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Who invested in Flipkart

17 rounds we have observed, with the 21 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$4.9Braised across 17 rounds since 2009, from 17 sources

$40KSeed$100KSeed$1.0MSeries A$10MSeries B$20MSeries C$150MSeries D$200MSeries E$160MSeries E$210MSeries F$1.0BSeries G$600MSeries H$700MGrowth$1.0BRound$500MRound$156MDebt$201MRound$15MRound
Latest round
Round, $15MSept 2019
Biggest round
$1.0BRound · Mar 2017
Investors
21
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

200920112013201520172019
$40KSeed$100KSeed$10MSeries B$20MSeries C$150MSeries D$200MSeries E$160MSeries E$1.0BSeries G$600MSeries H$700MGrowth$1.0BRound$500MRound$201MRound$15MRound
First round
Seed, $40K
Jan 2009
Biggest round
$1.0B
Round · Mar 2017
Usual gap between rounds
8 months
the median of 15

The rounds

  1. Sept 2019
    Round$15M1 returning

    Reported by Siliconindia

  2. Jan 2019
    Round$201M1 new
    • Flipkart Private Limited

    Reported by Inc42

  3. Sept 2017
    Debt$156M1 new

    Reported by VCCircle

  4. Apr 2017
    Round$500M1 new

    Reported by VCCircle

  5. Mar 2017
    Round$1.0B

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by Bloomberg

  6. Jul 2015
    Growth$700M2 returning

    From a historical funding record

  7. Nov 2014
  8. Jul 2014
  9. May 2014
    Series F$210M3 new2 returning

    From a historical funding record

  10. Oct 2013
  11. Jul 2013
  12. Aug 2012
  13. Jun 2011
    Series C$20M1 returning

    Reported by vccircle.com

  14. Jun 2010
    Series B$10M1 new

    Reported by dealcurry.com

  15. Oct 2009
    Series A$1.0M1 new

    From a historical funding record

  16. Feb 2009
    Seed$100K

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding record

  17. Jan 2009
    Seed$40K

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding record

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

The exit

ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredEbayundisclosedAug 2017

From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.

Everyone who backed them

NaspersVC firm5rounds
AccelVC firm4rounds
DST GlobalPrivate equity3rounds
Iconiq CapitalGrowth equity2rounds
ICONIQ CapitalFamily office2rounds
Steadview CapitalGrowth equity2rounds
SofinaFamily office2rounds
Digital Sky TechnologiesInvestment firm2rounds
SoftBank BB CorpCompany1round
T. Rowe PricePrivate equity1round
GreenoaksVC firm1round
Vulcan CapitalFamily office1round
GICPrivate equity1round
Baillie GiffordAsset manager1round
Dragoneer InvestmentPrivate equity1round
Qatar BanGrowth equity1round
Axis BankInvestment firm1round
Singapore GICInvestment firm1round
Flipkart Private Limitedno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Flipkart as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Across CapitalGrowth equityPer its own site
Utsav SomaniAngelPer its own site
TR CapitalPrivate equityPer its own site

Quick answers about Flipkart

Who invested in Flipkart?

Flipkart's investors include Tiger Global Management, Naspers, Accel, DST Global and Morgan Stanley Investment Management, and 16 more on record.

How much has Flipkart raised?

Flipkart has raised $4.9B across 17 rounds since 2009.

When did Flipkart last raise?

Flipkart's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $15M in Sept 2019.

What was Flipkart's biggest round?

Flipkart's largest round on record is $1.0B (Undisclosed round), in Mar 2017.

Who backed Flipkart first?

Flipkart's first round on record, in Oct 2009, was backed by Accel.

What stage is Flipkart at?

Flipkart's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Sept 2019.

Where is Flipkart based?

Flipkart is based in India.

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