Flipkart is a subsidiary of Walmart Inc and ultimately belongs to the Walmart Group. It is primarily engaged in the business of wholesale cash and carry of goods and providing marketplace-based e-commerce platforms to facilitate trade between customers and sellers in India.

In May, Google became a minority investor in Flipkart's extended funding round, joining Walmart in providing $350 million. This investment brought the domestic marketplace's total funding to $950 million,

MUMBAI: Indian ecommerce giant  Flipkart  -owned by  US retail major Walmart - has a new minority shareholder. India’s monopolies  and fair trade watchdog, the Competition Commission of India, on 26 November,

India's Competition Commission (CCI) has approved Google parent Alphabet's investment in Flipkart. Alphabet's Shoreline International Holdings will acquire a stake in the Walmart-owned e-commerce giant.

The Competition Commission approved Alphabet's Shoreline International Holdings LLC's stake acquisition in Flipkart, a Walmart group firm. This involves share subscription, further cementing Alphabet's investment strategy in Indian e-commerce.

The Competition Commission on Tuesday approved Alphabet's arm Shoreline International Holdings LLC to acquire a stake in Walmart group firm Flipkart. Shoreline International Holding is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Google's parent firm Alphabet Inc.