Victor Jacobsson

$1.19B

as of 05/16/25

About Victor Jacobsson

Victor Jacobsson cofounded Klarna in 2005, pioneering the buy-now, pay-later model in fintech.

He left the company in 2012 but retains a stake in the business estimated at around 9%.

Private investors valued Klarna at $6.7 billion in 2022. Forbes estimates the company is now worth nearly $14 billion.

Klarna is a fully licensed bank in Europe, where it offers checking accounts, savings accounts and debit cards.

Investors in Klarna include Sequoia Capital, Dragoneer, Silver Lake, Bestseller Group, Visa and Ant Group.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Sweden

Source of wealth

fintech

Residence

Stockholm, Sweden

Birth date

08/28/81 (age 43)

Education

Master of Science, Stockholm School of Economics

Self-made

self-made