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A Payments App built for India, by Indians

Bengaluru, IndiaFounded 2015Fintech
Valuation $10–50B Last recorded · 2025
Revenue $100–500M Latest reported FY
Headcount 10–25k Current team size
Total funding $1–2.5B Disclosed equity funding
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About PhonePe

PhonePe is a leading digital payments platform in India, designed to facilitate seamless financial transactions for individuals and businesses. The company operates in the fintech sector, providing a wide range of services including mobile payments, insurance products, and investment solutions. PhonePe primarily serves individual consumers and merchants, helping them conduct transactions quickly and securely.

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The platform is a major player in the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) market, which allows users to transfer money directly between bank accounts using their mobile phones. This has made PhonePe one of the largest drivers of UPI transactions in India. The company has also diversified its offerings by introducing various insurance products such as travel, motor, and coronavirus insurance, as well as investment options like liquid funds and curated mutual fund categories.

PhonePe's business model revolves around creating an open transaction ecosystem that benefits all stakeholders. It generates revenue through transaction fees, commissions from insurance and investment products, and partnerships with merchants. The platform's user-friendly interface and robust security measures have made it a trusted name in digital payments, earning it numerous awards and recognitions, including the best mobile payment product and technology categories at the IAMAI India Digital Awards.

The company has also been recognized for its rapid growth and innovation, ranking among the top 10 most trusted digital brands in India and the top 10 most trafficked platforms by Comscore. PhonePe's vision is to make digital payments accessible to the next billion users in India, thereby creating a significant positive impact on the country's financial ecosystem.

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At a glance

Status
Acquired
Founded
2015
Headquarters
Bengaluru, India
Employees
19,702
Open positions
113
Dealroom signal
94.1/100
Industry
Fintech
Sub-industry
Payments
Sector
Fintech, Became $1B as Subsidiary, Insurtech Related, Digital Wallet, financial inclusion, Became Thoroughbred as Subsidiary
Business model
SaaS
Client focus
b2b, b2c
Investment activity
2 companies, latest Jul 2022
Capital deployed
—
Preferred round
ACQUISITION

Funding history

10 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
GROWTH EQUITY VCOther financing Oct 2025 $600M $12B General Atlantic ↗
GROWTH EQUITY VCOther financing Apr 2023 $100M $12B General Atlantic ↗
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Financials

Revenue over time

Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.

YearRevenueGrowth
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021 —
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Growth signals

PhonePe website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for PhonePe is 12M monthly website visits, up 9.1% over the last three months. PhonePe's team grew 12.3% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits12M 3-month web change+9.1% 1-year team growth+12.3%
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Investors

7 investors on the cap table

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Series A1 investor entered at this stage

  • Flipkart

Series B and later6 investors entered at this stage

Team profiled 86 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 10 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
21 countries with
team presence
🇮🇳 India97.3%
🇺🇸 United States0.3%
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.1%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.1%
🇸🇬 Singapore0%
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Market sentiment

Posts on X, past 7 days

An AI-synthesised read of the highest-engagement posts about PhonePe on X, ranked by likes and reposts, corporate channels excluded.

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Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

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