Klarna's earliest backer is calling it quits – with one final impact bet: 'Enough is enough'

Jane Walerud, investor and co-founder of Paebbl. Photo: Andreas Jennische.
8 okt. 2025
09:41
Renowned Swedish impact investor Jane Walerud is hanging up her boots.

The woman who co-founded carbon capture startup Paebbl and wrote one of Klarna's first cheques is making her final investment – and at Impact Loop's meetup in Stockholm yesterday she revealed more details.

She also gave some advice for impact founders looking for cash.

"That investment is now made, or rather, agreed upon," she told Impact Loop on a meetup we held together with law firm Cirio on Wednesday morning.

Walerud, 63, won't reveal the company name or ticket size yet, but confirms it's another nature tech play. "They work for a living planet, that much I can say."

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