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PhonePe Unicorn Acquired

PhonePe Limited Bengaluru, Karnataka Founded 2015 phonepe.com ↗
Sameer Nigam · Co-Founder, Whole-time Director & Chief Executive Officer Rahul Chari · Co-Founder, Whole-time Director & Chief Technology Officer Burzin Engineer · Co-Founder & Chief Reliability Officer
$1.35 BnTotal funding (tracked)
4Funding rounds
17 Mar 2023Last round
12,265Team size (sourced)

PhonePe: Funding Rounds

0200400600800$MPrimary funding / partial spin-off from Flipkart: $700M700Dec '20Growth/Primary (Tranche 1): $350M350Jan '23Growth/Primary (Tranche 2): $100M100Feb '23Growth/Primary (Walmart tranche): $200M200Mar '23

Disclosed round amounts over time, USD millions.

Date Round Amount Investors Source
17 Mar 2023 Growth/Primary (Walmart tranche) $200 million Walmart source
14 Feb 2023 Growth/Primary (Tranche 2) $100 million Ribbit Capital Tiger Global Management TVS Capital Funds source
19 Jan 2023 Growth/Primary (Tranche 1) $350 million General Atlantic source
2 Dec 2020 Primary funding / partial spin-off from Flipkart $700 million Walmart Tiger Global Management source

PhonePe: Investors

Walmart Ribbit Capital Tiger Global Management TVS Capital Funds General Atlantic

Acquisitions

DateAcquirerAcquiredAmountSource
29 Jul 2022 PhonePe Indus OS Undisclosed source
18 May 2022 PhonePe WealthDesk Undisclosed source
18 May 2022 PhonePe OpenQ Undisclosed source
21 Mar 2022 PhonePe GigIndia Undisclosed source
16 Jul 2018 PhonePe Zopper Retail Undisclosed source
1 Apr 2016 Flipkart PhonePe Undisclosed source

FAQs on PhonePe

How much funding has PhonePe raised?

PhonePe has raised $1.35 Bn across 4 tracked funding round(s), most recently on 2023-03-17. Figures are compiled from cited public sources.

Who are the investors in PhonePe?

Investors in PhonePe include Walmart, Ribbit Capital, Tiger Global Management, TVS Capital Funds, General Atlantic.

Sources & corrections. Every fact on this page is compiled from cited public sources — follow the "source" links beside each entry. Profile sources: www.phonepe.com · Last verified 7 Sep 2026. · Report a correction