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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
Refurbished electronics firm Grest secures strategic FDI from Japan’s ICMGGrest, a refurbished electronics company, has received investment from Japan's ICMG. This marks a significant early-stage cross-border inve...
India among the most important growth markets for branded residences for MarriottMarriott International is experiencing robust demand for branded residences in India. A major Westin Residences project in Gurugram, develo...
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...
Zepto vs rivals; Cybersecurity goes outsourcedAs Zepto lines up a public markets debut this year, a look at how it stacks up against rivals Blinkit and Instamart. This and more in today...
In India, $1 housekeepers spark a consumer, worker frenzy despite safety risksSome Indian startups are offering house help for as little as $1 an hour, attracting thousands of women seeking work and consumers eager fo...
Pronto crosses 500,000 bookings in March as platform completes a yearPronto has crossed 500,000 completed bookings and reached 22,000 daily orders by March-end, marking one year since launch. Growth in the ho...
Colorectal cancer early signs: What doctors say young adults should stop ignoringA survey reveals alarming low awareness of colorectal cancer symptoms in Delhi, with over 80% of young and working-age adults failing to id...
Inside Anjali Sardana's Pronto journey; Flipkart’s IPO prepHappy Tuesday! Pronto's founder Anjali Sardana is slugging it out in the competitive instant house-help segment. This and more in today's E...
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 ...
Popular television anchor Rohit Sardana passes awayHe was the host of Dangal, a debate show, on Aaj Tak. The untimely death of Sardana came as a major shock to the media community at large.
Tata Power CEO Anil Sardana may resign as group plans rejigSardana, who steered the company through turbulent times to reinvent itself as a leading renewable energy company, is seeking growth opport...