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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

“We did hear that and I think it’s very poor advice,” he says. “The invoicing company” “When they started, they didn’t position themselves so much as a startup or as a tech company,” recalls Skype founder Niklas Zennström, whose venture capital firm Atomico would eventually become a Klarna investor in 2012.

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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

“We did hear that and I think it’s very poor advice,” he says. “The invoicing company” “When they started, they didn’t position themselves so much as a startup or as a tech company,” recalls Skype founder Niklas Zennström, whose venture capital firm Atomico would eventually become a Klarna investor in 2012.

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6 Oslo VCs discuss 2021 trends, deal flow and regional opportunities

TechCrunch

Local investors tend to invest 50% to 90% of their fund into local startups, “but we do look at deal flow in all Nordic countries,” said one. Use discount code HALLO to save 25% off a 1-year Extra Crunch membership. What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? and Nomono.