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PhonePe

Fintech · Bengaluru, IN · phonepe.com

Leading Indian UPI digital payments app, controlled by Walmart.

Founders

Team & hubs

Around 17,121 people on the team.

Where the team is based, by share of staff.
Bengaluru80%
Greater Delhi Area5%
Mumbai5%
Fayetteville5%
Pune5%
People & leadership
Amit Doshi Group CMOSameer Nigam Founder & CEORahul Chari Founder & CTOShashank Gautam Head of EngineeringAbhiram Kaushik Head of EngineeringKisalay Ranjan Head Of Engineering Kedar Swadi Head of Data ScienceSameer Nigam Founder & CEO, PhonePe
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In the network

PhonePe, a leading Indian UPI digital payments app controlled by Walmart, has raised $2571M across 8 rounds and is backed by General Atlantic, Walmart, Tiger Global, Ribbit Capital, and Flipkart. Through shared capital it connects to a cluster of fintech and payments companies, sharing two investors each with BharatPe, CRED, Razorpay, Spendesk, and Brex (plus NoBroker), placing it alongside both Indian and global fintech peers. With a network centrality score of 56 and a team of 17121 concentrated in Bengaluru (80%) and Mumbai (5%), it sits as a well-funded node within the broader payments and fintech financing network.

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Funding history

DateRoundAmount
Mar 2026Incoming IPO
PhonePe is targeting a $9-10.5B valuation in its India IPO, expecting to raise around $1B; Walmart, Microsoft and Tiger Global will sell stakes.
Oct 2025Funding round
General Atlantic invested $600M in PhonePe via a secondary transaction (stake rising from 4.4% to about 9%) to facilitate the exercise of employee stock options ahead of the IPO.
$600M
May 2023Growth
General Atlantic invested another $100M in PhonePe as part of its ongoing round, which has reached $850M at a $12B valuation.
$100M
May 2023Series D Plus
Fintech decacorn PhonePe raised $850M in 2023 (latest $100M tranche from General Atlantic) as part of a $1B round.
$850M
Mar 2023Growth
PhonePe raised $200M from Walmart as part of an ongoing round, valuing the Indian payments giant at $12B pre-money.
$200M
Feb 2023Growth
Indian fintech PhonePe raised another $100M from Ribbit Capital, Tiger Global and TVS Capital at a $12B pre-money valuation.
$100M
Jan 2023Series D Plus
PhonePe, an Indian payments giant, raised USD350M from General Atlantic at a USD12B+ valuation, entering the decacorn club.
$350M
Jan 2023Growth
PhonePe raised $350M led by General Atlantic at a $12B pre-money valuation as part of an ongoing round.
$350M
Dec 2020Growth
PhonePe raised $21 Mn from parent Flipkart.
$21M

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Acquisitions

PhonePe has acquired GigIndia · WealthDesk.

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