Customers unsure about making house help apps a habit even as investors fall for the crazeQuick commerce is transforming domestic help hiring in India. New apps offer on-demand house help, attracting investor attention. These pla...
12 May, 2026, 09.22 AM IST
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...
11 May, 2026, 07.42 AM IST
Deeptech bets heat up; Paytm, PB Fintech, Meesho earningsHappy Thursday! VCs are doubling down on India’s deeptech, with early-stage bets leading the charge. This and more in today’s ETtech Mornin...
07 May, 2026, 08.04 AM IST
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...
07 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raised $660 million in April, up 3.2% on-yearIndian startups secured $660 million in April 2026, a slight uptick from last year, with late-stage deals dominating. Despite a dip from Ma...
02 May, 2026, 12.17 AM IST
Instant domestic help apps face worker unavailability amid rapid scaling, high competitionInstant domestic help platforms like Urban Company, Snabbit, and Pronto are experiencing worker shortages. This is causing limited availabi...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.01 AM IST
Eternal Q4 pops; Snabbit's new war chestZomato and Blinkit parent Eternal reported strong numbers for the March quarter. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
28 Apr, 2026, 08.12 PM IST
Snabbit raises $56 million from Susquehanna VC, Mirae, others; valuation doubles to $350 millionSnabbit, an instant house help startup, has secured $56 million in a new funding round. This investment, led by Susquehanna Venture Capital...
28 Apr, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
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.
27 Apr, 2026, 08.41 AM IST
Tech investor Lachy Groom in talks to back Pronto; valuation set to double at $200 millionUS investor Lachy Groom is in talks to invest $15-20 million in Pronto. This funding round values the instant househelp startup at $200 mil...
24 Apr, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
South Korea’s Krafton, Naver, Mirae Asset launch Rs 6,000-crore India-dedicated fundKrafton, Naver Corporation, and Mirae Asset have launched a Rs 6,000-crore fund for high-growth Indian startups. The Unicorn Growth Fund wi...
21 Apr, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
Pharmacy startup Plazza in talks to raise $12-15 million from Accel, Nexus, ElevationPlazza, a quick medicine delivery startup, is in talks to secure $12-15 million in funding. This new capital will help Plazza expand its ph...
17 Apr, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
Quick commerce expands beyond groceries with VC funding, but scale questions persistIndia’s quick commerce boom, best known so far for grocery deliveries, is rapidly spilling into categories such as food, baby care, constru...
31 Mar, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
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 ...
28 Mar, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
ETtech Profile | Anjali Sardana: the 23-year-old Pronto founder behind a $100 million house-help startupInvestors in the segment compare Sardana’s aggressive approach with Zepto’s Palicha, who slugged it out with Zomato’s Blinkit and Swiggy’s ...
10 Mar, 2026, 07.37 AM IST
Pronto raises $25 million led by Epiq Capital; valuation hits $100 millionExisting backers Glade Brook Capital, General Catalyst and Bain Capital Ventures also participated in the round. Pronto's valuation has mor...
03 Mar, 2026, 03.10 PM IST
House-help startup Pync shuts down amid fierce competition; founders to join SnabbitThe company’s three founders—Harsh Prateek, Mayank Sahu and Dev Priyam—are set to join rival Snabbit in senior roles across operations and ...
15 Jan, 2026, 09.38 AM IST