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Fifty shades of Nifty growth: ETSA jury spots next giants

The elite jury was chaired by one of India’s brightest next-generation leaders Rishad Premji, executive chairman, Wipro. Members of the jury included Sachin Bansal, cofounder, Flipkart and Navi; Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and CEO, Paytm; Mukesh Bansal, cofounder, Myntra; Mithun Sacheti, cofounder, CaratLane; Nandita Sinha, CEO, Swiggy Instamart; Ajit Mohan,…

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Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide stock market action on Tuesday

Indian equities ended lower after erasing early gains, with Sensex falling 172 points and Nifty 33 points. Rising bond yields, Iran sanctions uncertainty and weak Asian markets pressured sentiment. Metals outperformed, while banking stocks lagged. Analysts expect Tuesday volatility.

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Urban Company shares surge 7% to 11-month high, rally 16% in 2 sessions. Here are 2 reasons why

Urban Company shares rallied on Monday, after a bullish brokerage call and a legal development involving Kent RO. Kent RO has agreed to remove advertisements and social media content that allegedly made false and misleading claims about Urban Company’s Native water purifiers. The stock hit its highest level in nearly…

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Urban Company sues Kent RO over ‘unsafe’, ‘risky’ water purifier ads; company to pull down 'offending' content

Urban Company has sued Kent RO Systems in the Delhi High Court, alleging that its advertisements and social media posts made false and misleading claims about Urban Company’s Native water purifiers. The dispute centres on Native’s two-year filter and service life features, which Kent RO allegedly called a “marketing gimmick”…

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Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide stock market action on Monday

Indian equities ended marginally higher on Friday as gains in financials, metals and small-caps offset pressure from IT stocks and persistent global uncertainties. The Sensex and Nifty closed slightly higher, while broader markets outperformed. Analysts expect volatility to remain elevated, with crude prices, foreign flows, the rupee and global trends…

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Urban Company, Unicommerce expand partnership to Saudi Arabia, UAE

Urban Company's Middle East division has partnered with Unicommerce to streamline its e-commerce operations in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The online platform will leverage Unicommerce's Uniware technology to manage inventory and fulfillment for its at-home services, ensuring real-time visibility and efficient order routing for service professionals.

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Fashion Rental Is Growing in These Indian Cities, Here Is Why It Is Actually Working

The Cities Where Rental Has Critical MassMumbai, Bengaluru, and Delhi account for the bulk of active fashion rental transactions in India, and the reasons are structural rather than cultural. Mumbai has the highest concentration of destination weddings, film-adjacent events, and corporate parties that demand one-time outfits. Bengaluru's large salaried tech…

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Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide stock market action on Tuesday

Indian equities rallied sharply as easing oil prices following renewed US-Iran talks boosted sentiment. Sensex gained 544 points and Nifty surged 1.6%, adding nearly Rs 5 lakh crore in market value, while FII inflows, a stronger rupee and upbeat earnings supported optimism.

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Househelp price war intensifies as Snabbit, InstaHelp cross 1 lakh daily jobs

Snabbit and Urban Company's InstaHelp platforms each completed over one lakh jobs on Sunday. Intense competition in the segment drove household work prices down to twenty-nine rupees. Both companies offered aggressive promotional discounts, with Urban Company showing up to eighty-eight percent off. InstaHelp promises worker arrivals within fifteen minutes for…

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Urban Company shares zoom 15% after Q1 results. Why Motilal Oswal raised target price

Urban Company reported a Rs 92 crore net loss in Q1 FY27 despite a 44% YoY rise in revenue to Rs 528 crore, mainly due to losses from its InstaHelp business. Motilal Oswal retained its ‘Neutral’ rating but raised the target price to Rs 140, implying over 8% upside.

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Urban Company Q1 Results: Firm posts Rs 92 crore loss vs profit year ago; revenue rises 44% YoY

The company’s total expenses surged 66.5% YoY to Rs 640 crore, while total income increased 42% YoY to Rs 566 crore during the first quarter of the ongoing financial year 2027.

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India's domestic workers go online as instant services boom

NEW DELHI - Racing against a stopwatch, a group of women folds bedsheets as they train to join an Indian startup that offers instant home services, transforming a traditionally word-of-mouth sector and promising better pay.

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Snabbit, Urban Company lead push to organise India's domestic work sector

Indian startups are digitizing domestic services, offering workers better pay and customers flexibility. Platforms like Snabbit and Urban Company function like ride-hailing apps for household tasks. Workers receive bookings online and their performance is tracked through customer ratings. This model provides flexible hours for mothers and instant service for homemakers.…

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Instant househelp startups burn $16-17 million in June as battle for customers intensifies

Instant househelp sector cash burn rose 14% month-on-month to $16-17 million in June. Aggressive discounting and customer acquisition offers fueled demand and order growth across platforms. The sector's rising cash burn, coupled with the relatively limited size of the addressable market, is beginning to concern investors tracking the space.

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Mehli Mistry resigns from RNT Associates, Ratan Tata's investment office, media reports say

Long-time Tata Group associate Mehli K. Mistry has stepped down as a director from Ratan Tata's personal investment firm, RNT Associates. Mistry, who worked closely with the former Tata Sons chairman and is an executor of his will, cited other commitments for his departure. RNT Associates, established in 2009, has…

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Sunil Singhania-backed Abakkus Flexi Cap Fund increases stake in HDFC Bank, RIL and 29 others in May

Sunil Singhania-backed Abakkus Flexi Cap Fund significantly increased its holdings in HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries during May. The fund also added substantial stakes in Edelweiss Financial Services, The Federal Bank, Tata Steel, and Urban Company, among 29 other stocks. No stocks were reduced or exited, maintaining a portfolio of…

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Fable 5 wake-up call; Indians chase SpaceX jackpot

Happy Monday! The Fable 5 disruption has triggered fresh calls for India to build its own AI muscle. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

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Instant househelp startups burn $14-15 million in May as discounts heat up

Instant home services platforms like Urban Company, Snabbit, and Pronto are aggressively spending millions on discounts again to capture market share. Despite increased cash burn, order growth is modest, indicating a fierce customer acquisition battle. Companies are prioritising scale over immediate profits in this competitive landscape.

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Urban Company winds down Saudi Arabia subsidiary, operations to continue through joint venture

Home services giant Urban Company has ceased its operations in Saudi Arabia following the cancellation of its subsidiary's commercial registration. This voluntary winding-up process, initiated in late 2025, marks a strategic shift for the company as it prioritises profitability over expansion. The firm recently reported a significant increase in net…

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ETtech Explainer: What Pronto’s new video recording feature means for your privacy

Pronto's service professionals — who provide cleaning, washing, and meal preparation services — record their activities, generating videos that can help train physical AI systems. Following privacy concerns, the founders of rival platforms Urban Company and Snabbit clarified that they do not engage in such practices and have no plans…

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Of kitchens & cosmetics: Snabbit forays into beauty services after home cooks

Instant house help platform Snabbit has launched a salon-at-home offering, connecting customers with beauty professionals within minutes. Piloted successfully in Bengaluru, the service aims to provide convenience and speed, competing with established players like Urban Company. This expansion follows a recent $56 million funding round.

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Instant househelp orders jump; Agnikul eyes new funding

Happy Monday! Instant house help startups collectively reached three million monthly bookings in April. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.

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Instant house help startups see bookings top three million in April amid labour shortage

As platforms raise prices and battle for workers, questions are emerging around the long-term size and profitability of the 10-minute househelp market. Companies are now expanding into adjacent categories such as cooking and car washing to deepen engagement and drive growth.

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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, primarily due to increased spending on its InstaHelp segment. The company is prioritizing market share over short-term profitability in this competitive on-demand domestic help market.

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Long hours, low earnings, paying to work: The brutal life of an Urban Company beautician

Nisha Panwar gets up by 5.30 am, prepares breakfast for her children, gets them ready for school, and drops them on her way to work, either by Scooty or by auto. She’s on her phone most of the time, coordinating bookings that she has lined up. Some bookings start by…

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