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PhonePe raises $350 mn from General Atlantic; now bigger than Swiggy, Paytm

Joins decacorn club as most-valued fintech after topping $12-billion valuation in new funding

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The company also plans to invest in new businesses, including insurance, wealth management, and lending

Shivani Shinde Mumbai

Payments and financial services unicorn PhonePe has raised $350 million in funding from General Atlantic — a leading global growth equity firm — at a pre-money valuation of $12 billion, making the Walmart-owned start-up the most-valued financial technology (fintech) player in India.

 
The investment is the first tranche of the company’s latest fundraise that could see marquee global and Indian investors put in up to $1 billion in the fintech firm.
 
With this funding round, the home-grown digital payments start-up has more than doubled its valuation — from $5.5 billion in 2020. With a $12-billion valuation, it has joined the decacorn club.
 
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