Urban Company’s InstaHelp, Snabbit cross 100,000 daily bookings markSnabbit and InstaHelp, Urban Company's quick househelp verticals, each completed over 100,000 bookings in one day, highlighting growing con...
InstaHelp prioritising market leadership despite margin pressure: Urban CompanyThe Gurugram-based company, which went public last August, competes with Lightspeed-backed Snabbit and General Catalyst-backed Pronto in th...
Flipkart’s food delivery foray; Swiggy CEO on qcomm competitionFlipkart will launch its food delivery pilot next month, CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy said. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Pronto doubles down on headcam use, to expand recorded home services for AI trainingPronto is expanding its premium booking service, Pronto Verified, which uses head cameras. Customers pay extra for this optional service, a...
Infosys’ next CEO; Swiggy renews Indian-ownership bidInfosys announced on Thursday that company veteran Ashiss Kumar Dash will be the CEO from April 2027. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Travis Kalanick’s Atoms secures $1.7 billion from a16z, Uber, others to expand into industrial AIAtoms, Travis Kalanick's robotics firm, has secured $1.7 billion in funding. This investment, led by Andreessen Horowitz, will fuel industr...
Snabbit, Urban Company lead push to organise India's domestic work sectorIndian startups are digitizing domestic services, offering workers better pay and customers flexibility. Platforms like Snabbit and Urban C...
Instant help burn rises; TCS kicks off Q1 earningsInstant househelp startups are burning more cash to chase demand. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Instant househelp startups burn $16-17 million in June as battle for customers intensifiesInstant househelp sector cash burn rose 14% month-on-month to $16-17 million in June. Aggressive discounting and customer acquisition offer...
Fable 5 wake-up call; Indians chase SpaceX jackpotHappy Monday! The Fable 5 disruption has triggered fresh calls for India to build its own AI muscle. This and more in today’s ETtech Mornin...
Instant househelp startups burn $14-15 million in May as discounts heat upInstant home services platforms like Urban Company, Snabbit, and Pronto are aggressively spending millions on discounts again to capture ma...
Japan’s MUFG readies $250 million India fund as investor mix shifts in startup fundingJapan's MUFG is launching a significant $250 million fund for Indian startups. This new fund will focus on early and growth-stage companies...
The world is becoming training data for AI, for which everyone is unprotectedPronto, a home services startup, is facing criticism for using body-camera footage from workers inside customers’ homes to train AI and rob...
Experts flag data spills as house-help platforms bring physical AI homeRecent data-gathering pilots by on-demand service platforms Pronto and Snabbit have drawn a spotlight on India’s emerging physical AI ecosy...
ETtech Explainer: What Pronto’s new video recording feature means for your privacyPronto's service professionals — who provide cleaning, washing, and meal preparation services — record their activities, generating videos ...
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...
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...