The Klaravik Story
– from startup to curious market leader
What began at a kitchen table in the small Swedish city of Karlstad has grown into a multi-billion company with hundreds of employees. Since founding Klaravik in 2012, Christian Knutsson and Christian Lenander set out to transform an industry – and they succeeded. A decade later, online auctions have become a natural way to buy and sell machines, tools, and vehicles. And not just in Sweden.
In the autumn of 2022, Klaravik entered a new international chapter by joining TBAuctions – Europe’s leading multi-brand digital auction platform for B2B used goods – while Klaravik Denmark, previously run as a franchise, became fully integrated into the Klaravik Group.
As of 2025, Klaravik works with more than 50,000 Swedish sellers who fill the marketplace with thousands of auctions every week – attracting over 550,000 registered bidders from more than 80 countries.