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PhonePe
A Payments App built for India, by Indians
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.
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
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News
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROWTH EQUITY VCOther financing | Oct 2025 | $600M | $12B | General Atlantic | ↗ |
| GROWTH EQUITY VCOther financing | Apr 2023 | $100M | $12B | General Atlantic | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
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.
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Investments and acquisitions
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$4.1Mvaluation
Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Series A1 investor entered at this stage
Flipkart
Series B and later6 investors entered at this stage
Walmart
Tiger Global
Tencent
General Atlantic
Ribbit Capital
TVS Capital Funds
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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Market sentiment
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