Urban Company

With a 15-minute maid booking, the home services provider Urban Company has entered the quick commerce race. The service named Insta Maids has caused a frenzy amongst netizens.

Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, Snapdeal founders, exited Urban Company with a 200x return on their Rs 57 lakh 2015 investment, now valued at Rs 111 crore.

Beauty workers at Urban Company protested in Bengaluru against favouring new beauticians and complained of long hours without extra pay and the risk of ID blocks.

Ratan Tata-backed Urban Company is marketing AC cleaning services via direct mail, featuring a clever electricity bill of Rs 9000 to grab attention. The mail promises up to Rs 3000 savings on electricity.

Urban Company, formerly known as Urban Clap, has emerged as the largest home service provider in India since its inception in 2014.