BharatPe gets funding at $2.85 bn valuation, appoints Suhail Sameer as CEO

Mumbai | Bengaluru: Online payments startup BharatPe said it has raised $350 million in new funding, which has catapulted its post-money valuation to $2.85 billion, as investors line up to back domestic internet businesses.

The new financing will help the New Delhi-based company enter the fast growing club of Indian unicorns this year, making it the 19th entrant into the group. Unicorns are privately held companies that are valued at $1 billion or more.