Retail giant Walmart’s shareholding in decacorn fintech firm PhonePe has dropped to 85 percent from 89 percent following its ongoing fundraising of $1 billion, the US-based firm said. PhonePe has now raised a total of $850 million of primary capital in the current round till the end of May.
”During the three months ended April 30, 2023, the company received $0.5 billion related to new rounds of equity funding for the company’s majority-owned PhonePe subsidiary, which reduced the company’s ownership from approximately 89 percent as of January 31, 2023 to approximately 85 percent,” Walmart said in a latest regulatory filing.
Till April 30, the Walmart group firm has raised $750 million, including $200 million capital infusion from Walmart.
General Atlantic and its co-investors have contributed $550 million in the ongoing $1 billion funding round of PhonePe at a pre-money valuation of $12 billion.
Ribbit Capital, Tiger Global and TVS Capital Funds have invested $100 million during the funding round.
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