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Sameer Nigam

He co-founded UPI payments company PhonePe in Bengaluru in 2015, backed across 14 rounds by investors including Flipkart, General Atlantic and Walmart.

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He co-founded UPI payments company PhonePe in Bengaluru in 2015, backed across 14 rounds by investors including Flipkart, General Atlantic and Walmart.
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PhonePe
Founded2015 · Bengaluru
Raised$2.89B total (14 rounds)
BackersFlipkart, General Atlantic, Walmart
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2015 · Co-founded PhonePe in Bengaluru with Rahul Chari and Burzin Engineer
2025 · Total funding reached $2.89B across 14 rounds per Inc42, backed by Flipkart, General Atlantic and Walmart
2025 · FY25 revenue ₹7,631.4 Cr, up 33.3% year over year per Inc42
2025 · RBI fined PhonePe ₹21 lakh, order dated September 10, 2025, for escrow-account shortfalls under PPI rules
Series 2026 · No. 002Verified July 17, 2026 · anchored
Record v2 · 5 sources on record · Last verified 2026-07-18 · Report an error →
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Company
PhonePe
Founded
2015 · Bengaluru
Raised
$2.89B total (14 rounds)
Backers
Flipkart, General Atlantic, Walmart

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  1. Inc42 company profile
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  3. Inc42 funding page
  4. Inc42 company profile
  5. RBI press release

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