Funding round
Flipkart Seed
Flipkart, which works in online retail in Bengaluru, raised $800K in a Seed round announced on 1 Jan 2008. 1 firm took part. It is Flipkart's first venture round on record.
$800K
Amount raised
Not disclosed
Post-money valuation
1
Investors
no lead named
Valuation
What this round says about the price
Flipkart did not disclose a valuation in this round. It is Flipkart's first venture round on record, 1 year after it was founded in 2007. It is under 1% of the $6.71B Flipkart has raised in the venture rounds on record. Flipkart raised again 66 months later: a Series E round of $200M in Jul 2013. Its next priced round, a Growth in May 2014, valued it at $2.60B.
Flipkart's funding rounds
Flipkart has 7 venture rounds on record and 1 other deal. This one is highlighted.
- Seed this round 1 Jan 2008 $800K
- Series E 10 Jul 2013 $200M
- Growth 26 May 2014, led by DST Global $210M$2.60B post-money
- Growth 29 Jul 2014, led by Naspers and Tiger Global $1.00B$7.00B post-money
- Growth 20 Dec 2014 $700M$15.50B post-money
- Growth 20 Mar 2017 $1.00B$10.00B post-money
- Acquisition not a venture round 18 Aug 2018, led by Walmart $16.00B$21.00B post-money
- Growth 12 Jul 2021 $3.60B$37.60B post-money
Investors
Who put money in
1 firm took part; no lead investor was named.
Investors
- Accel backs 581 venture-backed companies new investor
Comparable rounds
How it compares
The closest in time: Seed rounds in any sector within 6 months:
| Company | Announced | Amount | Post-money | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tech Companies | 1 Jan 2008 | $2.7M | not disclosed | not named |
| Biotechnology | 1 Jan 2008 | $2.0M | not disclosed | not named |
| Industrial Machinery & Supplies | 1 Jan 2008 | $2.0M | not disclosed | not named |
| Tech Companies | 1 Jan 2008 | undisclosed | not disclosed | not named |
| Tech Companies | 10 Mar 2008 | $2.7M | not disclosed | Opus Capital |
| Book Publisher | 16 Apr 2008 | $571K | not disclosed | not named |
| Tech Companies | 30 Jun 2008 | undisclosed | not disclosed | not named |
| Tech Companies | 1 Jul 2008 | $4.0M | not disclosed | FirstMark |
Questions
Frequently asked
How much did Flipkart raise in its Seed round?
Flipkart raised $800K in its Seed round, announced in Jan 2008.
Which investors took part in Flipkart's Seed round?
Accel.
What was Flipkart's valuation at the Seed round?
It was not disclosed.
Did Flipkart raise again after this round?
Yes: a Series E round in Jul 2013 of $200M.