Northzone Website klarna.com 62