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Paytm ListedUnicorn (pre-IPO) Acquired

One97 Communications Limited ● Noida, Uttar Pradesh ● Founded 2000 ● paytm.com ↗

Vijay Shekhar Sharma · Founder & CEO

$330 MnTotal funding (tracked)

5Funding rounds

1 Sep 2018Last round

39,368Team size (sourced)

Paytm: Founders & Key People

Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Founder & CEO

Team size: 39,368 people (as reported by a public source).

FAQs on Paytm

Who founded Paytm?

Paytm was founded by Vijay Shekhar Sharma in 2000.

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