Walmart shareholding in PhonePe drops to 85%

NEW DELHI: Retail giant Walmart’s shareholding in decacorn fintech firm PhonePe has dropped to 85 per cent from 89 per cent following its ongoing fundraise 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 per cent as of January 31, 2023 to approximately 85 per cent,” 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.