Flipkart

company

About

Flipkart operates an online shopping website with a registered customer base of over 100 million.

  • 10001 - max

Details

Last Funding Type
Series J
Last Funding Money Raised
$1.40B
Industries
E-Commerce,Internet,Marketplace,Shopping
Founded date
Jan 1, 2007
Number Of Employee
10001 - max
Operating Status
Active

Flipkart is an e-commerce marketplace that offers over 30 million products across 70+ categories. It provides books, movies, music, games, consoles, gaming accessories, mobiles, mobile accessories, cameras, camera accessories, computers, computer accessories, network components, software, peripherals, home and kitchen appliances, TV, and video products, and personal and health care products.

Flipkart, currently 33,000 people strong, has 75 million registered users clocking over 10 million daily visits. Flipkart’s technology has enabled it to deliver 8 million shipments per month – and this number is only growing.

Binny and Sachin Bansal founded Flipkart in 2007, with headquarters in Bengaluru in India. In 2018, the company was acquired by the giant retail corporation, [Walmart](/organization/Walmart).

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
4
$2.56B
Flipkart has raised a total of $2.56B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Oct 25, 2017 from a Corporate Round round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Oct 25, 2017 Corporate Round 1 eBay Detail
Apr 10, 2017 Series J $1.40B 1 Detail
Jun 29, 2014 Series G $1B 1 Detail
Oct 8, 2013 Series E $160M 1 Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
16
14
Flipkart has made 16 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jul 11, 2022, when Shadowfax raised ₹0.95B.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Jul 11, 2022 Shadowfax
Series E ₹0.95B Delivery Service Yes
Jun 20, 2022 FinBox
Series A ₹1.15B Artificial Intelligence
Mar 25, 2022 Myntra
Corporate Round $116M Yes
Dec 14, 2020 PhonePe
Corporate Round ₹1.50B FinTech Yes
Apr 27, 2020 PhonePe
Corporate Round $28M FinTech Yes

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
2
Flipkart is funded by 2 investors. eBay and Sofina are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
eBay Yes Corporate Round
Sofina Series G

Acquisition

Flipkart has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Myntra on May 22, 2014. They acquired Myntra for $300M.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
May 22, 2014 Myntra
acquisition $ 300M Detail