Company Growth (employees)
Flipkart was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Bangalore, IN
Key People at Flipkart
Kalyan Krishnamurthy
CEO
Binny Bansal
CEO and Co-Founder
Sanjay Baweja
CFO
Sachin Bansal
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
Anurag Verma
Director HR
Flipkart Office Locations
Flipkart has offices in Bangalore, Bengaluru, Palo Alto, Gurgaon and in 3 other locations
Bangalore, IN (HQ)
No. 447/B, 1st A Cross, 12th Main, 4th Block, Opposite BSNL Telephone Exchange, Koramangala, Karnataka
Flipkart Data and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2007 |
Total Funding | $7.1 b |
Latest funding size | $2.5 b |
Time since last funding | about 1 month |
Investors | Greenoaks Capital, Morgan Stanley, Qatar Investment Authority, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Steadview Capital, Vulcan Capital, Tencent Holdings, Iconiq Capital, Baillie Gifford, GIC, Sofina, T. Rowe Price, Softbank, Dragoneer Investment Group, Naspers, Tiger Global Management, Accel Partners, DST Global, Microsoft, eBay |
Flipkart's latest funding round in August 2017 was reported to be $2.5 b. In total, Flipkart has raised $7.1 b. Flipkart's latest valuation is reported to be $10 b.
Flipkart Financial Metrics
Flipkart's revenue was reported to be $1.5 b in 2015 which is a 249% increase from the previous period.
USD
Revenue (Y, 2015) | 1.5 b |
Revenue growth (Y, 2014 - Y, 2015), % | 249% |
Net income (Y, 2015) | (378.9 m) |
Market valuation | 10 b |
- Source: , Factordaily
| USD | Y, 2013 | Y, 2014 | Y, 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 170.6 m | 430 m | 1.5 b |
Revenue growth, % | 152% | 249% | |
Net Income | (73.5 m) | (134.5 m) | (378.9 m) |
- Source: Factordaily
| USD | Y, 2015 |
|---|---|
Revenue/Employee | 108.4 k |
Flipkart Operating Metrics
Flipkart's Registered Users was reported to be 100 m in 2016
| Y, 2016 | |
|---|---|
Registered Users | 100 m |
Monthly Shipments | 8 m |
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Flipkart News and Updates
September 22, 2017
In 20 hours, Flipkart sold a record-breaking 1.3 million smartphones
Flipkart says it has created history. The Bengaluru-based e-commerce major sold 1.3 million smartphones within 20 hours on Sept. 21, a company release said. That’s…
September 22, 2017
Led by cash-rich Flipkart and Amazon, Indian e-tailers will burn up to 60% more cash this festive season
What funding crunch and pressure for profits? It’s India’s biggest festive season and, as usual, e-commerce players are splurging. Between September and December, the cash…
September 08, 2017
Did these Flipkart guys know they were creating history while having this chat?
It was one online chat that concealed the momentousness of the occasion. And it happened on Oct. 16, 2007, minutes after Flipkart.com went live. The…
August 10, 2017
SoftBank’s Vision Fund acquires stake in Indian ecommerce giant Flipkart
(Reuters) — A tech fund backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group has picked up one of the biggest stakes in India’s leading homegrown online retailer Flipkart, the Bengaluru-headquartered firm said in a statement on Thursday. The SoftBank Vision Fund has invested in Flipkart via a mix of direct capital infu…
August 10, 2017
SoftBank’s Vision Fund backs Flipkart in record India tech investment
SoftBank missed out on getting a piece of Flipkart when its deal to acquire Snapdeal, the e-commerce firm which SoftBank backed in 2015, fell apart last month, but the Japanese tech giant has finally gotten there. Flipkart today confirmed that SoftBank has invested in its business, via its $100 bil…
July 31, 2017
Flipkart’s on-off-on-off-on-off deal to acquire Snapdeal is now officially dead
What a difference a week makes. Less than seven days after Flipkart’s much-rumored acquisition of Snapdeal appeared to be nearing completion following months of speculation, the deal has officially died.
All that stood between a reported $900-$950 million acquisition was the approval of Snapdeal’s …