Lachy Groom to back India startup Pronto at a $200M valuation, sources say - BERITAJA

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Pronto, an Indian instant house-help startup, is finalizing a backing information led by tech investor Lachy Groom that would worth the fast-growing institution astatine about $200 cardinal aft investment, TechCrunch has learned.

The woody is expected to bring successful about $20 cardinal successful caller superior and would people a crisp jump from the $100 cardinal valuation astatine which the institution raised $25 cardinal successful a Series B information led by Epiq Capital successful early March, doubling its valuation successful a matter of weeks, 2 group acquainted pinch the matter said.

Bengaluru-based Pronto completed about 500,000 orders past period and is presently handling about 24,000–25,000 orders daily, up from about 18,000 regular bookings successful March and about 1,000 past year.

Founded successful 2025, Pronto connects households pinch on-demand home thief for services specified arsenic cleaning and chores, promising speedy turnaround times done a managed web of workers.

In March, Pronto laminitis Anjali Sardana told TechCrunch the startup had expanded from 1 metropolis to 10 — including Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, and Mumbai — and from 5 to much than 150 micromarkets. However, overmuch of its activity remains concentrated successful a fistful of markets, pinch the National Capital Region accounting for about half of full bookings.

The startup has complete 4,500 progressive professionals connected its platform, about 99% of whom are women, Sardana said past month, adding that request continued to outpace onboarding of caller workers arsenic bookings grew about 20% week complete week.

Before this funding, Pronto had raised about $40 cardinal successful total. Its investors see Epiq Capital, Glade Brook Capital, General Catalyst and Bain Capital Ventures.

Pronto and Groom did not respond to requests for comment.

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