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Making sense of Klarna

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In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. “We didn’t have a lot of money,” he tells me.

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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. “We didn’t have a lot of money,” he tells me.

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

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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. This can be professional, personal or a mix of the two. This can be professional, personal or a mix of the two.