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PhonePe
Fintech · Bengaluru, India · Founded 2015
A Payments App built for India, by Indians MoreLess
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.
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.
Keywords: Digital Payments, UPI Transactions, Insurance Products, Investment Solutions, Fintech, Mobile Payments, India, Financial Ecosystem, Trusted Brand, Innovation.
Company overview
PhonePe company information
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- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Bengaluru, India
- Employees
- 19,702
- Open positions
- 113
- Dealroom signal
- 94.1
Valuation & funding
PhonePe funding history
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| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROWTH EQUITY VC | Oct 2025 | $600M | $12B | General Atlantic | ↗ |
| GROWTH EQUITY VC | Apr 2023 | $100M | $12B | General Atlantic | ↗ |
| GROWTH EQUITY VC | Mar 2023 | $200M | $12B | Walmart | ↗ |
| GROWTH EQUITY VC | Feb 2023 | $100M | $12B | Tiger Global · Ribbit Capital · TVS Capital Funds | ↗ |
| GROWTH EQUITY VC | Jan 2023 | $350M | $12B | General Atlantic | ↗ |
| CORPORATE SPINOUT | Dec 2022 | Flipkart | ↗ | ||
| LATE VC | Nov 2022 | Undisclosed | ↗ | ||
| LATE VC | Aug 2021 | Walmart · Tiger Global · Tencent | — | ||
| LATE VC | Dec 2020 | Flipkart · Walmart | — | ||
| LATE VC | Dec 2020 | Flipkart · Walmart | — |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and profit over time
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| USD | Revenue | Growth | EBITDA | Margin | Profit | Margin | R&D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $344M | 0% | $0 | 0% | — | 0% | — |
| 2025 | $344M | 0% | $0 | 0% | — | 0% | — |
| 2024 | $344M | 0% | $0 | 0% | — | 0% | — |
| 2023 | $344M | 0% | $0 | 0% | — | ||
| 2022 | $344M | +108.7% | $0 | 0% | |||
| 2021 | $165M | 0% | $0 | 0% |
Growth signals
How PhonePe is moving
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Comparisons
PhonePe compared with similar companies
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Capital deployed
PhonePe investments and acquisitions
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Indus OSSangrur, IndiaA homebred system apps company, building India’s only content and commerce platform for users to discover and consume digital content & amp
$67Mvaluation
GigIndiaBaner, IndiaIndia's Largest Student Workforce which outsources small micro jobs or tasks (Gigs) from companies to college students on it's platform
$4.1Mvaluation
Talent graph
PhonePe's talent
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Global footprint
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In the news
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Market sentiment
What the market is saying about PhonePe
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