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Urban Company’s InstaHelp, Snabbit cross 100,000 daily bookings mark
Snabbit and InstaHelp, Urban Company’s quick househelp vertical, on Sunday announced that the platforms have each crossed 100,000 completed bookings in a single day.According to…
InstaHelp prioritising market leadership despite margin pressure: Urban Company
Home services platform Urban Company said on Friday that it will prioritise market leadership in the instant househelp segment even as margins remain under pressure….
Pronto doubles down on headcam use, to expand recorded home services for AI training
Home services startup Pronto is scaling up Pronto Verified, its premium booking service in which customers can opt to have household jobs recorded using head…
Elevation Capital closes $500 million India fund; to back startups building on AI’s app layer
Paytm and Swiggy investor Elevation Capital has raised a $500 million fund to back early-stage startups, betting that the next generation of AI-led companies will…
Young, loss-making startups keep OFS portion lean as investor scrutiny grows
Young, loss-making startups preparing for initial public offerings (IPOs) are increasingly keeping the fresh issue component large to fund their growth plans as investors grow…
Startup investors cash out nearly Rs 18,000 crore after IPO lock-ins end
Top global investors, including SoftBank and KKR, have sold shares worth nearly Rs 18,000 crore in new-age companies, such as Groww and Lenskart, that went…
ETtech Explainer: What Pronto’s new video recording feature means for your privacy
On-demand domestic services startup Pronto is drawing heat over its latest business move. The company is reportedly using real-life videos collected from customers’ homes to…
Optimising to win, capture market share in InstaHelp: Urban Company CEO Bhal as firm reports 57x jump in net loss
Home services platform Urban Company reported a 57-fold jump in net loss to Rs 161 crore in the March quarter of FY26, from Rs 2.8…
Instant house-help startup Pronto bags $20 million as valuation doubles to $200 million
Pronto has raised $20 million (Rs 189 crore) from US-based technology investor Lachy Groom, known for his bets in crypto and software firms, doubling the…
Home interior startups lean on AI to shave costs, chase profits
India’s developing home-interior segment is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to stabilise itself as it grapples with high customer acquisition costs, stiff competition from the…