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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Pharmacy startup Plazza in talks to raise $12-15 million from Accel, Nexus, ElevationPlazza, a quick medicine delivery startup, is in talks to secure $12-15 million in funding. This new capital will help Plazza expand its ph...
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 ...
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 ...
Exclusive: Instant househelp business mops up record 1.4 million orders in DecemberThe 10-minute home help sector surged to 1.4 million orders in December, up 50-60% from October, driven by consumer demand for fast, conven...
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.