Flipkart started its services in 2007, launching as an online bookstore in October 2007 from Bengaluru, India.

Quick Scoop: Flipkart’s Start

If you’re asking “when did Flipkart start its services,” you’re really asking when it went live for customers.

  • Flipkart was founded in 2007 by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal in Bengaluru.
  • Its website and commercial operations started in October 2007 , initially only selling books online.
  • Some timelines specify that Flipkart was launched around mid-October 2007 (often cited as October 15), but all credible sources agree on October 2007 as the start of services.

So in forum style:

Flipkart kicked off its customer-facing services in October 2007, starting out as a small online bookstore before expanding into the e-commerce giant we know today.

TL;DR: Flipkart started its services in October 2007, when its online bookstore went live for customers in India.

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