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...
10 Jul, 2026, 07.04 AM IST
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...
15 Jun, 2026, 07.03 AM IST
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...
15 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Yes Madam raises Rs 50 crore from Sanjeev Bikhchandani’s Info Edge growth fundHome salon platform Yes Madam secured Rs 50 crore in its first institutional funding. Info Edge's B8 Fund-I led the investment. The funds w...
25 May, 2026, 11.36 PM IST
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 ...
24 May, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
Of kitchens & cosmetics: Snabbit forays into beauty services after home cooksInstant house help platform Snabbit has launched a salon-at-home offering, connecting customers with beauty professionals within minutes. P...
21 May, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
Early-stage vertical commerce startups continue to draw VC interest across beauty, fashion, servicesInvestors are pouring money into quick commerce startups across fashion, beauty, and services. Companies like Firi, Dazzl, and Klydo are se...
20 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Instant house help startups see bookings top three million in April amid labour shortageAs platforms raise prices and battle for workers, questions are emerging around the long-term size and profitability of the 10-minute house...
11 May, 2026, 02.51 PM 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
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...
10 May, 2026, 09.02 PM IST
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...
09 May, 2026, 08.45 PM 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
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
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
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...
21 Apr, 2026, 06.03 PM IST
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...
14 Apr, 2026, 10.28 PM IST
ETtech in-depth: Instant househelp demand triples as industry scrambles to crack economicsIndia’s newest consumer internet frenzy-- on-demand house help delivered in 10 minutes-- has scaled from zero to several hundred thousand w...
19 Dec, 2025, 09.56 AM IST