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Klar Revenue, Valuation, Funding & Investors
Klar is valued at $800M as of June 2025, a 2.7x revenue multiple. Klar revenue was $300M, as disclosed with its latest round.
Last Klar valuation
$800M
Series C · Jun 2025
Last Klar funding round
$170M
Series C · Jun 2025
Klar revenue
$300M
Series C · Jun 2025
Key investors in Klar
Quona Capital
Mouro Capital
International Finance Corporation
Western Technology Investment
Prosus Ventures
General Atlantic
About Klar
Klar is a Mexican digital financial services company headquartered in Mexico City and founded in 2019 by Stefan Moller. It offers consumers an app with a no-fee credit card, an account that pays interest, personal loans, investments from 100 Mexican pesos and insurance, and it has added business credit lines and cards after acquiring assets of the payments company Tribal in December 2024. The company is regulated as a SOFIPO by the banking regulator CNBV and agreed in September 2025 to buy the digital bank Bineo from Banorte to obtain a banking licence. Investors include General Atlantic, Prosus Ventures, Quona Capital, Mouro Capital and the International Finance Corporation. Klar raised a 190 million US dollar Series C in June 2025 at a reported valuation above 800 million US dollars and reported annual revenue approaching 300 million US dollars.
Founded
2019
HQ
Website
Status
Privately held
Customer focus
B2C
Revenue model
Product sales
Revenue
$300M (Jun 2025)
Valuation
$800M (Jun 2025)
Sectors
Klar Valuation
Klar is currently valued at $800M, based on its Series C in June 2025. Read the announcement ↗
The $170M round was led by General Atlantic, with participation from Grupo Fórmula, Citius, International Finance Corporation, Televisa, Mouro Capital and 4 other investors.
Klar's valuation has grown 1.6x from $500M at its Series B in June 2022 to $800M in June 2025, across 2 priced rounds.
Klar valuation by funding round
Revenue multiple| Date | Stage | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Series C | $800M | 2.7x |
| Jun 2022 | Series B | $500M | - |
Klar Revenue
Klar's latest recorded revenue is $300M, as of its Series C in June 2025. At a $800M valuation, that implies a 2.7x revenue multiple.
Klar revenue by funding round
| Date | Revenue * | Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | $300M | $800M | 2.7x | Series C |
* Revenue (or ARR) figures are the values recorded alongside each funding round. Typically run-rate revenue at the time of the deal, or a reported LTM (last 12 months) revenue.
Klar Funding History
Klar has raised a total of $333M across 5 funding rounds.
Klar's first fundraising round was a $8M seed round in September 2019. The most recent completed round was a $170M Series C in June 2025.
Klar funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Valuation | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Series C | General Atlantic (lead); Grupo Fórmula; Citius; International Finance Corporation; Televisa; Mouro Capital; Western Technology Investment; Prosus Ventures; Santander; Quona Capital | $170M | $800M | Klar is a Mexico City-based fintech founded in 2019, offering app-based financial services to consumers and small businesses in Mexico, including credit cards, digital bank accounts, personal loans, investment options, Mastercard integration, financial education, and B2B payments following its 2024 acquisition of Tribal's assets. The company serves over two million users and positions itself as an alternative to traditional banks in a market with limited formal banking access. On June 30, 2025, Klar raised $190 million in a Series C funding round led by General Atlantic, consisting of $170 million in equity and $20 million in venture debt, achieving a post-money valuation of $800 million. Existing investors International Finance Corporation (IFC), Prosus Ventures, Mouro Capital, and Quona Capital participated, alongside new backers including Santander, Grupo Fórmula, Grupo Televisa, and Western Technology Investment. The funds are earmarked for product development, AI-driven innovations, expansion within Mexico, and supporting SMB services. Klar reported annual revenue approaching $300 million around the time of the round, with a targeted annual run rate of $500 million by Q3 2025, as stated by VP of Finance Juan Sarmiento, potentially positioning it for an IPO. This traction underscores its growth in Mexico's booming fintech sector, which saw over 1,000 startups by mid-2025 and $865 million in VC funding in 2024 alone. The round reflects strong investor confidence amid rising competition from players like Plata and Ualá, with digital payments projected to dominate transactions in Latin America. Klar previously secured a $100 million debt facility from Victory Park Capital in 2023 to scale credit offerings. |
| Jun 2022 | Series B | General Atlantic (lead); Acrew Capital; Endeavor Catalyst; International Finance Corporation; Mouro Capital; Western Technology Investment; Prosus Ventures; Quona Capital; Bossa Invest | $70M | $500M | General Atlantic led a $70 million equity round in the Mexican digital bank Klar in June 2022, at a valuation of $500 million, doubling down on its $70 million Series B investment of July 2021. Prosus Ventures, Quona Capital, Mouro Capital and the International Finance Corporation followed on, and Acrew Capital and Endeavor Catalyst took part. WTI provided a further $20 million of venture debt, bringing the announced funding to $90 million. Klar had raised more than $150 million of equity since its 2019 launch. Over the previous twelve months revenue grew sevenfold, 1.4 million customers were added and more than $100 million of loans were originated. The company describes itself as a fully digital, transparent alternative to traditional credit and debit services and employed about 400 people between Mexico City and Berlin. |
| Jul 2021 | Series B | General Atlantic (lead); International Finance Corporation; Mouro Capital; Western Technology Investment; Prosus Ventures; Quona Capital | $70M | - | General Atlantic led a Series B round in the Mexican digital bank Klar, announced in July 2021, with participation from existing investors Prosus Ventures, Quona Capital, Mouro Capital, the International Finance Corporation and Western Technology Investment. The round was subject to approval by Mexican regulators, and the company did not disclose the amount at announcement. Later reporting put the General Atlantic financing at $70 million, and the investor itself described its June 2022 follow-on as doubling down on that earlier $70 million investment. Klar said the capital would broaden consumer credit access as Mexico moves to a digital economy and fund product and proprietary technology. The company launched in 2019 as a mobile-first provider of credit and debit services to Mexican consumers and had previously raised a $15 million Series A in October 2020 led by Prosus Ventures. |
| Oct 2020 | Series A | Prosus Ventures (lead); Acrew Capital; FJ Labs; International Finance Corporation; Mouro Capital; Quona Capital | $15M | - | Prosus Ventures, formerly Naspers Ventures, led a $15 million Series A in the Mexico City challenger bank Klar, announced on 20 October 2020 and the first investment by Prosus in Mexico. The International Finance Corporation joined as a new investor, and existing backers Quona Capital, Mouro Capital (formerly Santander Innoventures) and aCrew also participated. Klar launched in 2019 with credit and debit services and offers deposit and credit products to Mexican customers, with a typical loan of about $110 at a 68% annual percentage rate. At the time of the round it had about 200,000 banking customers, of whom roughly 27,000 had taken out loans. Stefan Moller, a former Bain consultant who advised large banks, founded the company. |
| Sep 2019 | Seed | Quona Capital (lead); Arc Labs; FJ Labs; Aspect Ventures; GE32 Capital; Mouro Capital; Western Technology Investment | $8M | - | Quona Capital led a $7.5 million seed round in the Mexican challenger bank Klar, announced on 26 September 2019 together with a separate $50 million debt facility from Arc Labs, for a combined $57.5 million. Santander Innoventures, aCrew (formerly Aspect Ventures), FJ Labs, Arc Labs and Western Technology Investment also took part in the seed round. Klar was established in 2019 by Stefan Moller, Daniel Autrique and Gianluigi Davassi and operates as a mobile-first provider of credit and debit services to Mexican consumers who are underserved by traditional banks. The round was expected to fund the launch of the product, the build-out of the team and the expansion of the credit book. |
Who has invested in Klar?
17 investors have backed Klar across its funding rounds, including Quona Capital, Mouro Capital, International Finance Corporation, Western Technology Investment, Prosus Ventures and General Atlantic.
Lead investors include General Atlantic, Prosus Ventures and Quona Capital.
Klar Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Participant | Sep 2019 | ||
| 5 | Lead | Sep 2019 | ||
| 4 | Participant | Oct 2020 | ||
| 4 | Participant | Sep 2019 | ||
| 4 | Lead | Oct 2020 | ||
| 3 | Lead | Jul 2021 | ||
| 2 | Participant | Oct 2020 | ||
| 2 | Participant | Sep 2019 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Sep 2019 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Jun 2025 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Sep 2019 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Sep 2019 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Jun 2022 | ||
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Start Free TrialAcquisitions by Klar
Klar has acquired 5 companies to date.
Last acquisition by Klar was on May 17th 2026. Klar acquired Yave for undisclosed valuation.
Latest Acquisitions by Klar
| Description | - | Mexico City-headquartered Bineo functions as a branchless digital bank accessible via mobile app throughout Latin America. Services include savings accounts, personal loans, and Pockets feature for segregated savings goals with growth options. Users receive virtual and physical debit cards without minimum balances or maintenance fees. Bineo collects transaction data to tailor financial products and expands its platform with personalized insights drawn from user behavior analytics. | Tribal is a Mexico City-based fintech platform supplying payment and financing tools to small and medium-sized businesses in Latin America. It issues multi-currency physical and virtual credit cards, facilitates local and international wire transfers, and provides short-term credit alongside expense management dashboards. Backed by SoftBank Latin America Fund, QED Investors, BECO Capital, Stellar Development Foundation, and Coinbase Ventures, Tribal participates in the Visa FinTech Fast Track program. | Tribal is a Mexico City-based fintech platform supplying payment and financing tools to small and medium-sized businesses in Latin America. It issues multi-currency physical and virtual credit cards, facilitates local and international wire transfers, and provides short-term credit alongside expense management dashboards. Backed by SoftBank Latin America Fund, QED Investors, BECO Capital, Stellar Development Foundation, and Coinbase Ventures, Tribal participates in the Visa FinTech Fast Track program. | |
| HQ Country | |||||
| HQ City | - | Mérida | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco, CA | |
| Deal Date | 17 May 2026 | 4 Sep 2025 | 4 Dec 2024 | 3 Dec 2024 | |
| Valuation | undisclosed | undisclosed | undisclosed | undisclosed | |
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Klar Competitors
Klar competitors include listed companies like Agibank and PicPay, and private ones like Juni, Tala, Zolve and TIFIN.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private | - | - | $800M | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $800M | - | ||
| Private | $25M | - | $800M | 32.0x | ||
| Publicly listed | $1.2B | $227M | $831M | 0.7x | ||
| Private | - | - | $842M | - | ||
| Publicly listed | $1.2B | $205M | $880M | 0.3x |
Klar Public Comps
Klar is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Agibank, Judo Bank, PicPay, Green Dot, Rhino Bitcoin, MNT-Halan, Wema Bank, Superbank Indonesia, Forbright Bank and Morrow Bank.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $1.2B | $227M | 0.7x | 0.7x | 3.7x | 4.7x | |||
| $363M | - | 2.0x | 1.9x | - | - | |||
| $1.2B | $205M | 0.8x | 0.3x | 4.3x | 2.6x | |||
| $2.1B | ($12M) | 0.3x | 0.3x | (59.6x) | 3.9x | |||
| $478K | ($417K) | 1380.9x | - | (1581.6x) | - | |||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| $308M | - | 3.1x | - | - | - | |||
| $87M | - | 7.1x | - | - | - | |||
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Common questions about Klar
| When was Klar founded? | Klar was founded in 2019. |
| Where is Klar headquartered? | Klar is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. |
| Is Klar publicly listed? | No, Klar is a private, VC-backed company. |
| What is Klar's valuation? | Klar was last valued at $800M in its Series C in June 2025. |
| How much funding has Klar raised? | Klar has raised $333M across 5 funding rounds. |
| What was Klar's last funding round? | Klar's last funding round was a $170M Series C in June 2025, led by General Atlantic. |
| Who are Klar's investors? | Klar's investors include Mouro Capital, Quona Capital, International Finance Corporation, Western Technology Investment, Prosus Ventures, General Atlantic, Acrew Capital, FJ Labs, Arc Labs, Grupo Fórmula and 7 others. |
| What is Klar's revenue? | Klar's latest recorded revenue is $300M (June 2025). |
| What is Klar's revenue multiple? | Klar's latest valuation implies a 2.7x revenue multiple ($800M valuation on $300M of revenue). |
| Which companies are comparable to Klar? | Companies comparable to Klar include Juni, Tala, Zolve, Agibank, TIFIN and PicPay. |
| How many companies has Klar acquired? | Klar has acquired 4 companies, including Yave, Bineo, Tribal and Somos Cred Capital. |
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