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
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
Snabbit clocks over 8 lakh Feb orders as instant house help biz boomsOn February 23, Snabbit's rival Urban Company crossed the 50,000-daily bookings mark while Pronto crossed the 15,000-orders mark. For both,...
02 Mar, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
HomeRun raises $6.6 million in round led by Sorin InvestmentsTitan Capital Winners Fund, Sparrow Capital, Consumer Collective by Atrium, and Helios Holdings participated in the round. Per founder and ...
17 Feb, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Pync calls it quits; Shadowfax CEO on D2C shiftHappy Thursday! Instant house-help startup Pync is shutting down and merging with rival Snabbit. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Di...
15 Jan, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
Quick beauty service platform Dazzl raises $3.2 million, led by StellarisOn-demand beauty and wellness services platform Dazzl has raised $3.2 million in a round led by Stellaris Venture Partners.Angel investors ...
13 Jan, 2026, 11.42 AM IST
Instant househelp sector soars; TCS, HCLTech earningsHappy Tuesday! India’s on-demand home services sector saw record orders in December. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
13 Jan, 2026, 07.43 AM IST
Ex-Nexus executive Komal Solanki launches 10-minute beauty service platform Dazzl, raises $3 million from StellarisKomal Solanki, a former Nexus Venture Partners executive, has unveiled Dazzl, a beauty service app designed to provide salon and spa treatm...
19 Dec, 2025, 12.34 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
Urban Company revenues jump 37% even as it posts lossesUrban Company, which went public in September, saw its operating revenue increase 37% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 380 crore for the quarter en...
01 Nov, 2025, 09.08 PM IST
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...
17 Sep, 2025, 11.02 AM IST
Urban Company bets on quick service Insta Help as a growth driverUrban Company is betting on its new Insta Help service, which offers quick access to trained house-helps, to boost user engagement and repe...
03 Sep, 2025, 08.10 PM IST
Urban Company enters quick commerce with 15-minute househelp service, Insta MaidsThe service has been rolled out in Mumbai in a pilot stage. The maids will be paid on an hourly basis.
13 Mar, 2025, 09.14 PM IST