# Stefan Möller

> Stefan Möller is the Mexico City-based co-founder and CEO of Klar. His career spans retail entrepreneurship, Bain & Company and Nova Founders Capital. Launched in 2019, Klar combines Mexican operations with development in Berlin and has expanded from consumer financial products into services for businesses.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Klar
- **Organizations:** Klar, Bain & Company, Nova Founders Capital
- **Nationality:** Mexican
- **Education:** Economics undergraduate degree, Goethe University Frankfurt, MBA, IESE Business School, Yale University
- **Known for:** Built an early retail operation employing roughly 100 people., Co-founded Klar and developed a company with operations in Mexico and engineering in Berlin., Led Klar through its June 2025 $190 million financing at a reported $800 million valuation.

## Career timeline

- **Before Klar** — Ran kiosks and clothing shops in central Mexico City, growing the operation to around 100 employees.
- **Before 2019** — Earned an MBA at IESE, worked at Bain & Company, then became a venture director at Nova Founders Capital.
- **2019** — Launched Klar with co-founders Daniel Autrique and Gianluigi Davassi.
- **2023** — Klar obtained regulatory approval for the acquisition of SOFIPO SEFIA.
- **2024** — Klar acquired Tribal Credit’s Mexican assets in December.
- **2025** — Klar announced $190 million in financing in June and agreed to acquire Bineo in September.
- **2026** — Continued pursuing a broader financial relationship with customers, including payroll and business services.

## Achievements

- Built an early retail operation employing roughly 100 people.
- Co-founded Klar and developed a company with operations in Mexico and engineering in Berlin.
- Led Klar through its June 2025 $190 million financing at a reported $800 million valuation.
- Expanded Klar into business finance through the acquisition of Tribal Credit’s Mexican assets.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Discussed competition for primary customer relationships, payroll and multiple financial products in a La Jornada interview.
- **2026-03** — Explained Klar’s diversified products, in-house systems and operating discipline to The Business Year.
- **2025-09** — Klar agreed to acquire Bineo; subsequent disclosures described closing as subject to regulatory authorisations.
- **2025-06** — Klar announced $190 million in financing led by General Atlantic.

## Links

- Website: https://www.klar.mx/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-moller-70b71114a/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23