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PhonePe

651

Digital payments and financial services platform

Fintech
Digital Payments
Active

Founded

2015

Team Size

3500

Total Funding

₹2,700 Cr

Valuation

₹99.6K Cr

About

PhonePe is India's leading digital payments platform with over 450 million registered users. The company offers UPI payments, mobile recharges, bill payments, and financial services.

Unique Selling Proposition

Core Differentiator

Dominant UPI platform with unmatched transaction volume, comprehensive financial services ecosystem, and deep merchant-consumer network built on India Stack.

Target Market

Mass market digital payments users across Bharat and metro India, with expanding financial services penetration

Key Innovation

Gamified user engagement, contextual commerce integration, and multi-layered financial services platform leveraging UPI rails

Competitive Moats
🌐Network Effects
Strong

450M+ registered users with massive merchant network creates powerful two-sided marketplace that compounds with scale

Brand
Strong

Top-of-mind brand awareness for digital payments in India with extensive marketing and IPL associations

🔒Switching Costs
Medium

Users locked into ecosystem through saved payment methods, transaction history, and integrated financial products

🧠Data/AI Moat
Strong

Vast transaction data enables personalized recommendations, fraud detection, and credit underwriting capabilities

💰Cost Advantage
Medium

Scale economics in payment processing and infrastructure costs spread across massive transaction volumes

Funding Snapshot
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₹970 Cr

Total Raised

3

Rounds

PE

Latest · Feb 28 2026

Backed by

Tiger Global
Accel Partners
Walmart
Flipkart

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Funding History

Series A

2016-08-15

₹120 Cr

Investors

Tiger Global
Accel Partners

Series B

2020-03-20

₹850 Cr

Investors

Walmart
Flipkart

PE

Feb 28 2026

N/A

Details

Location

Bengaluru, Karnataka

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Financial Metrics

Annual Revenue

₹1,500 Cr

Growth Rate

85.5%

Funding Rounds

3

VedAI Score
651/1000
Developing