SoftBank returns in Flipkart's $3.6bn funding round

Appetite for Indian startups strong as Chinese tech comes under scrutiny

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Masayoshi Son's Softbank Group is back after previously selling its stake in India's Flipkart. (Source photos by Masaru Shioyama and AP)

WATARU SUZUKI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- India's leading online retailer Flipkart on Monday said it raised $3.6 billion from a group of investors in a deal that valued the company at $37.6 billion.

The funding round was led by Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, SoftBank Group's Vision Fund 2 and U.S. retailer Walmart, according to Flipkart. Tencent Holdings, Malaysia's Khazanah Nasional Berhad and other investors also participated.

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