Flipkart - About the company
Flipkart is an acquired company based in Bengaluru (India), founded in 2007 by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal. It operates as an Online retailer of various products including electronics, fashion, and groceries. Flipkart has raised $12.1B in funding from investors like Tiger Global Management, Naspers and Accel, with last known valuation of $37B. The company has 1987 active competitors, including 42 funded and 19 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Amazon, Meesho and Etsy.
Sectors and market segments that Flipkart operate in
Flipkart serves in the Retail market segments.The primary business model of Flipkart is:Company Details
Online retailer of various products including electronics, fashion, and groceries. The business provides an array of items such as mobile devices, laptops, televisions, and home appliances. Customers can also find clothing, footwear, beauty products, and home furnishings. Additionally, the retailer offers grocery items, baby care products, and sports equipment.
- Website
- flipkart.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@flipkart.com
- Phone Number
- +91 **********
- Registered Address
- No. 447/C, 1st Floor,1st A Cross, 12th Main,4th Block,Koramangala, Bangalore, BANGALORE, Karnataka, India, 560034
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2007
Location
Bengaluru, India
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$12.1B in 22 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$37B as on May 24, 2024
Investors
Ranked
1st among 1987 active competitors
Annual Revenue
₹1,000+ Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Employee Count
18,938 as on May 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Walmart (May 09, 2018)
Legal entities associated with Flipkart
Flipkart is associated with 6 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
FLIPKART INTERNET PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U51109KA2012PTC066107 , India, Active | Oct 01, 2012 | ₹1,000+ Cr (As on Mar 31, 2026) | 7182 (As on May 01, 2026) | |
FLIPKART PRIVATE LIMITED UEN: 201129903N , Singapore, Deadpooled | Oct 04, 2011 | - | - | |
FLIPKART MARKETPLACE PRIVATE LIMITED UEN: 201222640W , Singapore, Deadpooled | Sep 13, 2012 | - | 6487 (As on May 31, 2022) | |
FLIPKART ONLINE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200KA2008PTC048012 , India, Active | Oct 14, 2008 | 0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2017) | - | |
FLIPKART DIGITAL MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900DL2010PTC210181 , India, Amalgamated | Nov 03, 2010 | 0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2018) | - | |
FLIPKART INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U51909KA2011PTC060489 , India, Active | Sep 19, 2011 | ₹1,000+ Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 11756 (As on May 01, 2026) |
Flipkart's acquisition details
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Flipkart's funding and investors
Flipkart has raised a total funding of $12.1B over 22 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Series J round on May 25, 2024 for $350M. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Flipkart has 109 institutional investors and 19 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Flipkart:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 25, 2024 | $350M | Series J | $37B | 4.2x | - | |
Dec 19, 2023 | $600M | Series J | $34.1B | 4.1x | - | |
Jul 06, 2021 | $3.6B | Series J | $36.3B | 5.3x |
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Flipkart's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Flipkart are Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal.
Here are the details of Flipkart's key team members:
- Sachin Bansal: Former Co-Founder of Flipkart and founder of 11 other companies, including Navi, Navi and Flipkart Group. They are also an angel investor in 31 startups and serve on the boards of 2 companies.Contact Info: 1 email address and 2 phone numbers
- Binny Bansal: Former Co-Founder of Flipkart and founder of 11 other companies, including 3State Ventures, Opptra and Three State Ventures. They are also an angel investor in 76 startups and serve on the boards of 2 companies.Contact Info: 1 phone number
Flipkart's Board of Directors
Flipkart's board has 14 active members. James Mitchell is part of team and Suresh Kumar, Kalyan Krishnamurthy, Keki Minoo Mistry, Yogesh Gupta, Swati Biswas, Prabhu Balasrinivasan, Bankim Chandra Shah, Daniel Joseph Bartlett, James Gordon Mitchell, Kathryn Jane Mclay, Lydia Jett, Rohit Musaddi and Chaly Mah Chee Kheong are independent board members.Here is the list of Flipkart's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | - | Past | 6y 2m | |
Team | - | Past | 11y 6m | |
Investor | Tencent | Current | 9y 4m | |
Investor | Accel | Past | 0y 5m | |
Investor | Naspers | Past | 5y 11m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 5y 9m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 5y 10m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 4y 5m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 3y 4m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 8y 3m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 1y 11m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 9y 4m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 2y 8m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 2y 3m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 2y 7m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 7y 8m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 3y 10m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 3y 6m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 2y 11m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 3y 6m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 0y 7m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 12y 10m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 1y 0m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 1y 8m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 5y 5m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 2y 5m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 2y 11m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 1y 4m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 2y 5m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 6y 7m |
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Flipkart's employee count trend
Flipkart has 18,938 employees as of May 26. The total employee count is 122.0% more than what it was in May 25. Here is Flipkart's employee count trend over the years:
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Flipkart's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Flipkart include Amazon, Meesho and Etsy. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Flipkart, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Online retailer of various products including electronics, fashion, and groceries | $12.1B | 89/100 | ||
2nd |  Amazon 1994, Seattle (United States), Public | Online marketplace and cloud computing provider | $8M | 87/100 | |
3rd | Online marketplace providing a platform for individuals and small businesses to sell products across various categories | $1.63B | 84/100 | ||
4th | Online marketplace offering multi-category products from independent designers | $98M | 80/100 | ||
5th | eBay 1995, San Jose (United States), Public | Online retailer of electronics, cars, fashion, collectibles, sports, and more | - | 79/100 | |
6th | Online marketplace connecting consumers in emerging urban and rural markets with a wide range of grocery, fashion, and home products | $154M | 79/100 | ||
7th | Lifelong Online 2015, Gurugram (India), Acquired | Private label brand of home appliances | $37.1M | 76/100 | |
8th | Online retailer of clothing, shoes, and home decor items | $1.77B | 73/100 | ||
9th | Nykaa Fashion 2012, Mumbai (India), Unfunded | Retailer of apparel, accessories, beauty products, home décor, and tech | - | - | 72/100 |
10th | Online marketplace delivering a broad assortment of consumer goods, digital content, and cloud services to customers worldwide | - | - | 68/100 |
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Flipkart's Latest cap tables and shareholding
Funds own 10.61%, Parent Entities (largest shareholder) own 80.82%, Enterprises own 3.96% and Angels own 0.00%.
Shareholders Name | Post Round Holding % | Net worth | Cumulative Investment | Realised Returns | Unrealised Returns | Return Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | 10.61% | 3.61B | 5972406 | 9613511 | 5544986 | 7653127 |
77153 | 13471 | 54914 | 92322 | 29391 | 87479 | |
74 | 22 | 83 | 96 | 56 | 83 | |
7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Parent Entity | 80.82% | 27.5B | 9100000 | 5432358 | 9822352 | 4813176 |
Enterprise | 3.96% | 1.34B | 835 | 825 | 441 | 658 |
Angel | - | -174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ESOP Pool | 4.49% | 1.53B | 4569 | 6594 | 4210 | 9266 |
Total | 99.88% | 3,400Cr | 2605670 | 7576307 | 2371188 | 8137343 |
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Flipkart's Investments and acquisitions
Flipkart has made 42 investments in companies including TravClan and Visa2Fly. Flipkart has also acquired 25 companies including Minivet AI Labs and Pink Villa.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Oct 05, 2026 | Investments | 2018 | Delhi (India) | |
Dec 19, 2025 | Acquisition | 2011 | Bengaluru (India) | |
Sep 01, 2025 | Acquisition | 2007 | Mumbai (India) |
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Reports related to Flipkart
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News related to Flipkart
Filter this listMedia has covered Flipkart for a total of 152 events in the last 1 year, 75 of them have been about company updates and 20 about people movement.
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Flipkart backs Indian travel startup TravClan in $5m roundTech in Asia•Oct 23, 2026•August One, Flipkart, Trifecta Capital, TravClan
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Flipkart Expands Eat-in Food Delivery Pilot to 8,000 Bengaluru EmployeesViestories•Oct 20, 2026•Flipkart
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Myntra Posts Rs 579 Crore Net Loss in FY26 Amid Revenue Decline, Increased Ad SpendEntrackr•Oct 20, 2026•Myntra, Flipkart
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Flipkart Group Posts Rs 1.46 Lakh Cr Revenue in FY26, Losses Stand at Rs 8,468 CrEntrackr•Oct 15, 2026•Flipkart
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Flipkart Invests in Indian Travel Platform TravClanTech in Asia•Oct 06, 2026•Cleartrip, Flipkart, TravClan
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Flipkart Eyes ESOP Cash-Out Option Amid Employee Concerns and Senior DeparturesMint•Oct 01, 2026•Flipkart
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Flipkart Ventures Backs Two Indian AI Startups Alive and KeployTelecom Talk•Sep 29, 2026•Flipkart, Keploy
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Flipkart Boosts Warehousing by 50% and Adds New Hubs for Big Billion Days SaleDeccan Herald•Sep 29, 2026•Flipkart
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