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Physical data collection from the real world is India's new backoffice job for AICompanies such as HumynAI Labs, Egodata, Neo Cambrian, XP Robotics, and Objectways have deployed people on the ground starting early this y...
Data spills at home; Green card limbo deepensHappy Tuesday! Recent data-collection experiments by on-demand platforms have drawn attention to Indian physical AI startups. This and more...
Lightspeed eyes new India fund, plans smaller corpus of $300–350 million amid AI focusThe venture capital firm, which was initially looking to raise as much as $500 million for its fifth India fund, has now cut the target siz...
Customers unsure about making house help apps a habit even as investors fall for the crazeQuick commerce is transforming domestic help hiring in India. New apps offer on-demand house help, attracting investor attention. These pla...
Swiggy, Urban Company report Q4 losses; Zepto gets IPO nodNew-age companies Swiggy and Urban Company closed the March quarter in the red, even as revenues surged. This and more in today's ETtech To...
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...
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raised $660 million in April, up 3.2% on-yearIndian startups secured $660 million in April 2026, a slight uptick from last year, with late-stage deals dominating. Despite a dip from Ma...
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...
Eternal Q4 pops; Snabbit's new war chestZomato and Blinkit parent Eternal reported strong numbers for the March quarter. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
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...
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...
- IRS officer's daughter raped, strangled to death with charging cable in southeast Delhi home
A 22-year-old woman, daughter of a senior IRS officer, was allegedly raped and murdered at her Delhi residence. Preliminary inquiry suggest...
South Korea’s Krafton, Naver, Mirae Asset launch Rs 6,000-crore India-dedicated fundKrafton, Naver Corporation, and Mirae Asset have launched a Rs 6,000-crore fund for high-growth Indian startups. The Unicorn Growth Fund wi...
It is still a dream in US: From food to grocery to maid, NRI stunned with fast, affordable services in India. Gets blown away by Delhi-Dehradun expresswayA visitor from the United States was surprised by India's rapid grocery delivery, affordable home help, and instant digital payments. He al...
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...
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.