Instant househelp orders jump; Agnikul eyes new fundingHappy Monday! Instant house help startups collectively reached three million monthly bookings in April. This and more in today's ETtech Mor...
Quick-service apps compete to woo women workers away from the informal economyQuick-service apps like Snabbit and Pronto are formalising the domestic workforce with flexible shifts and attractive monthly payouts, draw...
Optimising to win, capture market share in InstaHelp: Urban Company CEO Bhal as firm reports 57x jump in net lossHome services platform Urban Company reported a 57-fold jump in net loss to Rs 161 crore in the March quarter of FY26, primarily due to inc...
Swiggy, Urban Company report Q4 losses; Zepto gets IPO nodNew-age companies Swiggy and Urban Company closed the March quarter in the red, even as revenues surged. This and more in today's ETtech To...
InstaHelp pushes Urban Company's growth but drags overall profitabilityUrban Company's InstaHelp service saw rapid growth in the March quarter. This expansion led to a significant increase in net losses. The co...
Urban Company Q4 Results: Cons loss swells 57X to Rs 161 crore; revenue jumps 43% YoYUrban Company Q4 Results: Urban Company's net loss widened to Rs 161 crore in the March quarter. This occurred despite a 43% jump in revenu...
Instant house-help startup Pronto bags $20 million as valuation doubles to $200 millionInstant house help startup Pronto has secured $20 million, doubling its valuation to $200 million. This funding will fuel supply scaling am...
Amazon CEO on Now growth; Big Tech dials up AI spendIn India’s hypercompetitive quick commerce space, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Now is growing fast. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Snabbit clocks 1 million orders in March as demand for instant help services picks upIn December, the Bengaluru-based on-demand home help startup reported 500,000 orders, which rose to 830,000 in February, driven by stronger...
RBI scraps Paytm Bank licence; Pronto's back-to-back fundingRBI has cancelled Paytm Payments Bank licence over compliance lapses. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
Quick service platform Snabbit appoints Abhinav Ankur as chief business officerQuick service platform Snabbit has appointed Abhinav Ankur as its chief business officer. This move comes as the house help segment experie...
Urban Company’s quick service vertical InstaHelp surpasses 1 million monthly bookings in MarchUrban Company’s quick-service offering scaled rapidly within a year of launch to hit this milestone, underlining strong demand for instant ...
Urban Company’s quick services vertical InstaHelp crosses 50,000 daily bookingsLaunched as a pilot in Mumbai in March 2025, InstaHelp offers on-demand housekeeping services such as cleaning, dishwashing, laundry and me...
Urban Company slips into loss in Q3; revenue up 33% at Rs 383 croreThe at-home services platform reported a loss of Rs 21 crore in Q3, compared to a profit of Rs 231 crore a year earlier, driven by a one-ti...
Urban Company Q3 Results: Co reports loss of Rs 21 crore, revenue up 33%Urban Company slipped to a Rs 21 crore Q3 loss as heavy investment in InstaHelp hurt earnings, despite 33% revenue growth. Core businesses ...
Urban Company’s fresh investments in house-help category may hit bottomline: AnalystsWhile modest by consumer internet standards, industry executives said the amount is enough to support subsidised pricing, fast customer acq...
ET Startup Awards 2025: 100X IPO subscription is a responsibility, not a victory lap: Urban Company CEOOver the next two or three quarters there will be ups and downs, but as the management we can’t get distracted. Our focus must be on buildi...