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Instant domestic help apps face worker unavailability amid rapid scaling, high competition
A shortage of workers is disrupting instant domestic help platforms such as Urban Company, Snabbit and Pronto amid rising demand, with users in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai,…
Gig workers’ body writes to labour ministry to mandate heatwave protection
The Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT) has written to the ministry of labour and employment, urging the government to mandate heatwave protection for…
The IPO afterlife for unicorns: How mutual funds are doubling down on next-gen leaders
In a decisive show of conviction, domestic fund managers sharply increased their holdings across a clutch of newly listed new-age companies in the March quarter,…
Quick service platform Snabbit appoints Abhinav Ankur as chief business officer
Quick service platform Snabbit has appointed former Ola executive Abhinav Ankur as its chief business officer (CBO) as demand in the newly-formed house help segment…
Startups spot a cool opening as ACs become everyday need
Air-conditioners are fast shifting from a discretionary purchase to everyday need in Indian households, and that transition is opening the door for startups like Helium,…
Urban Company’s Insta Help crosses one million bookings in March
Synopsis Urban Company’s quick service housekeeping vertical Insta Help crossed one million monthly bookings in March. The development comes after the company reported over 50,000…
Urban Company’s quick service vertical InstaHelp surpasses 1 million monthly bookings in March
Urban Company’s quick service vertical InstaHelp surpassed one million monthly delivered bookings in March, with three days remaining for the month to end, the company…
ETtech Profile | Anjali Sardana: the 23-year-old Pronto founder behind a $100 million house-help startup
Anjali Sardana traces the idea for her buzzy startup Pronto to her research into labour markets when she was in college. Her work examined how…
Househelp apps top 2 million monthly orders amid profitability questions
India’s rapidly growing 10-minute househelp segment is witnessing a push for scale as investors question the category’s long-term economics. Platforms including Urban Company, Snabbit and…
Urban Company’s quick services vertical InstaHelp crosses 50,000 daily bookings
Urban Company’s quick service vertical InstaHelp has crossed 50,000 daily bookings less than a year after launch, at a time when the listed home services…