PhonePe raises $700 million, becomes a separate entity

Date posted: Friday 4 December 2020

PhonePe,  the crown jewel in Flipkart’s acquisition by Walmart, is “partially” spinning off, the Bangalore-based financial services firm said on Thursday. To kick off its new journey, the firm said it has secured $700 million in a new financing round. This round, the name of which was not disclosed, was led by Walmart  with participation from some existing investors, PhonePe said. The new round gave PhonePe, which was founded by three former Flipkart  employees, a post-money valuation of $5.5 billion.

(Tech Crunch)