Where is Clar located?

Clar is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

How many employees does Clar have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Clar is 56.

Where does Clar rank among its competitors?

Clar ranks 2nd amongst 10 active competitors, of which 2 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was CHARM Solutions, which secured $3.5M in Apr, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Clar?

Clar's top competitors include Cloud Lending, Alfa Systems and Scayl. Among them, CHARM Solutions secured the most recent funding round in April, 2023.

Clar - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Clar is a funded company based in Stockholm (Sweden), founded in 2016 by Ivar Schmidt. It operates as an Online platform offering lending as a service solution to banks and lenders. The company has 10 active competitors, including 2 funded and 2 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Cloud Lending, Alfa Systems and Scayl.

Company Details

Online platform offering lending as a service solution to banks and lenders. It enables lenders to directly offer loans to their consumers. It operates globally through its platforms namely Prestalo, Tasleefa, FinanZero, Creditiz, Akredo, Loando, and Lendela.

Website: clar.co
Email ID: *****@clar.co

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2016

Location

Stockholm, Sweden

Stage

Funding Raised

Investors

Centripetal & 1 more

Ranked

2^nd among 10 active competitors

Employee Count

56 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Lendo & 2 more

Similar Companies

Tala & 580 more

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Clar is a funded company. Clar has 2 institutional investors.

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The founders of Clar is Ivar Schmidt.

Here are the details of Clar's key team members:

Ivar Schmidt: Founder of Clar and founder of 2 other companies, Snowfall Capital and Lendela. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Clar's employee count trend

Clar has 56 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Clar's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Clar include Cloud Lending, Alfa Systems and Scayl. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Clar, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Cloud Lending 2013, Foster City (United States), Acquired	Provider of digital banking solutions for financial institutions and their clients	$16.1M	Cota Capital, Lighter Capital & 4 others	56/100
2nd	Clar 2016, Stockholm (Sweden), Funding Raised	Online platform offering lending as a service solution to banks and lenders	-	Centripetal, Ilija Batljan Invest	54/100
3rd	Alfa Systems 1990, Sydney (Australia), Public	Developer of software platform for asset and auto finance operations	-	The Independent Investment Trust, Hampshire Trust Bank ... Read more	50/100
4th	Scayl 2023, Stockholm (Sweden), Funding Raised	Provider of scalable debt funding for fintech lenders	-	-	41/100
5th	Bankish 2017, Tallinn (Estonia), Seed	Lending & deposit system for loan providers	$1.37M	Admiral Markets, Finora Group	37/100
6th	Aqaix 2017, San Francisco (United States), Funding Raised	Cloud & API-based lending-as-a-service platform for water financing	-	Valley Ventures Accelerator	31/100
7th	Circeo 2014, Rumelange (Luxembourg), Unfunded	End-to-end loan lifecycle management platform	-	-	29/100
8th	CHARM Solutions 2019, Stockholm (Sweden), Seed	Developer of an AI platform for small and medium business lending	$3.5M	BootstrapLabs	24/100
9th	ZWEBB 2005, Stockholm (Sweden), Unfunded	Provider of SaaS-based financial platforms for lending, investing, and factoring	-	-	19/100
10th	Stage11 2020, Gothenburg (Sweden), Unfunded	Cloud-based lending-as-a-service platform	-	-	16/100