Lena Hackelöer

Lena has spent over a decade in fintech. In 7 years at Klarna Lena built the B2B marketing function and also played a key role in the integration of SOFORT (pioneering A2A solution) after its 2014 acquisition.

In 2019 Lena founded Brite Payments, now one of Sweden’s fastest-growing fintechs. Leveraging open banking infrastructure, Brite enables instant bank payments and payouts.

In 2022, Brite doubled transaction volume and revenue while reaching profitability. In 2023 Brite closed a $60 million funding round, led by specialist B2B software investor Dawn Capital – representing 2023’s largest fintech fundraise by an all-female founding team in Europe.