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
Job cuts at Freshworks; Meesho, PB Fintech Q4 earningsFreshworks announced job cuts as it ramps up AI focus. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
06 May, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
OpenAI finalises $10 billion joint venture with PE firms to deploy AIOpenAI has launched a new venture, The Deployment Company. It has secured over $4 billion from 19 investors. This company will focus on hel...
04 May, 2026, 06.34 PM IST
Snabbit clocks 1 million orders in March as demand for instant help services picks upIn December, the Bengaluru-based on-demand home help startup reported 500,000 orders, which rose to 830,000 in February, driven by stronger...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.38 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
Indian IT pack falls; MeitY’s e-gaming rulebookIndian IT stocks suffered on Wednesday after HCLTech’s weak Q4 numbers. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
22 Apr, 2026, 07.55 PM IST
Bain Capital sole contender for Vitabiotics buyBain Capital has emerged as the frontrunner to acquire Vitabiotics, as rival bidders TPG Capital and EQT exit the process, potentially lowe...
21 Apr, 2026, 08.37 AM IST
Fintechs clash in cross-border payments; TCS closes FY26 strongHappy Friday! Large companies are fighting early-stage startups in the cross-border payments battleground. This and more in today's ETtech ...
10 Apr, 2026, 08.52 AM IST
VCs double down on high-growth bets as select startups ratchet up steep valuationsIndian mid-stage startups are seeing significant valuation surges despite a broader funding slowdown, indicating a concentrated pool of hig...
04 Apr, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
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...
02 Apr, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
H-1B selection rate rises; VC IPO windfall in 2025There is a notable rise in H-1B selection rates, even as the number of petitions decreases. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
01 Apr, 2026, 08.45 PM IST
VCs bagged nearly $2 billion from 2025 IPO exits: Bain-IVCA reportIPO-led startup exits rose 30% to nearly $2 billion in 2025, driven by eight larger VC-backed listings. Fewer IPOs delivered higher value, ...
01 Apr, 2026, 07.29 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
PE-VC investment inflow in ‘healthy territory’According to a research note by Bain & Company shared exclusively with ET, Private equity and venture capital funds invested $ 21 billion i...
31 Aug, 2023, 09.33 AM IST
First-time buyers drive M&A activity as strategic deals become key in new normalThe number of such deals is expected to touch 85 this calendar year with first-time buyers accounting for almost 80% of them, according to ...
21 Dec, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
Marico appoints Pankaj Saluja as new Chief of Strategy, M&A and New BusinessFMCG firm Marico today appointed Pankaj Saluja Chief-Strategy, M&A and New Business, with effect from October 5.
22 Sep, 2015, 12.32 PM IST